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Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in Africa. To achieve its goals, the Turkish government is counting on the assistance of its religious networks. [...]

The private company is taking an interest in the DR Congo's security market, lured by opportunities to train its armed forces and police and by the country's need for military equipment. [...]

Published on 07.07.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes Maxime Paszkowiak

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Turkey's cash-strapped Katmerciler struggles to deliver on armoured vehicle order

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DR Congo arms embargo resolution splits Security Council

The UN Security Council is considering a French-led resolution that would overhaul the arms embargo regime imposed on the Democratic Republic of Congo. But Paris has had to revise its initial plan in the face of reluctance from London and Washington.

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UN experts uncover Kabila regime's cunning arms supply scheme

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Democratic Republic of Congo's former president Joseph Kabila, back in 2017, in Kinshasa.

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Turkish military company Sadat turns Erdogan-Sarraj alliance into business opportunity

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Sadat and Security Side are carrying out a training mission among the government's forces.

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In contrast to his predecessor Joseph Kabila, who cut military and intelligence ties with the West, Félix Tshisekedi has reopened channels of cooperation on security with Paris, Brussels and Washington to soften the impact of the imminent withdrawal of the [.

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