Equatorial Guinea announces embassy move to Jerusalem
February 20, 2021, Comments Off
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African nation’s President Mbasogo says whole continent welcomes Israel with open arms; Netanyahu: ‘Israel is returning to Africa and Africa is returning to Israel in a big way’
Equatorial Guinea will move its embassy to Jerusalem, its president announced Friday in a conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
President Teodoro Mbasogo spoke by phone with Netanyahu to inform him of the move.
Netanyahu stressed Israel’s deepening cooperation with African nations and said that “Israel is returning to Africa and Africa is returning to Israel in a big way,” according to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office.