Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>President Raisi tours Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe to promote trade and strategic depth<\/p>\nIran is investing a lot in relationship-building on the African continent. The Islamic Republic\u2019s president, Ebrahim Raisi, embarked on a diplomatic tour Tuesday, including visits to Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
Iran, isolated internationally under strict US-led sanctions, also announced last week that it had developed new ties with Algeria and Sudan.<\/p>\n
\u201cIran needs to end its international and regional isolation, and its move toward Africa should be viewed in that context,\u201d said Mohammed Khan, a researcher at Rasanah, a Riyadh-based Iranian studies group.<\/p>\n
Although Iran has recently signed deals with Middle Eastern competitors such as Saudi Arabia, Khan told The Media Line, its regional rivalries are still alive and well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIran wants to keep its options open and not put all its eggs in one basket,\u201d Khan explained. After all, Iran\u2019s new agreements with Middle Eastern countries \u201ccan be easily overturned.\u201d<\/p>\n
Valeria Scuto, an analyst at Sibylline, a London-based global risk assessment group, said President Raisi was trying to improve relations with African countries since beginning his term in 2021.<\/p>\n
Raisi\u2019s goal, Scuto said, was increased economic opportunities. Countries like Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe could use Iran\u2019s services and technical know-how in the medical and agrifood sectors.<\/p>\n
Washington is also sanctioning Zimbabwe, Scuto said, and \u201cHarare may be seeking greater alignment with Tehran as a source of [international] relief.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kenya\u2019s interest in enhancing ties with Iran is linked to its nuclear power ambitions. \u201cIran\u2019s advancements in nuclear energy are enticing to countries like Kenya that are seeking to set up their own nuclear power plants,\u201d Scuto said.<\/p>\n
Africa offers Iran significant potential for strategic depth, natural resource access, and opportunities to expand its sphere of influence, Khan said. It is also a key arena for competition with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, both of whom have been upping their own African outreach.<\/p>\n
Khan says that former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who led the country from 2005 to 2013, regarded some African countries as potential members of Iran\u2019s \u201cAxis of Resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Members of the Axis of Resistance typically include Palestinian groups, the Syrian government, Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah, ethnic Houthi militias in Yemen, and Shiite factions in Iraq.<\/p>\n
Khan says Iranian activity in Africa is also aimed at showing domestic and foreign audiences Iran is not isolated and has potential trading partners outside the West.<\/p>\n
Scuto noted that all three African countries on President Raisi\u2019s itinerary are part of the Non-Aligned Movement, a forum of 120 countries who say they are not aligned with major geopolitical powers.<\/p>\n
The movement\u2019s next summit meeting is scheduled to take place in Kampala, Uganda\u2019s capital, in June 2024.<\/p>\n
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