TUNIS, Tunisia — A grandson of South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela said Friday he would join pro-Palestinian activists seeking to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza with an aid boat from Tunisia.
"We particularly chose, as the South African delegation, to join the Global Sumud Flotilla here in Tunisia from an African point to say: Africa is part of this struggle," Mandla Mandela told journalists in Tunis.
"As Africans, we know very well what it means to live under occupation, under oppression," he said.
The Maghreb Sumud Flotilla will set sail on Sunday, organisers say, aiming to join other Gaza-bound boats that have already left from Spain and Italy.
Mandela grandson says he will join Gaza aid boat
Initially scheduled for last Thursday, it was postponed due to bad weather, and organisers have yet to confirm the place and time of departure.
Organisers have said about 100 activists have registered to join the flotilla from Tunis., This news data comes from:http://gyglfs.com
- Comelec to open nearly two-year overseas voter registration for 2028 elections
- Some areas in Metro Manila, Bulacan to have brownouts due to maintenance work
- Portugal mourns after Lisbon streetcar accident kills 15
- Quezon City hails directive for national projects to get local permits
- Public Works chief to press criminal charges against Bulacan engineer
- Japan accelerates missile deployment amid rising regional tensions
- House committee subpoenas Sarah Discaya, 4 other contractors over flood control project anomalies
- Marcos to attend UN meet in New York in Sept- Palace
- House tackles P881B public works budget amid flood control anomalies
- Marcos opens WorldSkills Asean competition
