... commercial quantities to gain economic sovereignty, not just political one? Or all hopes are again pinned on Russia, China, Turkey, Iran and other non-Western nations? And if so, is “sovereignty” the right word here? Of course, “dependence” on ... ... partners,” as evidenced by recent contacts between Moscow and the trio.
The factor of ECOWAS
Tatyana Denisova:
Regionalism in Africa at the Present Stage
The original mission of ECOWAS, established in 1975, was to achieve economic integration of the countries ...
... Russia may be able to find more points of commonality.
For one, Russia playing its “Muslim card” (such as indirectly involving Tatarstan as a region close enough to Turkey’s culture) could prove to be a powerbroker for new deals between Russia and Turkey in Africa. This can extend to shoring up common points of interest in
Libya
, where Russia and Turkey seek to re-establish economic ties and remove other nations such as the UAE or the U.S. from advancing their interests in the region. Similarly, this can ...
... 2005. The most recent visit was made in January 2017 to Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar. The former Turkish President A. Gül kept the pace, as after visiting Kenya and Tanzania in 2009 he became the first Turkish leader to visit Africa.
Modern Turkey–Africa relations started only 20 years ago.
According to some sources
, the «opening up to Africa» strategy was developed by a group of visionary diplomats who served in Africa at the end of 1908’s. Though it took 10 more years to adopt the official ...
... production of uranium comes from mines located in Kazakhstan, Canada and Australia.
Even with French president Francoise Hollande sitting at 18 percent popularity in the polls France has conducted interventions in its former colonies; the Central African Republic, Mali and Niger all of which contain uranium deposits.
China has become the new player in the club and its presence is being felt along Africa’s Uranium Road, the meridian that stretches from the Western Sahara to Sudan, where ...