Bamako Expo Fair (BAMEX’25), wey dem hold for Mali for di first time dis year, and na only Turkish companies get stand for di show, e start on Tuesday wit ceremony for Bamako Fair and Exhibition Center.

Fair na under Turkish Defence Industries Secretariat (SSB). Di fair go run until 14 November for Mali capital Bamako, and e dey show di products and capabilities of major companies for di sector, like Baykar, Aselsan, Roketsan, MKE, STM, Kalekalip, 3E, Sarsilmaz, Atlas, ESSAV, SkyDagger, ZSR, Akincilar, Hedef Defence and Akdas Firearms.

For him speech during di opening, Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga talk say Africa dey face security and geopolitical wahala wey no get precedent, wey dey shake im stability and slow down im development.

E stress say terrorism no get border for dis world, and e no be only guns or bomb again — e don change how e dey operate, dey use artificial intelligence (AI), hidden social networks and digital platforms to plan and carry out attack.

Because of dis, Maiga talk say security no suppose be choice again but na necessity. E talk say to win fight against terrorism for Africa, dem need independent security architecture plus collaboration. Maiga say dem no go retreat for face of terrorism; dem go stand gidigba, resist am and comot am.

Top exporter for military equipment

E talk say di fair na international gathering wey wan help build Africa wey secure, sovereign and resilient. E mention say Türkiye dey among di top global exporters of military equipment.

Maiga yan say di Turkish companies wey dey the fair don sabi for dia capabilities for di most advanced and reliable defence technologies.

Türkiye Ambassador to Mali, Efe Ceylan, talk say di event dey show di capacity and determination of Malian people to take leading role for di international stage.

E emphasize say di presence of Turkish companies and di Turkish Defence Industries Secretariat for di event show Turkish government commitment to further strengthen defence cooperation with Mali. E add say Türkiye participation for di fair further show dem as reliable partner for Mali.

Ceylan talk say Türkiye go continue to support Mali for dia fight against terrorism.

"We proud to deepen our defence and security cooperation with Mali, just as we don do with Niger, Burkina Faso and plenty other African countries," e talk.

E add say dem wan develop relations between di two countries for different areas, including education and trade, as well as di defence industry.