Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, attend 28th Ordinary General Meeting of Turkish Exporters Assembly followed by awards ceremony.

ANKARA - Following COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, virus variants, worldwide pandemic situation.

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL – Monitoring situation in Afghanistan after Taliban’s formation of interim government.

GUINEA

CONAKRY – Monitoring developments after soldiers announced detention of president, dissolution of government.

SPORTS

ANKARA – Week 5 of Turkish Super Lig matches.

THE ECONOMY

ISTANBUL - Turkish Exporters Assembly to honor export champions for 2020 with awards ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

SPECIAL REPORT

Zanzibar revamps seafood industry to reap export gains

By Kizito Makoye

UNGUJA, Tanzania (AA) – As part of a broader push to improve the economy and fight poverty, Zanzibar’s government is working on new tactics to boost its seafood exports.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey’s oldest Cyprus Peace Operation veteran recalls fateful days

By Busra Nur Cakmak

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s oldest veteran who took part in the 1974 Cyprus Peace Operation, Resat Colak, also known as Father Resat (Resat Baba), remembered the pivotal operation and his time in the Turkish Air Force.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tanzania’s deaf students face learning crisis as numbers of specialist teachers dwindle

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - Deaf rights campaigners in Tanzania are pressing the government to set up grants to train specialist teachers for deaf children, a group that now faces shortages.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Women’s empowerment needs transformative shifts, new solutions’

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ANKARA (AA) – Even as the world celebrates the 128th anniversary of women first winning the right to vote, experts and leaders say most countries are still not on track to achieve gender equality in politics, and in some places, women still feel vulnerable.