Iran has continued to search for new partnerships on the African continent as it asserts its economic and political dominance on the global stage. After a series of state visits by the country’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, to a number of African states, including Kenya, the country has taken steps to build economic relations in West Africa with a recent visit to Iran by the Nigerièn Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bakary Yaou Sangaré.
According to reports, President Raisi said that his country is ready to co-operate with Niger in “economically beneficial areas”. He praised Niger’s “desire for independence” and “resistance against the European hegemonic policies”, which he said signalled Africa’s “real transition from colonialism”.
In September, President Raisi met the foreign minister of Burkina Faso’s junta Olivia Rouamba. During the meeting, he applauded African countries for their “resistance in the face of colonialism and terrorism”.
