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Ankara seeks influence in Africa through diplomatic studies grants

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Ankara is trying to attract young African diplomats, especially those from Senegal, Niger and Togo, to its diplomatic academies.

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Inner Circle | South Africa
Ramaphosa consoles ANC dignitaries and disgraced Zuma supporters with prestigious embassy posts

Since he became president in 2018, Cyril Ramaphosa has little by little turned key embassy postings into consolation prizes for former Zuma ministers he wants to keep out of government. This has exasperated career diplomats, who are concerned that top diplomatic posts are going to politicians without experience on the international stage.

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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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Assimi Goïta (centre) attending the funeral of Defence Minister Sadio Camara in Bamako, on 30 April 2026.
Spotlight | Libya, Mali Azawad Liberation Front uses south Libya as back-up base for operations Kenya Ruto moves first to edge out Hassan on Dangote refinery
William Ruto at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, on 12 May 2026.
Central African Republic Touadéra to make trip to Dubai on state and personal business Ethiopia Tsadkan and Getachew court figures for peace council amid fears of new conflict Ivory Coast Cocoa trader Touton to exit storage and processing after Hartree deal Madagascar, Nigeria Michael Randrianirina and Bola Tinubu seek path to normalisation Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro set to turn itself into a defence industry hub Cameroon New plantation violence plunges Cameroon Development Corporation into the red
Oil palms in the village of Malombo, Cameroon, in March 2026.
Equatorial Guinea Panoro Energy rethinks offshore after US firm Kosmos makes exit Egypt Food and beverage firm Juhayna locks out its Qatari shareholder

Headlines

Assimi Goïta (centre) attending the funeral of Defence Minister Sadio Camara in Bamako, on 30 April 2026.
Spotlight | Libya, Mali Azawad Liberation Front uses south Libya as back-up base for operations Kenya Ruto moves first to edge out Hassan on Dangote refinery
William Ruto at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, on 12 May 2026.
Central African Republic Touadéra to make trip to Dubai on state and personal business Ethiopia Tsadkan and Getachew court figures for peace council amid fears of new conflict Ivory Coast Cocoa trader Touton to exit storage and processing after Hartree deal Madagascar, Nigeria Michael Randrianirina and Bola Tinubu seek path to normalisation Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro set to turn itself into a defence industry hub Cameroon New plantation violence plunges Cameroon Development Corporation into the red
Oil palms in the village of Malombo, Cameroon, in March 2026.
Equatorial Guinea Panoro Energy rethinks offshore after US firm Kosmos makes exit Egypt Food and beverage firm Juhayna locks out its Qatari shareholder

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