Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and João Lourenço at the presidential palace in Luanda on 18 October 2021.
Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and João Lourenço at the presidential palace in Luanda on 18 October 2021. © Dogukan Keskinkilic/Anadolu via AFP
Its owner Ahmet Calik has now managed to to gain a foothold in Angola with the blessing of its president João Lourenço. But he is far from the only Turkish entrepreneur with his eye on the country. [...]
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