Financial Tribune- Iran�s Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs announced an upcoming deal with the Senegalese government to upgrade the country�s taxi fleet during his visit to Dakar.

According to Donya-e Eqtesad, a sister publication of Financial Tribune, deputy minister Mahdi Agha-Jafari met with Senegal�s Minister of Industry and Mines Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, to discuss the export of the yellow-painted taxis to the West African country.

The exports will take place through IKCO�s joint venture company with the Senegal government, known as SenIran. IKCO already exports the Samand, Dena and Runna models to the country. Moreover, under the JV, Senegal operates as a regional export hub for IKCO by re-exporting the company�s products to neighboring Guinea and Nigeria.

Agha-Jafari invited the Senegalese minister to Tehran to show him Iran�s automotive industry. The report added that he accepted the invitation. According to Ndiaye, �The export deal for Iranian-made taxis will be signed during the upcoming visit [in Tehran].�