Turkey’s sweet talk: Do African leaders read between the lines? Send to a friend
Thursday, 24 May 2012 21:41
Bakari Machumu
Exactly two weeks ago today, a batch of African media practitioners travelled to Turkey for a two-day conference dubbed the Turkey-Africa Media Forum.
Over 200 journalists from all 54 African countries were guests of Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc. Employing flattering language and addressing the delegates as “distinguished media representatives of brotherly African countries”, the deputy premier laid bare his agenda. “Africa has been subjected to massive torment throughout the centuries,” he said. “Both underground and aboveground resources were looted.”
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