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In line with its friendly attitude towards African countries, Turkey stands with one of the youngest countries on the continent. In southern Sudan, projects are underway from Turkish aid and development agencies. In the last decade, since South Sudan gained independence, state development, aid and education agencies have helped the country implement a number of projects to lift the people. The African country of South Sudan with a population of 12 million was ousted from Sudan on June 9, 2011.…

The Somali military has killed 15 al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab terrorists in the central Galgaduud region, according to a statement issued on Sunday. An operation was carried out by Gorgor, the Somali special forces trained by Turkey, in the village of El Dhere, 15 kilometers south of Dhusamareb, the capital of the state of Galmuduug. In a brief statement on Twitter, the Somali army said dozens of al-Shabab terrorists were also injured in the operation. A large weapons cache was also seized during the…

Turkey seeks to develop spaceport in Somalia ANKARA, Turkey - The Republic of Turkey is in talks with three countries to develop a spaceport in Somalia and a rocket to perform moon landings, the space agency chief said, as Ankara continues to explore opportunities in the country of the Horn of Africa. For nearly a decade Turkey has proven to be a reliable development friend of Somalia, but its…

Germany is hosting a new international conference on Libya on Wednesday 23 June. The presence of many countries and actors on the ground should make it possible to consolidate the progress made in recent months, in particular as regards the conduct of elections. The withdrawal of foreign forces planned by the first conference in Berlin 18 months ago has not been followed.…

How Turkey is responsible for the instability in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Republic of Turkey has been drawn into Somalia's domestic politics, with opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame now claiming that Ankara is directly responsible for the issues plaguing the Horn of Africa nation. Turkey is a major development, financial and security partner for Somalia, a relationship that…

Officials representing Turkey, Russia and the UN discussed the Libya issue at a meeting in the Russian capital Moscow on Monday. Mikhail Bogdanov, Russia's special envoy to the Middle East and Africa, Turkey's Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Önal and Jan Kubis, UN special envoy to Libya, met in Moscow on Monday, according to a statement from the Kremlin. At the meeting, they stressed the need to strengthen international initiatives under UN supervision to support the forthcoming elections in Libya.…

Turkey said in a statement early Sunday that it "condemns" an attack by unidentified attackers in northern Burkina Faso that left more than 100 people dead. The attack occurred in a village in Yagha province in the Sahel region overnight on Friday. "We strongly condemn this heinous attack," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "We extend our sincere condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, as well as to the friendly and fraternal people and government of Burkina Faso," it added. Attackers…

Libya's caretaker government should not delay the planned elections in December, as the war-torn country seeks to return to peace and security, Libya's former interior minister Fathi Basgagha said on Wednesday. In an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP), Bashagha, who left the government in March but is still an influential figure, said he was only "still thinking" about a possible presidential election. He said that ten years after the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi and with UN-sponsored peace…

Turkey enters Africa amid criticism of Somalia's affairs MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Turkish government has reiterated its commitment to work with African countries on security, trade and investment issues, amid external competition to seize the continent, which is seen as the future epicenter of the world economies. Ankara has made inroads in Africa, but its influence is largely visible in…

Qatar and Turkey drew on ruthless assaults in opposition to Somalia's opposition leaders MOGADISHU, Somalia - Qatar and Turkey have once more been drawn into ruthless raids on Somalia's opposition leaders in current weeks, which may additional derail plans to carry talks between the federal government and critics because the nation struggles to succeed in an settlement earlier than…