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Indignation and outrage are building up in Turkey against the Algerian military regime and its Polisario puppet for hosting some members of the PKK/YPG terrorist organization in a meeting held lately in Tindouf camp, Southern Algeria. Though Ankara has not so far officially reacted, several Turkish nationals, associations, and politicians have denounced the Algerian unfriendly […]
Somaliland, Somalia’s self-declared independent region, has inaugurated its new president after last month’s election, which strengthened its push for international recognition. Somaliland sworn in its sixth president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, on Thursday (12 December), only a day after Somalia and Ethiopia agreed in Turkey to hold “technical talks” over a dispute sparked by Addis Ababa’s […]
Leaders across Africa and the Middle East are watching carefully the successful rebel offensive on Aleppo in Syria, experts and observers say, as this could create big problems for Russians and its so-called Africa Corps on the African continent. Experts and observers say that if the rebel offensive launched in the Syrian province of Aleppo […]
Turkey’s Foreign Minister will attend a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting in Djibouti next week, in a bid to strengthen cooperation with the continent. The gathering, scheduled for November 2-3, will host representatives from 14 African countries and evaluate progress since the 2021 conference. Turkey has significantly increased its African presence, with trade growing nearly eight-fold and […]
Turkey and the Libyan Government of National Unity signed a Memorandum of Understanding providing for strengthening security relations and enhancing the exchange of expertise in law enforcement and crime prevention. The MoU was initialed by Acting Minister of Interior for the Government of National Unity, Emad Al-Trabelsi, and his Turkish counterpart, Ali Yerlikaya, during the […]
Turkey is diversifying its African partners, moving from east Africa to the Sahel and Niger in particular where Ankara sees mining opportunities. In this respect, Turkey signed a deal to cooperate in the mining sector in the covered uranium-rich but unstable Sahel country. Turkey and Niger signed a provisional pact to boost cooperation in mining, […]
On Wednesday September 11, local media reported the arrest of four individuals in Tunisia for mistakenly displaying the Turkish flag instead of the Tunisian flag on a government building. The identities and roles of those arrested have not been disclosed. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the Turkish flag was raised over the headquarters of […]
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country looks forward to cooperating with Egypt on natural gas and nuclear power, following a visit to Ankara by Egyptian president Sissi during which trade cooperation deals were also signed. The two countries are willing to strengthen cooperation in the fields of trade, defense, health, energy, and the […]
Turkey is following in the footsteps of China and Russia in seeking to strengthen its foothold in the continent focusing mainly on oil and gold. Next month, Turkey will send the research vessel Oruc Reis to explore offshore oil blocks in Somalia, where Ankara has its largest overseas military base and manages key infrastructure. Turkish […]
Somalia and Ethiopia will resume negotiations in Ankara on a port in Somaliland, a breakaway region where Addis Ababa offered recognition in return for using the Red Sea port. Relations worsened when Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a memorandum of understanding to use 20 km of coastal land for a port purpose. Somalia opposed the deal […]