Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (third from left) meeting various parliament chairmen from Africa in December 2017. Sudan has just begun talks on the possibility of formalising ties with Israel, a move which would have significant political implications for the Arab world, and hints at the changing sentiments towards Tel Aviv in the region. Photo: Israeli Government Press Office, as shared on Wikimedia Commons.

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