بررسي تاريخي روابط خارجي ايران و قاره افريقا

A Historical Study offran ʹs Foreign Relations with African Continent

Foreign relations between Iran and African continent stretches back to Achaemind era and mostly with Egypt. The second wave relates to the immigration of shirazis to the eastern part of the continent. Shirazis named Kilva as their centre of ruling , and gradually developed more cities. During Qajaris, Iranian consulate was created in Egypt. Over pahlavi era and specifically after the independence of African States, ties were supposed to develop. However the intervention of ideological aspects and those of Mohammad Reza shahʹs Personal attitudes these relations between two sides were weakened. This article tackles Iranʹs foreign relations with African countries .