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Türkiye will reiterate its commitment to further enhancing its ties with Africa in a more institutional manner at a key summit slated for Djibouti, where its top diplomat will meet with colleagues from 14 African nations.

Türkiye and the African Union (AU) will hold a third ministerial review conference in Djibouti in early November to further improve ties between the two sides and discuss regional and global developments.

The third Ministerial Review Conference will be held in Djibouti on Nov. 2 and 3, Turkish diplomatic sources told a group of reporters.

New sanctions were imposed on Niger by neighboring Nigeria hours after a diplomatic delegation of African countries and the United Nations was sent away without meeting the junta that seized power in late July.

A West African monetary union has agreed to lift its suspension of Mali, imposed in January 2022 over the ruling junta's timeline for returning to civilian rule, it said in a statement.

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) came to the decision during an extraordinary session held in Guinea-Bissau on Saturday, it said in the communique received on July 9 by AFP.

A joint declaration was released on Oct. 21 during the third Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum, an event for enhancing partnership between Turkey and Africa for development and economic integration.

Agriculture Minister Petre Daea participated on Friday, 21 June, in the 3rd the African Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Agriculture Ministerial Conference, at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, according to a release of the Agriculture Ministry.

AGERPRES special correspondent to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Florentina Peia reports: Romania's President Klaus Iohannis attended the first summit meeting between the European Union and the League of Arab States on Sunday and Monday that passed a declaration highlighting the determination to discuss and address common and current challenges across the two regions, to strengthen their co-operation

Turkey and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) signed a trade and investment cooperation agreement on Feb. 22 at an economic and business forum in Istanbul. 

The Turkish economy minister suggested on Feb. 22 a free trade agreement would be a key step to boost business ties between Ankara and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). 

BELGRADE - Due to a growing intolerance and insecurity among nations and, especially, a world polarized by superpowers, the people of Serbia and the African nations can unite and defend their interests since a common danger requires a common reaction, Pan-African Parliament President Roger Nkodo Dang said Wednesday.