Israel Is Wooing Africa

(New African-UK) Tom Collins - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the first Israeli leader to visit West Africa since the 1960s and was the first ever non-African leader to address an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) audience in June. Offering partnerships in technology, agriculture and security, he came to the summit with Israeli businessmen and met privately with 11 heads of state. Israeli company Energiya Global has recently committed to building $1 billion worth of solar field projects in Africa, starting with a $20 million solar field next to Liberia's main airport. In 2015, the company oversaw a solar project in Rwanda which now produces 5% of the country's electricity.


2017-07-14 00:00:00

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