(AP-New York Times) Africa has no better friend than the State of Israel for the practical needs of security and development, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday in Nairobi, Kenya, as he met with President Uhuru Kenyatta. Israel played a prominent role in assisting newly independent African countries in the 1960s, but those relations crumbled in the 1970s when Arab countries, promising aid, pressured African nations to limit or cut ties with Israel. Kenyatta told Netanyahu that African leaders would work to restore Israel as an observer to the 54-state African Union. "I strongly believe it's critical for us to reevaluate our relationship...with the State of Israel given the challenges that we in the African continent are faced with today," Kenyatta said.
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