The history of people of African origin in the Ottoman Empire and modern Türkiye is an important yet comparatively understudied dimension of the history of the eastern Mediterranean. Commonly referred to today as Afro-Turks, these communities appeared through several centuries of interaction between Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and Anatolia. Their history cannot, however, be reduced to the history of slavery ...
On the sidelines of the International Organization of Francophonie (IOF) summit, held in Tunis on November 19-20, 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of fomenting anti-French sentiment by condemning the actions of the PMC Wagner group cooperation in Mali and the CAR. Macron accused Russia of following personal interests and a “plundering project” in African countries, where France has ...