African Countries

Morocco migrant boat wreck on Dec 19 left 70 missing

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – The sinking of a vessel carrying migrants in Moroccan waters on December 19 left 70 people missing, including 25 from Mali, that country’s government said Thursday.

Russian Gen.:

US ramping up biological warfare presence in Africa

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – The documents available to the Russian Defense Ministry show that the US is ramping up its biological warfare presence on the African continent, a Russian defense official said on Tuesday, according to Russian media.

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger take armies to maximum alert

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, which all are members of the Sahel Alliance, decided to take their defense and security forces to the highest alert.

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rocks South Africa

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – A 5.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded in South Africa, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported.

At least 25 killed after boat capsizes in Congo

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – An overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, including children, and leaving dozens missing, officials and local residents said.

Pres. Pezeshkian to reportedly travel to Egypt for D8 meeting

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Media have cited an Iranian official that President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to Egypt for the upcoming meeting of the developing-8 (D8) on Thursday.

2 killed, 4 wounded in truck-car collision in SW Tunisia

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Two people were killed and four others wounded in a collision between a car and a truck in Tunisia's southwestern Gafsa province, the state-run Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on Thursday.

France ‘takes note’ of Chad's decision to end military coop.

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – The French Foreign Ministry said Friday it had "taken note" of Chad’s decision to end an agreement with Paris to strengthen the cooperation in security and defense between the two nations.

US boosts Fiji military ties in ‘historic’ visit

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) –  The United States and Fiji have started talks aimed at strengthening military ties between Washington and the Pacific island nation, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday, concluding a trip to the Indo Pacific.

Iran proposes forming joint economic commission with Sudan

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) –  Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mohammad Atabak has proposed the formation of a joint economic and trade commission by Iran and Sudan with the aim of developing economic relations between the two countries.

Russia says Ukraine supports terrorists in Africa

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – The authorities of Ukraine openly support terrorists in Africa and Russia will fight against this unacceptable practice, Georgy Mikhno, the acting head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s DNCT department said.

Senior cleric:

Responding to Israel attack Iran's absolute right

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – The provisional Leader of Tehran Friday Prayers says that Iran has the absolute right to respond to the Israeli regime's aggression on its soil.

Nearly 480,000 children suffering from malnutrition in Kenya

TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) –  Some 479,498 children under the age of five in Kenya's 23 arid areas are facing acute malnutrition and need treatment, the country's National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) said Thursday.

Flooding in Senegal affects 55,600 people

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Flooding along the Senegal River has affected 774 households and nearly 55,600 people, the Senegalese government said in a statement on Saturday.

Over 1 mn people affected by flooding in South Sudan

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Devastating flooding caused by heavy rains pounding several parts of South Sudan has affected more than one million people, the United Nations humanitarian agency said Friday.

12 university students killed in northeastern Egypt(+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – A bus carrying university students in northeastern Egypt has crashed, killing 12 people and wounding 33, according to the country's health ministry.

Leaders from 24 states confirm their participation in BRICS

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Representatives of 32 countries will come to the BRICS summit, 24 delegations will be headed by the leaders of states.

Cameroon president disappears

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – The non-appearance of Cameroon’s president in public for the last 30 days pushed the Central African country into a state of uncertainty and speculation.

10 miners die, five injured in central Zambia

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – At least 10 miners died while five others sustained injuries when a pit they were conducting mining activities in central Zambia's Mumbwa district collapsed, the police said.

47 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Somali authorities have reported the killing of 47 militants from the Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab group during a military operation in the central Galguduud region.

Gunmen attack police base in Mali capital

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Gunmen attacked a military police base early Tuesday in Bamako, the capital of Mali.

Iran envoy conveys Araghchi's message to Tunisian FM

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – The ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran conveyed Foreign Minister Araghchi's message to the Tunisian top diplomat.

Algeria’s incumbent president wins early election

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Algerian incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won the September 7 early presidential election, the country’s electoral commission said.

Floods in West Africa displace nearly 1 million people

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Recent heavy rains and floods across Mali, Nigeria and Niger have forced nearly 950,000 people from their homes.

Germany pulls out military forces from Niger

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Germany has pulled out its military forces from the country of Niger in the restive Sahel region of Africa.

Mine collapse in Zambia leaves 8 dead

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – At least eight miners were killed after a gravel mine collapsed in the Chongwe district of Zambia's Lusaka province, local police said.

340 killed, injured in Burkina Faso terrorist attack

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – At least 340 were killed and injured in a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso's Barsalogho region.

Fifteen civilians killed in terrorist attacks in Niger

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Fifteen civilians were killed and several others injured early this week in multiple “terrorist” attacks on villages in western Niger near the Burkina Faso border, the army said in a statement late Wednesday.