AFRICA OBSERVATORY - ISSUE 4

06 - 13 MAY 2019

MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT

Turkish African Affairs Council (TAFAC) which aims to be the “window of Turkey opening through Africa” will be publishing Africa Observatory in order to create comprehensive awareness about Africa. Center for African Studies, as part of TAFAC, will be publishing reports about numerous countries, sectoral information and including reports upon investment opportunities in the continent. This initiative also has been constructed to strengthen relations of businesses both located in Turkey and Africa by creating solid bounds in economic and cultural fields.

We, as TAFAC, watching the situation of African Continent in order to contribute our beloved country Turkey. We are generating numerous reports and political advices for who wants to invest in the African Continent.

Also, we are planning to appeal wide range of businesses in African continent and Turkey by publishing Africa Observatory weekly. Therefore, businesspeople, political decision makers, academicians and experts will be able to get benefits from Africa Observatory. Our publishing will also be available for foreign countries besides Turkey and Africa. Thus, I thank warmly to our publishing committee and hope you to avail of our publications furthermore.

Sincerely,
President of TAFAC

Abdulaziz Unal

HEADLINE OF THE WEEK

THE IMPORTANT HEADLINE OF ISSUE 4

Africa Observatory

The African Union Wavers Between Reform and More of The Same

The African Union’s ability to respond effectively to political crises has been hampered by institutional challenges, dating back to well before it was established to replace the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 2002. Intended to address some of the OAU’s inadequacies, the reforms that laid the foundation of the AU were rooted in the findings of a special OAU panel that investigated the circumstances leading to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the reasons the international community failed to act sooner, and the institutional gaps that eventually prevented a coherent response from the OAU and the United...

ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND POLITICS

SUMMARY OF THE ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND POLITICS IN THIS ISSUE FROM TAFAC'S PERSPECTIVE

Criminality in Africa’s Fishing Industry: A Threat to Human Security

Criminality in Africa’s Fishing Industry: Threat to Human Security

The illegal exploitation of African fisheries by foreign fishing companies deprives African governments of a highly valuable source of revenue and contributes to Africa...

Why Are Africa’s Small Countries More Democratic?

While Africa presently remains one of the least democratic continents in the world, the five small African island states with less than 1,5 million...

7 Tips For Investing In Africa

Accept the uncertainty and gather knowledge. There is no single approach to investing in Africa Corruption, governance and policy Beware of global and...

What Happens to Africa if China Gets Old Before It Gets...

Better but Not Good Enough? How Africans See the Delivery of...

From Urban Fragility to Urban Stability

Countries Dependent on Commodities Hit 20-Year High

Key Statistics and Trends in Regional Trade in Africa

Rapid Urbanization Presents New Problems for Africa

Zimbabwe Got Loan From Afreximbank Using Platinum Collateral

Fifteen Countries Move to Common Currency

Somaliland Celebrates Independence Amid Lobbying for International Recognition

‘Emir Sultan Village’ was Established for Arakan Muslims

Al-Shabaab Demands $1.5 M to Free Abducted Cuban Doctors

Africa’s Top 250 Companies

Why Tech Giants like Google and Microsoft are investing in Africa

How Booming Population Is Challenging Africa

China’s Global Investments Are Declining Everywhere Except for One Region

Between Reforms or Continue on The Same Path, the African Union...

Moody’s Says Angolan Economy to Return to Growth in 2019

Ghana Keen on Crashing ‘Western Togoland’ Separatist Dream

Sudan Crisis: Military and Opposition Agree Three Year Transition

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA

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Africa Observatory

Investment Opportunities in Africa – Issue 4

Chinese Firms Seek Turkish Partners in Africa: Turkish Contractors' Chief Turkish firms, which thrived in a domestic economy fueled for years by cheap credit and a construction boom, are now faced with economic recession at home. Those that took out foreign currency loans have found their debts soaring as the Turkish lira slumped last year. Turkish contractors are second only to...

AFRICA OBSERVATORY - ISSUE 4

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