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Spotlight | Israel
Israel selects Paris to promote its African return

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Naftali Bennett (left to right). © Menahem Kahana/Pool via Reuters

At the end of May, Israel's embassy in France will organise a large conference on the African policy of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, and on Israeli firms' interest for the continent. [...]

Published on 11/05/2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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