{"id":60937,"date":"2025-10-16T20:23:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/nearly-every-african-nation-at-turkiye-africa-forum"},"modified":"2025-10-16T20:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:52:25","slug":"nearly-every-african-nation-at-turkiye-africa-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/nearly-every-african-nation-at-turkiye-africa-forum","title":{"rendered":"Nearly every African Nation at T\u00fcrkiye-Africa Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Fifty of 54 African sovereign states attended the Tu\u0308rkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum (TABEF) in Istanbul, which was hosted Thursday by the Turkish Trade Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Nail Olpak, president of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), told the media that the forum hosted \u201calmost all of Africa\u201d at the Istanbul Congress Center.<\/p>\n<p>The forum, coordinated by the African Union (AU) and organized by the DEIK, with Anadolu as its global communications partner, is being held this year under the theme, \u201cLeveraging Tu\u0308rkiye\u2013Africa Relations for Mutual Gains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMinisterial dialogue is currently underway with ministers, deputy ministers and official state representatives from a total of 29 African countries,\u201d said Olpak. \u201cThis is a significant aspect of the event, as both intergovernmental talks and business-to-business talks take place here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olpak said advisors from 37 countries are also attending, where around 50 panelists in nine separate panels will cover topics ranging from civil aviation to health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are over 4,000 registrations of the forum, which is very important,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re at the beginning of a wonderful event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we\u2019re halfway through the first day of the two-day forum, I had the opportunity to visit the participant booths, business-to-business meetings, advisors and more; the feedback so far is positive and I hope the results of the forum will also be positive,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>At the fifth iteration of the forum, panels will explore themes such as competitive and collaborative textile value chains, financing Africa\u2019s infrastructure needs, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, Tu\u0308rkiye-Africa logistics hub, women\u2019s leadership and entrepreneurship, food security, energy and mining, civil aviation cooperation and digital trade and manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. Fifty of 54 African sovereign states attended the Tu\u0308rkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum (TABEF) in Istanbul, which was hosted Thursday by the Turkish Trade Ministry. Nail Olpak, president of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), told the media that the forum hosted \u201calmost all of Africa\u201d at the Istanbul Congress Center. 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