Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Ankara plans to begin drilling for oil off Somalia's coast and to build a spaceport in the country in 2026.

"Turkey has added two new deepwater drilling ships to its fleet. The first, named Cagri Bey, will operate off the Somali coast," Mr Erdogan said on Tuesday. Ankara also plans to establish a spaceport with a focus on satellite technology, he added.

The announcement came after

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