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Israelās new ambassador to Rwanda Ron Adam presented his credentials on Friday to Rwandan President Paul Kagame as Israelās 11th embassy in Africa went into full operation.
āIsrael shares a lot of similarities with Rwanda and I am excited to be my first countryās representative here,ā Adam was quoted as saying after the ceremony where he presented his credentials along with 12 other new ambassadors. Among the new ambassadors is one from Saudi Arabia, who will also be that countryās first ambassador in Rwanda.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has spearheaded closer ties with Africa with four visits to the continent in less than three years, announced that Israel would open an embassy in the Rwandan capital of Kigali when he met Kagame on the sidelines of the inauguration of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in November 2017.
At the time Netanyahu posted a tweet saying that the āhistoric stepā of opening an embassy in Rwanda ācomes as Israel is expanding its presence in Africa and deepening its cooperation with countries across the continent.ā
Netanyahu first floated the idea of opening an embassy in Rwanda, arguably Israelās closest friend in Africa, during a visit there in July 2016 as part of his four country tour to East Africa. Kagame has in recent years been a key ally for Netanyahu in efforts to build closer ties with African countries.
Israelās first ambassador to Rwanda presents his credentials
Tourism and trade.
āIsrael shares a lot of similarities with Rwanda and I am excited to be my first countryās representative here,ā Adam was quoted as saying after the ceremony where he presented his credentials along with 12 other new ambassadors. Among the new ambassadors is one from Saudi Arabia, who will also be that countryās first ambassador in Rwanda.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has spearheaded closer ties with Africa with four visits to the continent in less than three years, announced that Israel would open an embassy in the Rwandan capital of Kigali when he met Kagame on the sidelines of the inauguration of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in November 2017.
At the time Netanyahu posted a tweet saying that the āhistoric stepā of opening an embassy in Rwanda ācomes as Israel is expanding its presence in Africa and deepening its cooperation with countries across the continent.ā
Netanyahu first floated the idea of opening an embassy in Rwanda, arguably Israelās closest friend in Africa, during a visit there in July 2016 as part of his four country tour to East Africa. Kagame has in recent years been a key ally for Netanyahu in efforts to build closer ties with African countries.
Israelās first ambassador to Rwanda presents his credentials
Tourism and trade.
