Zambia Must Clarify Whether it Will Host an Israel-Africa Summit
NOVANEWS
Gathering amid unprecedented Palestine solidarity demonstrations would go against historical continental support for nationally oppressed peoples
By Abayomi Azikiwe
Pan-African News
Several news articles were published in early December indicating that Zambian President Edgar Lungu has agreed to host a summit meeting between African Union (AU) member-states and the State of Israel. (See Jerusalem Post, Dec. 3, 2017)
These reports first surfaced during the inauguration ceremony for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi. President Lungu attended the second induction into office by Kenyatta who is the leader of East Africa’s largest economy.
Lungu met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the Kenyatta inauguration events. The Zambian l...