Deny Israel observer status, civil activists groups ask AU
Heads of state pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony of the 37th extraordinary Summit of African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 17, 2024. PHOTO | PCS
A group of civil society organisations on Saturday asked the African Union (AU) to reject Israel’s application for observer status at the continental bloc, reviving a two-year debate that remains unresolved.
And ahead of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, some 151 organisations and individuals from within the continent and representing the African diaspora say denying Observer Status to Israel will send a message that atrocities can be punished even by the weak. They call themselves a coalition of Pan-African civil society organisations.
