AS Turkey Grows Its Influence in Africa Through Mediation Efforts and Building Partnerships in Sevelds, The New Dynamics Could Be Clearly Seen Through the Vast Number of High-Level Officals Attending the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (Adf).
Ankara’s Efforts in it Ties with the Continent have picked upstare in the receiving of the diplomatic sucleses in resolving local conflicts, and as traditional powers as France and the United States Pull Back from the Continent, and Analysts and diplomats.
The Annual Diplomacy forum in the Southern Mediterranean Resort of Antalya On April 11-13 Drew Many African Officials, Inclument The Presidident of Somalia.
“Professor Eghosa Osaghae, Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Who Atteded The Forum France-Presse (AFP).
Presidident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Has Boosted his International Standing After Syria’s Bashar Assad Was Opposition Forces, Saw of Who Had Backed, and Brokered A Key Horn of Africa Peace Deal Between Somalia and Ethiopia.
Ankara, Which Also Hoted Two Rounds of Talks Between Russia and Ukraine at the Start of the War, Has Often Said it is Ready to Support Any Initiative Leading to Peace Between its Two Black Sea Neight.
The Antalya Forum Was Also Attended by Syria’s New Leader, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha.
For Osaghae, Wheether Turkey Can Fill The Vacuum in Africa Left by France, Who Has Open Many of its Former Colonies Turn Away from it in the Recender Years, Would A Great Deal on How attraction Turkey. “
Speaking to AFP on the Sidelines of the forum in Antalya, Ivory Coast’s Foreign Minister, Kacou Leon Adom, Said: “We have relations with the ver Frances.
The West African Nation is Keen to With with Türkiye in All Secrs, Inclument Communications, Trade, Security, Education, and Training, He Said.
“All of that of interests us.
‘Building Block’
Many African Countries are faced with challenges to their Security, with Groups Somalia-Based al-Shabab, Boko Haram from Nigeria and The Lord’s Resistance Army, Which Originate in Uganda, Wreaking Havoc.
” Osaghae Said.
“The Good Thing Is That Many African Countries Alream Military Cooperation with Türkiye. And that Can Be The Building Block for Turkish Influence.”
Türkiye HAS Signed Defense Agreements with a Number of States Spanning the Breadth of the Continent, Incluting Somalia, Libya, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Ghana.
Those Agreements have opened up controls for Türkiye’s Defense Industry, Notably for it.
According to Turkish Diplomat Alp Ay, Turkey Offers Dialogue – He Noted its Success in Getting Somalia and Ethiopia to End a Bitter Dispute That Had Sparked Fears of Conflict in the Restive Horn of Africa.
“Said Ay, who works as Ankara’s Special Representative in Negotiations Between Somalia and the Breakaway Somaliland Region.
‘Africa Needs Mediators’
Tension Mounted Last Year After Ethiopia Struck A Deal with Somaliland
But Ethiopia and Somalia Announced A Complete Restaurant of Diplomatic Ties Following a December DEAL MEDIATED BY Türkiye.
Months Said The Responsibility from now on the Both Sides to Uphold The Deal, BUT Türkiye WOULD CONTINUE TO PLAY its its Facilitator role. “We are hopes.”
A Senior Somali diplomat likewise Said Türkiye Played “A VERY Assistive Role in Bringing The Two Countries Together to Resolve This.”
In A Sign of Ankara’s Growing Influence, Erdogan Met His Somalia Counterpart, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, On Saturday in Antalya.
“I Think Türkiye is playing a key role in Somalia,” The Somalia diplomat Said.
“And it is a positive role.
“Africa Desperately Needs Mediators That Are Not Only Credible But Are Capables That Turkish Experience Suggests.”
Türkiye’s Africa Policy, Which Began in 2005, HAS EVOLVED INTO A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PARTNERSHIP THAT INCLUDES Diplomacy, Security and Economic Cooperation. Today, with 43 Embassies Across the Continent and a Trade Volume Nearing $ 40 Billion, Ankara Has Positioned itself As A Key Player in Africa’s Development and Geopolitical LandsCape.
Türkiye’s Engagement with Africa Formormly Began When It Declared 2005 The “Year of Africa.” That Same Year, The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (Tinga) OpenAmed its First African Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In 2008, Türkiye Was officially recognized as a strategic partner of the African Union Following the First Türkiye-Africa Partnership Summit. These SEPS MARKED THE BEGINNING OF ANKARA’s SusTained and Institutionalized Approach Toward the Continent.
AS AS THEN, ANKARA HAS ACOVEN EXPANDED its Diplomatic Reach. High-Level Visits Have Played A Crucial Role in Strengthenng Bilateral Ties, with Turkish Presents and Officals visiting Over 30 African Countries. At the Same Time, African Leaders have increated to Ankara for Cooperation in Trade, Security and Infrastructure.
