The Bible says, “Israel, are you not like Kushite unto Me, says the Lord ?”
Moses, the model prophet for the Israelites, according to our sages, based all his teaching on the imitation of G-d. Taking a Kushite woman, from Kush -l’Afrique- Moses gave us an example of love and priority. When the two greatest prophets of his time, who were also his brother and sister, Aaron and Miriam, opposed that union (because Moses already had a wife) they were addressed by G-d in severe terms, and even punished by giving Myriam’s leprosy.
G-d told them that Moses is the ultimate prophet “any other prophet is inspired by dreams or symbols but not so my servant Moses : face to face I speak with him.”
Moses “the most humble of men” is the supreme example. He shows God’s truth directly. His choice of a Kushite African woman points to a truth that all must meditate.
That truth is that the fate of the people of Israel and of all Africans are intertwined.