President Ahmadinejad Wraps Up African Tour

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ended his tri-nation tour of Africa which took him to Niger, Benin and Ghana.

Ahmadinejad and his entourage wrapped up their 3-nation African tour and left Accra for Tehran Wednesday afternoon.

The African tour took the Iranian president to Benin, Niger and Ghana in Western part of the African continent.

During his three-day visit, the Iranian president met with the high-ranking officials of Benin, Ghana and Niger, and signed new cooperation pacts in a bid to expand economic and political relations with the three African states.

Ahmadinejad’s administration has striven hard to maximize relations with the African continent.

Iran is also an observing member of the AU and has shown an active presence in previous AU summit meetings.

The country is considered as one of the AU’s strategic partners along with India, Japan, China, several South American states and Turkey, while Tehran is also believed to be prioritizing promotion of its economic and political ties with the African states.