O "think tank" londrino Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) acaba de publicar um estudo da autoria de David Shinn sobre o envolvimento político e económico da Turquia na África Subsaariana, designado por "Turkey's Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa: Shifting Alliances and Strategic Diversification".
Da leitura deste trabalho (que pode ver aqui), destacamos as seguintes principais conclusões:
- "Turkey’s engagement in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years has been driven by the region’s growing economic importance to Ankara; its interest in diversifying away from the Middle East; and the apparent desire for influence among sub-Saharan Africa’s large Muslim population.
- Turkey’s increasingly strained relations with traditional partners in the Middle East suggest that it will continue to expand its Africa strategy. The number of Turkish embassies in the region has risen, as have the number of high-level bilateral visits. The Second Turkey–Africa Partnership Summit was held in Equatorial Guinea in late 2014.
- Trade with sub-Saharan African countries represents only a fraction of Turkey’s global trade, but foreign direct investment is increasing, and a number of free trade agreements are being negotiated. Turkish businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, are carving out a niche in construction and in information and communications technology, and Turkish Airlines is becoming prominent as a carrier to the region.
- Turkish aid to sub-Saharan Africa has grown. The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) has expanded its presence, and there has been significant growth in the number of Turkish scholarships available to African students.
- Turkish humanitarian organizations are prominent in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in those countries with significant Muslim populations. However, organizations linked to Fethullah Gülen have found their operations under increasing pressure from the AKP government following the rift between Erdoğan and his former ally – although some African governments have apparently resisted pressure from Ankara to close down Gülenist-run schools".
Este crescente protagonismo de empresas turcas em mercados da África Subaariana, tem sido também bastante notoda em algumas iniciativas comerciais realizadas em alguns paises africanos de língua oficial portuguesa, sobretudo em Angola e em Moçambique, e nomeadamente nas edições anuais da Feira Internacional de Luanda (FILDA) e da Feira Internacional de Maputo (FACIM).
Turkey’s
engagement in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years has been driven by the
region’s growing economic importance to Ankara; its interest in
diversifying away from the Middle East; and the apparent desire for
influence among sub-Saharan Africa’s large Muslim population.
Turkey’s
increasingly strained relations with traditional partners in the Middle
East suggest that it will continue to expand its Africa strategy. The
number of Turkish embassies in the region has risen, as have the number
of high-level bilateral visits. The Second Turkey–Africa
Partnership Summit was held in Equatorial Guinea in late 2014.
Somalia
has been central to Turkey’s Africa strategy. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s
visit to Mogadishu in 2011 was the first by a non-African head of
government in almost 20 years, and Turkish business and humanitarian
agencies and NGOs are increasingly present in the country.
Trade
with sub-Saharan African countries represents only a fraction of
Turkey’s global trade, but foreign direct investment is increasing, and a
number of free trade agreements are being negotiated. Turkish
businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, are
carving out a niche in construction and in information and
communications technology, and Turkish Airlines is becoming prominent as
a carrier to the region.
Turkish aid to sub-Saharan Africa has
grown. The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency
(TIKA) has expanded its presence, and there has been significant
growth in the number of Turkish scholarships available to African
students.
Turkish humanitarian organizations are prominent in
sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in those countries with significant
Muslim populations. However, organizations linked to Fethullah Gülen
have found their operations under increasing pressure from the AKP
government following the rift between Erdoğan and his former ally –
although some African governments have apparently resisted pressure from
Ankara to close down Gülenist-run schools.
- See more at:
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/turkeys-engagement-sub-saharan-africa-shifting-alliances-and-strategic-diversification#sthash.f1HdYEXA.dpuf
Turkey’s
engagement in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years has been driven by the
region’s growing economic importance to Ankara; its interest in
diversifying away from the Middle East; and the apparent desire for
influence among sub-Saharan Africa’s large Muslim population.
Turkey’s
increasingly strained relations with traditional partners in the Middle
East suggest that it will continue to expand its Africa strategy. The
number of Turkish embassies in the region has risen, as have the number
of high-level bilateral visits. The Second Turkey–Africa
Partnership Summit was held in Equatorial Guinea in late 2014.
Somalia
has been central to Turkey’s Africa strategy. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s
visit to Mogadishu in 2011 was the first by a non-African head of
government in almost 20 years, and Turkish business and humanitarian
agencies and NGOs are increasingly present in the country.
Trade
with sub-Saharan African countries represents only a fraction of
Turkey’s global trade, but foreign direct investment is increasing, and a
number of free trade agreements are being negotiated. Turkish
businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, are
carving out a niche in construction and in information and
communications technology, and Turkish Airlines is becoming prominent as
a carrier to the region.
Turkish aid to sub-Saharan Africa has
grown. The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency
(TIKA) has expanded its presence, and there has been significant
growth in the number of Turkish scholarships available to African
students.
Turkish humanitarian organizations are prominent in
sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in those countries with significant
Muslim populations. However, organizations linked to Fethullah Gülen
have found their operations under increasing pressure from the AKP
government following the rift between Erdoğan and his former ally –
although some African governments have apparently resisted pressure from
Ankara to close down Gülenist-run schools.
- See more at:
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/turkeys-engagement-sub-saharan-africa-shifting-alliances-and-strategic-diversification#sthash.f1HdYEXA.dpuf
