Southern Africa states reject Israel’s admission to AU

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera, the new SADC chairman.

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of States and Government Summit in Lilongwe, Malawi, on August 17, 2021. PHOTO | AMOS GUMULIRA | AFP

Southern African countries have united to oppose the admission of Israel into African Union (AU) as an observer state.

Southern African Development Community (SADC) members on Wednesday accused the AU Commission, headed by Chadian diplomat Moussa Faki Mahamat, of unilaterally deciding to re-admit Israel.