The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has necessitated the rescheduling of the fifth Arab-African Summit originally scheduled for Saturday, November 11, as confirmed by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The ministry explained that this decision was reached after consultations between the League of Arab States and the African Union.
It was made to ensure that the political developments in the region would not impact the Arab-African partnership.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has also announced that an extraordinary summit will be convened on November 12 in Riyadh to address the crisis in Gaza.
The rescheduling was necessary because the Sunday summit would have coincided with the African summit.
The postponed summit would have included discussions on trade, security and geopolitics, among other important topics.
