Turkish President Erdoğan is scheduled to visit the African countries in late January

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will travel to Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar for official visits between January 22-25.

“We hope to expand our diplomacy across Africa, Latin America and Asia. This is due to our proactive diplomacy,” Erdoğan said at the 9th Ambassadors Conference in the capital of Ankara on Monday.

Erdogan will first visit Tanzania on Jan. 22-23, followed by Mozambique on Jan. 23-24. He will then proceed to Madagascar on Jan. 24-25.

Erdoğan said that these initial visits were the beginning of a series of visits to African nations.

The Turkish president visited Senegal in February 2016, followed by Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Guinea in April, and Uganda, Kenya and Somalia in May and June.

Source: YeniSafak