Morocco’s foreign minister has vowed to protect “the spiritual security of Africa” from Iranian attempts to spread its influence on the continent, according to reports. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, warned a parliamentary committee last week of Iranian attempts to infiltrate Africa. “Iran plans to enter West Africa and to spread the Shia doctrine in the region,” he told the committee, local media present at the meeting reported. Iran, a Shia-majority country with a theocratic regime, has been accused of using missionaries as soft power to spread its influence across the world, p…

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