“They work day and night, even faster than the Chinese,” adds a security agent, somewhat admiringly. In February 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an official visit to the DRC, his umpteenth trip to Africa. Turkish companies have, for example, built a mosque in Ghana, stadiums in Rwanda or Senegal, and airports in several countries. MilvestThe prime contractor is the company Milvest, a subsidiary of the Turkish holding company Miller. With its dusty scaffolding, the construction site very close to the new Chinese embassy seems almost to be stalling, and the Chinese workers no longer have the attraction of novelty among the Congolese.

Source: Ethiopian News October 19, 2023 15:13 UTC