Iran’s wooing of Africa yields scant results as sanctions bite
(Reuters) – Before Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad started a visit to Niger last week, there was talk that the poor West African…
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Ahmadinejad meets top Ghanaian lawmaker
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has met with Parliament Speaker of Ghana Edward Adjaho and discussed expansion of bilateral relations between the two…
Niger denies Western reports about uranium talks with Iran
Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou says his country and the Islamic Republic have not held any talks regarding uranium trade, dismissing certain Western…
No power can divide brotherly nations: Ahmadinejad
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for unity among independent countries, saying no power can tarnish the relations between nations. “The enemies…
Earthquake strikes Iran-Pakistan border, felt across Persian Gulf and India
Iran news headlines on Tuesday include 7.8 magnitude quake strike near Iran-Pakistan border; Iran test-firing land-to-sea ballistic missile in PG; IDF Chief of Staff remarks over…
Iran, Niger urge unity among Muslims
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Nigerien counterpart Mahamadou Issoufou have called for unity in the Muslim world. In a meeting in…
Photos: Iran’s Ahmadinejad arrives in Niger on Africa tour
President Ahmadinejad on the second leg of his three-nation tour of Africa arrives in Niger. By IRNA
Iran’s President inaugurates construction of new power plant in Benin
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the construction work of a 25-megawatt power plant in the African state of Benin on Monday, FNA…
Iran’s Ahmadinejad visits uranium-producing Niger
(Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived on Monday in Niger, the world’s No. 4 uranium producer, where the French nuclear group…
Ahmadinejad says Iran does not need atomic bomb
ABOMEY-CALAVI, Benin — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday defended his country’s controversial nuclear programme while on a tour of west Africa,…
Boosting ties with Africa, of paramount importance to Iran: Ahmadinejad
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has described the expansion of relations with the African continent as one of the principal policies of the…
Ahmadinejad to pay farewell visit to Africa
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to leave Tehran for the African continent in order to pay a visit to three African countries…