Turkey to send troops to Libya

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The parliament of Turkey approved a plan to send troops to Libya Thursday. They will support the official government in Tripoli against rebel factions. Turkey has had a surprisingly active policy of engagement across Africa. Host Marco Werman speaks with Ambassador David Shinn, formerly America’s top envoy to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.

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