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Indias Didital Governance: Decoding Policies & Their Real-World Effects |
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PP: 97-108 |
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doi:10.18576/wrpsj/080107
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Anika Choudhary,
Renu Patidar,
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| In recent years, cotemporary Africa has witnessed an influx of new actors such as Russia, India, Iran, and of course Türkiye. The Republic of Türkiye has joined the old cadres in the likes of US, France, Germany to cement it footprints on the continent. Meanwhile, countries like France are experiencing anti-French sentiments that have culminated to the expulsion of French troops and terminating French economic interests especially in Sahel region in Africa. Turkeys global footprint in Africa, particularly in North Africa, can be viewed via its Ottoman past. The countrys foreign policy, particularly in the late 1990s and in the 2000s has metamorphosed with resounding success particularly in the African continent, including the CEMAC region. The "Opening up to and the AKPs "The Year of Africa" foreign policy frameworks revamped its diplomatic, political, economic, and socio-cultural ties with the continent. In the last decade, Turkish foreign policy has significantly improved, particularly in the CEMAC region. The frequent organization of TurkeyAfrica Economic and Business Forums, Diplomacy, and Partnership Conferences has led to significant results for Ankara. This main purpose of this article is to examine the motivations responsible Turkeys burgeoning interests in Cameroon. The study uses secondary sources of data and the emerging middle power theory to analyze Ankaras deepening of ties with Yaoundé. The paper revealed that political-diplomatic, economic, and military cooperation are key factors in Ankaras growing interests. The paper concludes that Turkeys engagement in Africa, including Cameroon, is significant example of its global middle power status. |
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