More normalcy. thanks to the work of President Trump and despite the despite of President Biden.
[IsraelTimes] Renewal of ties comes after agreements in 2019 between former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the late Chadian president Idriss Deby Itno.Ben Bourgel, the non-resident ambassador to a host of African nations including Senegal
... a nation of about 14 million on the west coast of Africa bordering Mauretania to the north, Mali to the east, and a pair of Guineas to the south, one of them Bissau. It is 90 percent Mohammedan and has more than 80 political parties. Its primary purpose seems to be absorbing refugees...
, Gambia
... The Gambia is actually surrounded by The Senegal on all sides but its west coast. It has a population of about 1.7 million. The difference between the two is that in colonial days Senegal was ruled by La Belle France and The Gambia (so-called because there's only one of it, unlike Guinea, of which there are the Republic of Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, New Guinea, the English coin in circulation between 1663 and 1813, and Guyana, which sounds like it should be another one) was ruled by Britain...
and Guinea, presented his credentials to Chad President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.
"This marks an important benchmark in the deepening of the relations between Chad and Israel since their resumption in 2019," tweeted the Israeli Embassy in Senegal. "Ambassador Bourgel and his team will work to strengthen the cooperation between the two countries in areas of common interest such as climate change, agriculture, water management and health."
Israel and Chad announced the reestablishment of diplomatic relations in January 2019, after Chad severed ties with Israel in 1972 due to pressure from Libyan strongman Muammar Qadaffy
...Proof that a madman with money will be politely received for at least 42 years until his people get tired of him and kill him.... Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with former Chad president Idriss Deby Itno to agree on increasing bilateral cooperation as well.
The following year, there were mixed reports on whether Chad would establish a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem. Israel said that a bigwig from Chad had indicated his country was willing to open an official diplomatic mission in Jerusalem. However,
corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds...
the Al Jazeera Arabic news network quoted the Chad Foreign Ministry as denying the move.
Deby, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, was killed last year on the battlefield in a fight against rebels. His son replaced him as Chad’s president.