As part of Turkey's opening to Africa, on Friday (December 16th) the ministers of 54 countries of the African Union and representatives of African institutions concluded the first Ministerial Review Conference of the Africa-Turkey Partnership to improve ties between the continent and Turkey, following a similar summit in 2008.
Turkey's budding relationship with Africa helped it win a seat in the UN Security Council in 2009-14 and may yet secure it another in its 2015-16 bid. [Reuters] |