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La Turquie en Afrique : une stratégie d’affirmation
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May 5, 2020

Les rivalités entre les puissances semblent acquérir une ampleur inédite en ces temps de crise, se déclinant, plus que jamais, dans le domaine de l’influence. A l’instar de nombreux Etats, la Turquie s’est également saisie de la crise du Covid-19 pour distiller son Soft Power et faire montre d’un activisme renouvelé sur la scène internationale. Cette offensive diplomatique s’inscrit dans un contexte plus large de quête d’une visibilité accrue sur le continent africain. Ce Policy Brief revient sur la dimension stratégique de la diplomatie turque en Afrique, son contexte d’apparition, l’institutionnalisation progressive des relations turco-africaines et ses instruments de Soft Power, qu’ils soient de nature économique, sécuritaire ou religieuse.

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