Here are Turkey’s diplomatic moves in Africa

30 September 20213 years ago babelfish

The point of Giuseppe Gagliano

According to Africa Intelligence, Ankara is carrying out another powerful instrument of influence and penetration within the African continent.

WHAT TURKEY DOES IN ACADEMIES

For a year, Ankara has been trying to attract young African diplomats to its diplomatic academies. A widespread activism in West Africa. Before the summer, Turkish diplomacy opened 20 diplomatic scholarships in Togo. These exchanges constitute a particularly important lever of influence for Turkey.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAVEL

Dozens of similar scholarships have also been offered to the Senegalese and Nigerian foreign ministries, two countries in which Turkey is very well established. Ankara financially supports the travel and accommodation of young diplomats. Part of the teaching is also provided directly in French.

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/turchia-africa-diplomazia/ on Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:07:38 +0000.