African Countries

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.

Al-Shabaab terrorists attack Somalian Army base

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The al-Shabaab terrorists carried out a fresh attack on a Somalian Army base in the south of the African country.

At least 30 killed in armed attack in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – A recent armed attack in Nigeria’s Benue State killed at least 30 people, according to an official.

Algeria strongly condemns assassination of Ismail Haniyeh

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Algeria has vehemently condemned the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the Head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas,” by Zionist forces early Wednesday during a raid in the Iranian capital.

Bagheri meets with visiting foreign officials in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – The Iranian acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani has held meetings with foreign officials who are visiting Tehran to attend President Masoud Pezeshkian's swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday.

Kan'ani expresses sympathy with Ethiopia on deadly landslide

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani expressed his sympathy with Ethiopia over the death of 257 citizens after a deadly landslide in the African country.

Bus crash in central Mali leaves dozens killed, injured

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Dozens of people were left killed and injured after two buses collided in central Mali on Thursday.

Air attack on Myanmar market leaves several killed, injured

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Several were killed and injured in an air attack by the army in Myanmar on a market area in northern Shan State, according to media reports Saturday.

Turkey to send navy to Somalia after agreeing oil, gas search

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Turkey is set to send navy support to Somali waters after the two countries agreed Ankara will send an exploration vessel off the coast of Somalia to prospect for oil and gas.

UN’s top court:

Israel's presence in Palestinian territories ‘illegal’

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – The United Nations’ top court has ruled that Israel’s presence in the 1967-occupied Palestinian territories is “unlawful” and must end.