TURKISH PRESIDENT'S ALGERIA, THE GAMBIA AND SENEGAL VISITS

26 JAN 2020) PRESS MEETING BEFORE DEPARTURE In a press conference at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul before departing for Algeria, President Erdoğan said: “With the projects they carry out in Africa, our businesspeople contribute to Africa’s development and assume critica...

CONGRATS TO GUINEA BISSAU'S NEW PRESIDENT EL MOCKTAR UMARO SISSACO EMBALO

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESIDENT EMBALO Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló (born 23 September 1972) is the president-elect of Guinea-Bissau. He is a political scientist and military officer who previously served as prime minister between 18 N...

CONGRATS TO ALGERIA'S NEW PRESIDENT TEBBOUNE

Abdelmadjid Tebboune (17 November 1945), a former prime minister and loyalist of Algeria’s influential army chief, has been elected the country’s new president. Previously, he was Prime Minister of Algeria from May 2017 to August 2017. In addition, he was also Minister of Housing from 2001 to 2002 for a year and aga...

SOUTH AFRICAN ZOZIBINI TUNZI HAS BEEN CROWNED MISS UNIVERSE 2019

Zozibini Tunzi was crowned Miss Universe Sunday night after excelling through rounds of swimsuit and evening gown struts, questions on social issues and one final chance to explain why she was the right choice."I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me — with my kind of skin and my kind of hair — was never consid...

BIG AGREEMENT BETWEEN LIBYA AND TURKEY

Ankara signed an agreement with Libya’s internationally recognized government denoting new maritime boundaries between the two nations. The area spanning from southwest Turkey to northeast Libya cuts across a zone currently claimed by Greece and Cyprus , where plans for a future gas pipeline are in the works t...

R.I.P FOR ZIMBABWE'S EXPRESIDENT MUGABE

Zimbabwe's ex president Robert Mugabe dies at 95 in Singapore BIRTH: 21 February 1924 EDUCATION: University of Fort Harare  PRESIDENCY: 1987-2017 DEATH: 06 September 2019...

R.I.P FOR THE GAMBIA'S FIRST PRESIDENT SIR DAWDA

The Gambia's first elected president Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara dies at 95. BIRTH: 16 May 1924 EDUCATION: Liverpool University Veterinary School PRESIDENCY: 24 April 1970 – 22 July 1994 DEATH: 27 August 2019...

R.I.P FOR TUNISIAN PRESIDENT ESSEBSI

Tunisia's president Beji Caid Essebsi dies aged 92 BIRTHDAY: 29 November 1926 (Sidi Bou Said/Tunisia) Born in 1926 Sidi Bou Said to an élite family of Italian background, he was a great-grandson of Ismail Caïd Essebs...

CONGRATS TO MAURITANIA'S NEW PRESIDENT GHAZOUNI

Mauritania’s constitutional council has confirmed Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as the country’s president-elect. The council announced Monday that Ould Ghazouania had been elected to a five-year term. He is to be inaugurated on August 1. Ould Ghazouani, 62, a retired general who served as defense minister before being picke...

2019 2ND TERM BIDS ISSUED FOR ABC MEMBERS

We issued 2019 second term (with july) bids for Afroturk Business Council B-Corp members and PAMs. We will add new ones as soon as we receive offers. Therefore please do not forget to visit C2C Portal and ...

31 MARCH 2019 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS OF TURKEY

The results of 31 March 2019 Municipal & M.Assembly Elections of Turkey   AK PARTİ (Rulling Party) 44,33% + MHP (unofficial partner) 7,31%= 51,64% AK PARTİ: Winner of 74 municipalities + 51 Municipal Assemblies: 125 cities MHP: Winner of 37 municipalit...

GABON MILITARY TAKES OVER RADIO STATION

Military officers in Gabon have seized the national radio station calling for the need for national restoration, the Reuters news agency reported on Monday.  The soldiers also condemned the New Year speech delivered by President Ali Bongo Ondimba stating that they were disappointed with it.  A New Year’s address b...

VAKIFBANK WOMEN VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS WORLD CHAMPION

Turkey's Vakıfbank Istanbul beat Brazil's Minas in final of 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship SALLOON: Shaoxing Olympic Sports REFEREES: Jiang Liu, Patricia Rolf MİNAS: Carneiro, Gattaz, Marques, Guimaraes, Pereira, De Souza (Nicolosi, Cattani, Costa, De Oliveira, Leao) VAKIFBAN...

TIWA SAVAGE WINS MTV EMAS MUSIC PRIZE

Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage wins 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMAs) in the Best African Act category. The African act category was infused into the MTV EMA to enhance musical alliances across borders, and promote cultural integrations. Held at the expansive Bilbao Exhibition Center, Bilbao, Spain, amidst glitz and glamour, T...

RUSSIAN INDUSTRIAL ZONE (RIZ) PROJECT IN EGYPT OFFICIALY STARTED

Egypt - Russia started working on establishing the Russian Industrial Zone (RIZ) in in the East Port Said region, Egypt. A 50-year agreement worth $7bn will give Russian companies rights to develop a 5.25m sqm stretches of land in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The RIZ is planned to increase bilateral trade exchange, increase FDIs in the local ma...