Israel-Africa Weekly Newsletter (March 24-31)

💡 Insight of the Week: Iran War Sharpens Strategic Importance of Red Sea and Horn of Africa The Iran war is reshaping not only the Middle East, but also the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa, which is becoming a central arena of global competition, Israel Africa Relations Institute CEO Shiri Fein-Grossman writes in […]

In Memory of Steven Gruzd By Dr. Hussein Solomon

photo credit: Screenshot/South African Institute of International Affairs

30 March, 2026 Steven Gruzd: My friend, my brother Perhaps, it was an unlikely bond between a Jew and a Muslim which developed and was sustained for almost three decades. I met Steven for the first time at a diplomatic function. The food was atrocious, but I was ravenous and turned to the only Jew […]

Israel-Africa Weekly Newsletter (March 18-25)

💡 Insight of the Week: Why Africa is Becoming Central to China's Oil StrategyChina is moving to diversify its supply sources to reduce dependence on Iran and the Middle East. African oil (from Angola, Nigeria, and Namibia) is easier to refine and serves as a strategic component for Chinese industry. Africa is expected to shift […]

בין הלכה למעשה: תובנות מעשור של פעילות עסקית לבניית חברות ישראליות רווחיות וברות-קיימא באפריקה

מאת: קיילי טלפרט- מובילת מחקרצוות מחקר: ד"ר איה נבון וורגאפט, יונתן בוכדרוקר, ראובן סבטי, חגית פרויד דצמבר 2025   תמצית מנהלים: מאמר זה בוחן את הגורמים התורמים לבניית עסקים טכנולוגיים, ברי קיימא ומוצלחים מבחינה כלכלית, הניתנים להרחבה, בשווקים אפריקאים. הוא נשען על שיטות עבודה מומלצות והמלצות מספרות עולמית וראיונות עם חברות טכנולוגיה ישראליות הפועלות באפריקה […]

Political protests are spreading across Africa, reflecting youth frustration; Israel has the potential to offer solutions

Political protests are spreading across Africa, reflecting youth frustration; Israel has the potential to offer solutions Dr. Asher Lubotzky, Senior Research Fellow, Israel-Africa Relations Institute In recent months, Africa has experienced several hotspots of popular protests against long-standing incumbent regimes: A. In Tanzania and Cameroon, hundreds were killed in protests that erupted after elections in […]