Türkiye moves to broaden its Africa reach

Türkiye is expanding its reach into Africa, banking on its defence projects and widespread trade network, its prospects enhanced by the lack of colonial history weighing on Europe, diplomatic sources say.

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Speaking ahead of a ministerial meeting at the weekend in Djibouti, a diplomatic source in Ankara said Türkiye was a "sought-after partner" in Africa thanks to its "non-colonial" past.

Top diplomat Hakan Fidan will be in the tiny Horn of Africa nation today and tomorrow for the meeting between Türkiye and 14 African nations in a body that was set up in 2008.

"Türkiye's biggest advantage is its non-colonial past. When anti-imperialist leaders are looking for new partners, they think first of us," the source said.