Los Estados medio-orientales en su competencia por recursos y alianzas en África subsahariana (2000-2021)
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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ISSN: 2386-9453
Year of publication: 2022
Issue Title: África: Competencia y sustitución en un entorno estratégico de rivalidad
Issue: 60
Pages: 91-122
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista UNISCI / UNISCI Journal
Abstract
This article explores the old and new importance of the African continent for these Middle Eastern countries. For some of them there is a deep-rooted historical interest, as in the case of Egypt and its presence in Sudan and the sources of the Nile; that of Turkey linked to the Ottoman Empire or Oman, whose old relationship dates back to the slave trade and the control of Zanzibar since the end of the 17th century; while for Saudi Arabia and Iran this relationship dates back to the 1970s and for the United Arab Emirates and Qatar this interest is much more recent and began in the 21st century. These interests have multiple vectors, including competition for regional hegemony in the Middle East, prestige, intermediation and, to a lesser extent, the purchase of arable land on African soil. For its part, Israel, although a minor player, has also recently been pursuing its own agenda that is clearly distinguishable from the rest.