When Turkey meets Africa
Friday, October 17, 2025 | 30 Views |
Erdogan PIC: REUTERS
Although it was unclear how many countries are participating in this year’s fifth TABEF, records show that at some stage, 53 participated, with an estimated number of over 4000 participants taking part.
TABEF is open to prominent representatives of public and private sector actors from both Africa and Turkey. This includes high-level government officials, heads of State and government, ministers of trade, economy and foreign affairs, amongst others. The CEOs and executives from Turkish and African companies, representatives from the African Union, World Trade Organisation and other international organisations are also eligible to attend.
With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...