It is a "great injustice" that the African continent, with its population of 1.3 billion, is not represented in the U.N. Security Council, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday, stressing that representation of Africa in the Security Council is a must. "I believe that we need to join forces in order for Africa to be represented in the Security Council as it deserves," he said in his opening speech of the Third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit being held in Istanbul. "Turkey has never turned its back on Africa and African peoples and strongly supported the freedom movements in the continent, especially the North African countries, despite the difficult conditions. The first Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit was held in Istanbul, the second in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, before returning once again to Istanbul. Turkey’s engagement with the African continent has been gaining pace over the years.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 18, 2021 10:27 UTC