Member states of the African Union

South Sudan's defense minister on Aug. 24 said Turkey has agreed to strengthen and support the unification of forces after years of conflict in South Sudan.

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Turkish companies are making a $105-million investment in an agro-industrial project in South Sudan, Turkey's Ambassador in Juba has said.

Speaking during his visit to the project site on May 11, Erdem Mutaf noted that the investment in the agro-industrial complex will cover different production lines and also create job opportunities for South Sudanese.

Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned. That includes its film industry.

Western Sahara is mostly under Morocco's control, where tensions with pro-independence Polisario Front have simmered since the 1970s.

The United States has adopted a "new official" map of Morocco that includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara, its ambassador to Rabat said.

Turkey has slammed a joint statement made by the foreign ministers of France, Egypt, Greek Cyprus, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates concerning its stance on Libya and the eastern Mediterranean Sea and accused them of seeking "regional chaos and instability."

Turkey on March 9 condemned the attempted assassination of Sudan's prime minister in the capital Khartoum.

"We strongly condemn the heinous assassination attempt that targeted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok today in Sudan," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Victoria, Africa's largest waterfall, is about to dry up, Zimbabwe authorities alarmed, according to NOVA.

Turkish aid organizations on Sept. 8 reached out to thousands of families affected by flash floods in the north of Sudan's capital
Khartoum.

Sudan's top general was sworn in on Aug. 21 as the leader of a joint military-civilian body created to rule Sudan during a three-year transition period toward democratic elections.

Ankara's support to Sudan and "brotherly" Sudanese people will continue to grow, Turkish foreign minister on Aug. 17 said.