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Kenya
Katmerciler beats off OTT, TAG and IAG over APCs

The Turkish firm's clinching of a $70m contract to supply 118 armoured vehicles left its US and South African competitors for dust and, after its recent success in Uganda, marks its continued expansion in East Africa.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 27.01.2021

Algeria
Social housing windfalls for Turkey's Atlas, Ozgur and Doruk

A public housing agency has awarded a billion euros of contracts to three Turkish firms over the course of a single month. Ankara suspects one of them, Atlas Génie Civil, of belonging to a key supporter of Fethullah Gulen, Recep Tayyip Erdogan's bete noire.

Subscribers only Business 27.01.2021

DRC
Turkey's Summa keen for business in Kinshasa

The Turkish group Summa is in talks with the Congolese authorities over an opportunity to take over the N'Djili international airport upgrades in what would be its first move in the country.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 22.01.2021

Algeria, Turkey, UAE
Algeria walks a tightrope between Ankara and Abu Dhabi

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's desire to get closer to Ankara without breaking with Abu Dhabi has put Algeria in a delicate position.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.12.2020

Libya
As UN bides for time, Haftar and Sarraj prepare for clash in Fezzan

The historic southern Libyan region could become the next battleground between the Tripoli forces and Khalifa Kaftar's army while talks drag on.

Subscribers only Politics 01.12.2020

West Africa
Embaló snubs Turkish business

A Turkish protégé since his 2019 election, Guinea-Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embaló has not returned the favour, preferring to use an Emirati operator rather than a Turkish conglomerate for the future Bissau airport build.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 01.12.2020

Le président bissau-guinéen Umaro Sissoco Embaló.

Libya
Libyan Foreign Bank: to stay in power, Sarraj wrests LFB back from Central bank boss al-Kabir

Fayez Sarraj hopes to use the lack of any political agreement on Libya's future to keep his job. He is seeking to shore up his position by bringing national financial institutions under his sway, with the help of National Oil Corp boss Mustafa Sanalla.

Free access Politics 27.11.2020

Libya
IRINI struggles to assert itself in Libyan waters

The naval operation to patrol the Mediterranean is organising a conference involving military commanders and diplomats against a backdrop of growing tensions between IRINI and Turkey.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.11.2020

Russia, Sudan
Russian navy still negotiating spot for Port Sudan base

Though the Russian cabinet approved the creation of a navy base in Port Sudan on 8 November, exactly where it will sit is now the subject of heated negotiations between Sudan's Sovereign Council and Moscow's defence ministry.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 24.11.2020

Libya
With no accord in Tunis, Stephanie Williams to discuss demobilising militias in Turkey

Representatives from UNSMIL, including mission head Stephanie Williams, and the GNC are set to talk about security at a conference organised by a pro-Ergodan think-tank.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.11.2020

Uganda
Museveni buys $110m of armoured vehicles from Turkey's Otokar

Turkish manufacturer Otokar has struck gold and is set to shore up its presence in Africa by winning a $110m contract to equip the Ugandan armed forces with 100 armoured vehicles.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.11.2020

Tunisia
Turkey's Aselsan out of race for military radar contract, Spain's Indra front runner

The Tunisian army has issued a call for tenders for the contract to replace its ageing radars. Turkish defence electronics specialist Aselsan is already out of the running, while Spain's Indra group is thought to be favourite.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.11.2020

Spotlight | Libya
Far from the gilded conclave in Tunis, Sarraj and Haftar negotiate the ceasefire nuts and bolts in Sirte

Armed forces from the west and east of Libya are due to set out the modalities of the permanent ceasefire agreed in Geneva on 23 October. But the devil is in the details and neither side is keen to withdraw from the Sirte-Jufra axis.

Subscribers only Politics 12.11.2020

Somalia, Turkey
Ankara's ports offensive

With support from the foreign ministry in Ankara, Turkish business interests, which already control the port of Mogadishu, have got hold of a second port: Hobyo, in Galmudug State.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 11.11.2020

Libya
TAV gets no support from Turkey in its confrontation with Libyan authorities

Last summer, TAV Airports attempted to seize on €15bn in frozen Libyan funds at Euroclear Bank in Belgium. The attempt failed and Erdogan is doing nothing to help.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 10.11.2020

Spotlight | Libya
Haftar and Misrata still hold key to resolution of conflict following ceasefire

UNSMIL has succeeded in getting new crisis exit negotiations under way on the back of the ceasefire negotiated between eastern strong man Haftar and the city of Misrata. The question of how to demilitarise Syrte and Jufra axis has still to be resolved, however.

Subscribers only Politics 29.10.2020

Libya
San Marino Executive Aviation, the new pillar of Istanbul-Misrata airlift

The small private Turkish airliner domiciled in Saint-Marin is picking up cargo traffic to Libya.

Subscribers only Business 21.10.2020

Senegal
West African Energy makes quick progress on 300 MW power plant with GE and Erdogan buddy

West African Energy is planning to barge into the Senegalese energy market with a fast-track build all thanks to the drive of its director, former Senelec boss and former minister of energy under Abdoulaye Wade.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 14.10.2020

Former Senelec boss Samuel Sarr (here in 2012) is the main promoter of the West African Energy project.

Turkey, West Africa
Erdogan aims to form a pro-Turkish bloc along the West African coast

The Turkish government is working all out to win favour with Guinea Buissau and Senegal. It aims to create a pro-Turkish African bloc stretching from Saint Louis in the north to the Nimba mountains in the south.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.10.2020

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and Guinea-Bissauan president Umaro Sissoco Embalo.

Libya, Turkey
Erdogan holds Turkish-Libyan trade forum amid power cuts in Tripoli

The DEIK-sponsored trade fair to be held in mid-October in Istanbul will open up opportunities for Turkish companies to shore up the government of Fayez Sarraj, with the restoration of the electricity supply in the capital being a particular priority.

Subscribers only Business 09.10.2020

In Libya, many cities, such as the capital Tripoli, suffer from long power cuts.

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Kenya
Katmerciler beats off OTT, TAG and IAG over APCs

Algeria
Social housing windfalls for Turkey's Atlas, Ozgur and Doruk

DRC
Turkey's Summa keen for business in Kinshasa

Algeria, Turkey, UAE
Algeria walks a tightrope between Ankara and Abu Dhabi

Libya
As UN bides for time, Haftar and Sarraj prepare for clash in Fezzan

West Africa
Embaló snubs Turkish business

Libya
Libyan Foreign Bank: to stay in power, Sarraj wrests LFB back from Central bank boss al-Kabir

Libya
IRINI struggles to assert itself in Libyan waters

Russia, Sudan
Russian navy still negotiating spot for Port Sudan base

Libya
With no accord in Tunis, Stephanie Williams to discuss demobilising militias in Turkey

Uganda
Museveni buys $110m of armoured vehicles from Turkey's Otokar

Tunisia
Turkey's Aselsan out of race for military radar contract, Spain's Indra front runner

Spotlight | Libya
Far from the gilded conclave in Tunis, Sarraj and Haftar negotiate the ceasefire nuts and bolts in Sirte

Somalia, Turkey
Ankara's ports offensive

Libya
TAV gets no support from Turkey in its confrontation with Libyan authorities

Spotlight | Libya
Haftar and Misrata still hold key to resolution of conflict following ceasefire

Libya
San Marino Executive Aviation, the new pillar of Istanbul-Misrata airlift

Senegal
West African Energy makes quick progress on 300 MW power plant with GE and Erdogan buddy

Turkey, West Africa
Erdogan aims to form a pro-Turkish bloc along the West African coast

Libya, Turkey
Erdogan holds Turkish-Libyan trade forum amid power cuts in Tripoli

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Libya From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Kenya Katmerciler beats off OTT, TAG and IAG over APCs

Algeria Social housing windfalls for Turkey's Atlas, Ozgur and Doruk

DRC Turkey's Summa keen for business in Kinshasa

Algeria, Turkey, UAE Algeria walks a tightrope between Ankara and Abu Dhabi

Libya As UN bides for time, Haftar and Sarraj prepare for clash in Fezzan

West Africa Embaló snubs Turkish business

Libya Libyan Foreign Bank: to stay in power, Sarraj wrests LFB back from Central bank boss al-Kabir

Libya IRINI struggles to assert itself in Libyan waters

Russia, Sudan Russian navy still negotiating spot for Port Sudan base

Libya With no accord in Tunis, Stephanie Williams to discuss demobilising militias in Turkey

Uganda Museveni buys $110m of armoured vehicles from Turkey's Otokar

Tunisia Turkey's Aselsan out of race for military radar contract, Spain's Indra front runner

Spotlight | Libya Far from the gilded conclave in Tunis, Sarraj and Haftar negotiate the ceasefire nuts and bolts in Sirte

Somalia, Turkey Ankara's ports offensive

Libya TAV gets no support from Turkey in its confrontation with Libyan authorities

Spotlight | Libya Haftar and Misrata still hold key to resolution of conflict following ceasefire

Libya San Marino Executive Aviation, the new pillar of Istanbul-Misrata airlift

Senegal West African Energy makes quick progress on 300 MW power plant with GE and Erdogan buddy

Turkey, West Africa Erdogan aims to form a pro-Turkish bloc along the West African coast

Libya, Turkey Erdogan holds Turkish-Libyan trade forum amid power cuts in Tripoli

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Kenya
Katmerciler beats off OTT, TAG and IAG over APCs

Algeria
Social housing windfalls for Turkey's Atlas, Ozgur and Doruk

DRC
Turkey's Summa keen for business in Kinshasa

Algeria, Turkey, UAE
Algeria walks a tightrope between Ankara and Abu Dhabi

Libya
As UN bides for time, Haftar and Sarraj prepare for clash in Fezzan

West Africa
Embaló snubs Turkish business

Libya
Libyan Foreign Bank: to stay in power, Sarraj wrests LFB back from Central bank boss al-Kabir

Libya
IRINI struggles to assert itself in Libyan waters

Russia, Sudan
Russian navy still negotiating spot for Port Sudan base

Libya
With no accord in Tunis, Stephanie Williams to discuss demobilising militias in Turkey

Uganda
Museveni buys $110m of armoured vehicles from Turkey's Otokar

Tunisia
Turkey's Aselsan out of race for military radar contract, Spain's Indra front runner

Spotlight | Libya
Far from the gilded conclave in Tunis, Sarraj and Haftar negotiate the ceasefire nuts and bolts in Sirte

Somalia, Turkey
Ankara's ports offensive

Libya
TAV gets no support from Turkey in its confrontation with Libyan authorities

Spotlight | Libya
Haftar and Misrata still hold key to resolution of conflict following ceasefire

Libya
San Marino Executive Aviation, the new pillar of Istanbul-Misrata airlift

Senegal
West African Energy makes quick progress on 300 MW power plant with GE and Erdogan buddy

Turkey, West Africa
Erdogan aims to form a pro-Turkish bloc along the West African coast

Libya, Turkey
Erdogan holds Turkish-Libyan trade forum amid power cuts in Tripoli