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Katmerciler struggling to clinch armoured vehicles contract for Minusma

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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. [...]

Turkish manufacturer Katmerciler is struggling to finalise the sale of 20 Hizir armoured vehicles and a dozen logistic support units to the Gambian authorities, as negotiations stall over the question of how to finance them. [...]

Published on 12.01.2022 at 05:00 GMT

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Katmerciler struggling to clinch armoured vehicles contract for Minusma

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Chad, Togo and Ivory Coast vie for blue helmet contracts

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Banjul orders Turkish Katmerciler APCs to bolster its peacekeeping contingents

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Erdogan's arms merchants increasingly well ensconced