Africa – Turkey: Partnership Summit.

"Ankara has considered African countries to be equal partners in its foreign policy objectives as well as economic goals", said Ismail Numan Telci, deputy director at the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies in Ankara. In October 2021, Istanbul hosted business leaders and dozens of ministers from African states for a summit aimed specifically at increasing trade. Heads of state from 16 African nations, along with more than 102 ministers and representatives of the African Union ( B AU b ) and the Economic Community of West African States ( B ECOWAS b ) attended the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit in Istanbul in December. [Extracted from the article]