Answer for that first!”If passionate comments in the Turkish media are to be trusted, France is in a panic for losing Africa to Turkey. According to the outlook they depict, indignation is growing over France’s military presence in Africa, with France suffering setbacks in trade and investments. And with Turkey’s active Africa opening supposedly coming out on top, France is going into anger fits. But is Turkey’s Africa strategy really hindering France? During his Africa tour, Erdogan said Turkey’s trade volume with Africa had reached $26 billion, increasing 381% over the past 17 years, with Turkish exports accounting for $16 billion.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 07, 2020 00:56 UTC