AU Commission defends decision to grant Israel observer status
African Union (AU) Commission Chairman Moussa Faki attends the 32nd Extraordinary Summit of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Addis Ababa on June 21, 2018.
The African Union Commission has defended the continental body's decision to grant Israel member status, saying it was at the "express demand of many member states".
In a statement, chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said the move was on the basis of "the restoration of diplomatic relations [with Israel] by more than two thirds of AU member states".
