The African Union prevented an Israeli delegation from entering its headquarters in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Wednesday, Al-Jazeera reported, citing an African diplomatic source.
The Israeli delegation was reportedly supposed to present its point of view regarding the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza.
The 44th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the AU began Wednesday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa.
This is not the first time an Israeli delegation has been prevented from participating in an African Union Summit.
The African Union prevented an Israeli delegation from entering its headquarters in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Wednesday, Al-Jazeera reported, citing an African diplomatic source.
The Israeli delegation was reportedly supposed to present its point of view regarding the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza.
The 44th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the AU began Wednesday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa.
According to Al-Jazeera, the AU refused the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs to participate in its meetings.
This is not the first time an Israeli delegation has been prevented from participating in an African Union Summit.
Israel was readmitted as an observer country to the pan-African bloc in 2021. In January 2022, however, Algerian diplomats introduced a motion to revoke Israel’s newly reinstated observership.
In February 2023, the Israeli delegation was expelled from the opening ceremony after pressure from Algeria and South Africa.