Senegal's President Macky Sall welcomes his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal January 28, 2020 (photo credit: REUTERS/ZOHRA BENSEMRA)
Posted on 09/18/2020 3:30:29 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Call it a new 'Great Game' or war for hearts and minds, or just influence peddling, but Iran and Turkey are now engaged in greater efforts to expand their role in Africa. This comes as Russia and China are also extending networks on the continent. It is important to understand that this is in the context of the US generally reducing its global role and comes around 60 years after European colonialism was rolled back. The increasing footprint of Iran and Turkey have caused concern for other states that view their role as belligerent. That means that Gulf media is concerned that Turkey has a large base in Somalia and that Turkey has sought more bases in Libya, as well as work in Sudan and Tunisia. One could see this as a competition for East Africa, which is across the Red Sea Bab al-Mandeb straits from Saudi Arabia. But there is also competition for influence in North Africa, especially in Libya’s civil war and Tunisia.
Both North Africa and East Africa are basically either part of or border regions of the Arab League. That means they have direct connections to the security framework in Riyadh and Cairo. It is why the UAE, for instance, has interests in Somaliland, an autonomous region that declared itself independent of Somalia.
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Senegal's President Macky Sall welcomes his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal January 28, 2020 (photo credit: REUTERS/ZOHRA BENSEMRA)
Turkey needs to be out of NATO now!
very stylish uniforms!
Is there overlap of the nations that have Turkish bases and the nations of Ezekiel 38?
Wow. Was does Fukuyama have to say about this? Sure as heck is a lot of history still goin’ around.
There was an European “Scramble for Africa” early last century. Now there’s an Asian one.
“ There was an European “Scramble for Africa” early last century. Now there’s an Asian one.”
A lot of resources to be mined and I don’t think China cares if millions are killed by the minions they will put into power.
“ There was an European “Scramble for Africa” early last century. Now there’s an Asian one.”
A lot of resources to be mined and I don’t think China cares if millions are killed by the minions they will put into power.
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