Iran’s foreign minister has described the development of economic ties with African countries as one of the priorities in Iran’s foreign policy. Press TV correspondent, Mahdi Abbasian, has a report from the Tanzanian capital.

Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian’s trip to Mali has ended and he is now in Tanzania as part of his tour to the black continent.

The Iranian foreign minister says Iran and Tanzania will set up a roadmap to accelerate the expansion of relations in various fields.

Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature .

The family of nations of Africa are mourning the passing of a "tireless champion of the cause of African progress", South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday.

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, one of Africa’s most prominent coronavirus sceptics, has died aged 61, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Wednesday.

Eight Iranian sailors, held in Tanzania for four years on charge of trespassing, have returned home following successful diplomatic efforts.