Iran’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that it expects trade with African countries to increase to more than $2 billion (€1.8 billion) this year, without providing a comparative figure for 2022. The tour marks the first visit by an Iranian leader to the African continent in over a decade and comes as Iran seeks to strengthen its partnerships across the globe amid heavy US economic sanctions. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was welcomed by his counterpart William Ruto in Kenya during the first stop of his three-country tour of Africa that kicked off on Wednesday. Iranian and Kenyan ministers signed five memorandums of understanding related to information technology, fisheries, livestock products and investment promotion, the two governments announced. Will America allow Africa- Iran trade?
