Africa springboard for Erdogan’s foreign policy
Alwaght – Since the rise to power of Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey in 2002, Africa came into focus of…
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Iranian president to visit Kazakhstan, NY, Africa
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will pay visits to Kazakhstan, New York, and some African countries, according to the presidential office…
Hail Emmanuel Caesar! The bankster Macron and pax Francais in Africa
American Herald Tribune – Thomas C. Mountain: Emmanuel Macron wears the crown of Caesar in France today, with Presidential powers of Imperial proportions…
‘Terrorism common threat to Africa, West Asia’
MNA– Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari underlined that terrorism is an international problem and a common threat to the West Asia…
Iran urges ICC to address reasons for African exit
Tasnim– Iran’s representative at a meeting of the International Criminal Court (ICC) called on the tribunal to address the concerns of a…
Iran can reach African markets via Lebanon: Trade official
IFP- Gholam Hossein Shafei, the Chairman of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Industries, told IRNA that Iran can increase its…
Two explosions claim 12 lives in Somali capital: Police sources
At least 12 people have reportedly been killed after two explosions rocked an area outside the African Union (AU) peacekeeping base in…
Eyes on Africa; Netanyahu tours Africa, aims strong toehold there
Alwaght- The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time in 30 years on Monday July 4 made a 5-day visit…
Petro-dollar diplomacy; Riyadh’s anti-Tehran measure in Africa
Alwaght- Saudi Arabia under King Salman has heightened its hostility to Iran, and it no longer solely relies on its Western allies’…
What Turkey seeking in Africa after Erdogan’s visits?
Alwaght- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is clearly working on strategy to expand his country’s influence across Africa, as part of his…
NAM supports AU’s ‘Conflict-Free Africa’ plan
NEW YORK, May 25 (MNA) – Iranian UN envoy and head of NAM has highlighted the groups support for AU peacekeeping programs…
Iran para-taekwondo team crowned in Africa championships
National Iranian men’s para-taekwondo team has exhibited awe-inspiring displays at the first edition of African Para Taekwondo Championships in Egypt, and been crowned as the champion of…
1st Iranian tanker in post-sanctions setting calls at African port
TEHRAN, April 05 (Shana) –- An Iranian oil tanker has called at an African port for the first time since the removal…
‘Black community put unrealistic trust in Obama’
TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – American political scientist said Obama is a functionary of the United States government upon whom the African-American…
Tehran hosts black activists in confab over US police brutality
Tehran is hosting several African American activists in the third edition of the New Horizon conference, which deals this year with police brutality against…
Tunisia to bridge Iranian automaker to Africa
TEHRAN (FNA)- President of Iran’s largest car-maker, the Iran-Khodro Company, said Tunisia can serve as a desirable gate for his company to…
Iran stresses support for development, Sustainable security of Africa
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian underlined that Tehran attaches special importance to the progress and enduring security of…
Obama admits ‘we’re not moving fast enough’ to stop Ebola spread
President says world cannot expect US to combat the virus alone, and expresses frustration at inaction from other countries Barack Obama warned…
Ebola death toll Is more than 2,900, W.H.O. says
GENEVA — The number of people killed by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has reached at least 2,917, driven by the…
Ebola epidemic: experimental drugs to be rushed to Africa
Vaccine trials under way as experts fear disease could become endemic in worst-hit areas of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia Experimental drugs…
Iran to export propane, butane to Africa
TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Iran deputy-director of Siri NGL Refinery has said country’s 1st propane and 2nd butane shipments will be…
Hopes raised as Ebola vaccine protects monkeys for 10 months
Human trials underway aiming to prevent another outbreak of the virus which has swept through west Africa Hopes for an effective Ebola vaccine have…
Ebola cases may surpass 20,000, WHO says in updated plan
More than 20,000 people may be infected with the Ebola virus before the outbreak in West Africa is controlled and curbing the…
Ebola: life and death on the frontline
Ebola has now claimed more than 1,000 lives and infected over a thousand more across West Africa. Clair MacDougall meets families, survivors,…
Iran willing to invest in Central Asian, African mining sector
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Minister of Industries, Mines and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh said Tehran intends to invest in the mines of the…
Iran keen on enhanced ties with Africa: FM
Tehran, August 20, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is keen on…
Ebola drug supply is exhausted after doses sent to Africa
The Ebola drug given to two Americans and a Spanish priest has been sent to a West African country that requested it,…
Ebola crisis in Liberia brings rumours, hygiene lessons and hunger
As aid workers offer health advice on the streets, residents fear emergency measures are starving the capital of supplies Another day has…
U.S. ignored ravaging Ebola until Americans got sick
The U.S. and Europe ignored Africa’s raging Ebola outbreak until two American aid workers fell ill, a top official at a nonprofit treating…
Early to send Ebola drug to Africa victims: Obama
US President Barack Obama has said it was premature to send experimental drugs to Ebola victims in Africa. He said affected countries…
Ebola drug panel set by WHO to weigh unproven drugs use
The World Health Organization will convene a panel of medical ethicists next week to explore the use of experimental treatments for Ebola amid the…
Ebola outbreak: nurse who treated first victim in Nigeria dies
Nurse and five other people now battling the virus had helped care for Liberian-American Patrick Sawyer, who died from Ebola A nurse…
Takfiris serve Israeli, West interests in Mideast, Africa: Iran diplomat
A senior Iranian diplomat says Takfiri terrorism and extremism is the chief challenge facing the Middle East and Africa and serves Western and Israeli interests. “Unfortunately,…
Iran mulls building refineries in Africa: NIOPDC
The deputy head of the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) says the Islamic Republic of Iran mulls construction of oil…
Malnutrition kills 362 children across Niger: UN
A United Nations report says over 360 children under the age of five have died of malnutrition in the West African nation…
30 killed, scores injured in CAR clashes
At least 30 people have been killed and many others injured in the Central African Republic (CAR) in clashes between former rebels…
Malian rebels resume peace talks with government
Mali’s Tuareg and Arab rebels say they are resuming peace negotiations with the West African country’s government. The rebels, who are fighting…
Africa will soon regain grandeur, glory: Iran FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the African continent will soon regain the glory and grandeur it deserves. In a message…
Ahmadinejad to visit uranium-rich Niger
AFP – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will travel to Niger for a two-day visit, his first to the world’s fourth uranium producer, the…
Leader voices Iran support for African unity and development
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has reiterated Iran’s positive perspective toward African nations, emphasizing Iran’s support for…