Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the non-African leader who has visited the most states on the continent. In 15 years, the Turkish network of embassies in Africa grew from 12 to 44.
Ankara is now also home to 37 African embassies. In December 2021, no less than 16 African heads of state and more than 100 ministers from the continent are going to Istanbul for the third Africa-Turkey summit. Turkey's Cooperation and Coordination Agency, TIKA, has spent $2.2 billion in Africa.