25 Chadian troop were injured in the raid by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

The jihadis say their attack is in response to the visit to Chad by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between their countries.

It shows yet again that the blue-helmets operation in Mali, known as MINUSMA is the most dangerous peacekeeping mission on the planet.

Chadian President Idris Deby, who visited Jerusalem last November, says Netanyahu’s visit does not change their stance on the  Palestinian issue.

Israel is bent on finding allies in the developing world that historically support the Palestinian cause.

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She says the deep and historic ties between south Africa and Russia should be the basis for strong economic relations growing bilateral trade.

Together with Russia’s Natural Resources Minister Dimitry Kobylkin, South Africa’s foreign minister Lindiwe Sisulu chaired the 15th session of the intergovernmental committee on trade and economic cooperation.

Sisulu had a bilateral meeting with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

They discussed Palestine, democratic governance on the African continent, South Africa’s rotating seat on the United Nations Security Council and growing the economic partnership between the countries and increasing Russian investment in South Africa. 

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Three ago Jaziri was ordered by Tunisian authorities not too go on court against an Israeli – earning the country’s explusion from the 2014 Davis Cup.

Malek Jaziri won the first set 6-3 in the first round of the tournament in Montpellier.

He then withdrew, citing an injury.

Had he won, his second round opponent would have been a Israeli Dudi Sela

In Australia last month, Jaziri withdrew from the doubles where he would have faced an Israeli opponent.

Arab countries have for decades observed boycotts against Israeli athletes in protest over the situation in Palestine.

Tunisia’s tennis federation was banned from the 2014 Davis Cup after it ordered Jaziri to withdraw from a match against an Israeli opponent at a tournament in Uzbekistan.

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The presidents are due to give a joint press conference later where they’ll sign a memorandum of understanding on the future of Palestine and South Africa’s cooperation with it.

Mahmoud Abbas has been to South Africa before.

But this is his first official visit.

South Africa belongs to the group of countries advocating the recognition of the state of Palestine living side by side with Israel.

It sent special envoy to meet with both sides in a bid to secure an end to the bloody two-month war between Israel and Hamas that left thousands dead in Gaza earlier this year.

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