Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has wrapped up his three-nation African tour with a visit to Zimbabwe, where the two sides signed 12 MoUs to strengthen bilateral ties.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi terms Africa as the land of opportunities whose potentials should not overlooked, calling for closer ties with African nations.

President Ebrahim Raeisi has wrapped up his three-nation African tour with a visit to Zimbabwe where the two sides signed 12 memorandums of understanding to strengthen bilateral ties.

President Ebrahim Raeisi will begin a three-nation visit to Sub-Saharan Africa on Tuesday for the first trip in 11 years by an Iranian president, aimed at increasing Iran’s footprints in a region with an economy of $600 billion.

Israeli interference in the affairs of African countries, which has been going on for decades, originated from “ideological affinities” the apartheid regime shared with former settler-colonial African regimes, says a commentator.

Agriculture ministers of Iran and Zimbabwe discuss closer cooperation in a meeting in Tehran.

Press TV speaks to Monica Mutsvangwa, Zimbabwe's Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services.