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Courting influence: Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (left) met Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou (right) in July, before visiting Mali after the coup that ousted a France-friendly government. (Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency via AFP)
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Turkey goes on charm offensive in West Africa

The foreign minister’s visits to Mali, Senegal and Niger leverage colonial-era hurts to pave the way for Turkey’s investment in francophone Africa

  • Mucahid Durmaz
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