Turkey has emerged as a trustworthy partner as African nations don't want to put all their eggs in one basket
Since 2002, Turkey’s engagement with Africa has been one of the country's main pillars under its humanitarian and multi-dimensional foreign policy, focusing on enhancing ties on trade, military cooperation, education, diplomacy, infrastructure, civil society, and political relations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Recently, China and Western countries such as France's ambitious policies over becoming dominant in the continent resulted in periodic summits such as theDr Serhat Orakci, Analyst on African politics at Insamer, emphasized China's role since it has significantly increased its influence over the region.
its embassies all over the continent in 2009 from 12 to 42 by 2019 to enhance its diplomatic missions and make swift progress in trade, investment, cultural projects, security and military cooperation, development projects.trade volume, on the other hand, has increased from $5.4 billion in 2003 to $25.3 billion in 2020.
''There is still racism and discrimination against Afro-Americans. Inevitably, this attitude is reflected in America's African politics. France, on the other hand, does not admit their mistakes and pay compensation to Algeria.'' In this regard, Ahmet Kavas, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Dakar, mentioned Turkey's win-win policy that grants fair cooperation for mutual development and humanitarian aid.
''Turkey brings humanitarian and development aid directly to the African people in contact with the authorities,'' said Alegoz. ''Since 2005, Turkey has become a safe and solid ally of many African countries. Instead of a country that only follows the developments on the continent from the news, Turkey became a country that immediately decides and implements whatever is necessary for the region,'' stated Kavas.
According to Abdinor Dahir, an African politics researcher at the University of Oxford, Turkey’s growing influence is a result of Turkey's evolving business model in Africa.
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