Leaders of 50 nations in Africa meet this week in Turkey for a Turkey-Africa summit.
There have been a recent increase in the number of summits of this kind: France-Africa, China-Africa, Japan-Africa, India-Africa... and now Turkey-Africa.
I really don't know what to make of it. Summits such as Africa-EU, Africa-America seem normal. Summits between groups of developing nations such as Africa-South America summit are even better. But the whole Africa meeting with Turkey...I don't know.
Is this a good sign? Meaning leaders in Africa are looking for new and diversified partnerships?
Or do all these summits, one after another, with many promises done, do these summits just illustrate that, as usual, African leaders are looking for outsiders to come and "save" their continent?
Why so much attention to Africa lately? That's the question...
I hope the political and economical leadership in Africa is asking the same question and is planning to capitalize on that.
al
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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