{UAH} Israel looks to Africa for new allies - FT.com

When Israel faced a resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency last September demanding that it open its undeclared nuclear facilities to UN inspectors, the measure failed to pass. It foundered in part because several African countries — which normally would have voted in lock-step with Arab states — abstained or voted No.

The ballot was just one of many examples of a growing alignment between Israel and sub-Saharan African states: the Jewish state is searching for new allies as its traditionally close ties with Europe cool, and both it and African states face a common threat from radical Islamist groups.

Benjamin Netanyahu is planning a high-profile tour of four east African countries in July — the first to the continent by an Israeli leader in more than two decades. He will begin the visit with a ceremony in Entebbe, Uganda marking the 40th anniversary of the hostage rescue in which his brother Yonatan died. He will then travel to Kenya, Rwanda and Ethiopia.

"Israel is coming back to Africa; Africa is coming back to Israel," Mr Netanyahu said at a recent meeting in the Knesset with Israeli MPs and African ambassadors. "It's happening in a big way."

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