Erdogan urges Starmer to enhance diplomatic efforts

African reporting focuses on Erdogan’s warning to Starmer that Iranian attacks threaten both regional and global stability. It presents Turkey’s push for diplomacy as an attempt to prevent wider fallout that could affect countries far from the Middle East. Commentators expect African governments to watch the crisis closely because further escalation could disrupt trade routes and energy supplies they rely on.

• •Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Keir Starmer that Iranian attacks endanger regional and global stability.
• •African outlets describe Erdogan’s message as a call to speed up peace efforts on Iran.
• •Coverage links the Iran crisis to possible risks for global trade and energy markets that African economies depend on.
• •Reports emphasise that Turkey is urging Western leaders to act before the conflict spreads further.
• •African commentary warns that a prolonged Iran war could hurt countries well beyond the Middle East.