Phi Beta Iota: Extremely cool search! Should be combined with a map of Chinese, Turkish, and Brazilian influence in Africa. OSS.Net, Inc. drew on its European allies to provide the tribal maps for Afghanistan and Iraq to Special Forces prior to their going in, and we are still astonished at the complete lack of a serious geospatial mapping capability focused on tribes, influence, and so on.
Let's start with Iran itself. Below is a map of its own divisions.
So when you talk about Iranian influence across Africa, you want to be very clear about both the ethnic roots of the Iranian influence element at point X, and the tribal-ethnic roots of the African element coming into contact with Iranian influence.
We are long over-due for anthropologically-correct maps of the various diasporas, with China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia being among the most important, the latter because of the extreme corruption of their leadership and the extreme virrulence of Wahabbism.
See the graphic on Africa (7) and also, for excellence of depictions, Atlases & State of the World (21).
Articles:
Iran's activity in East Africa
Iran's Activity In East Africa, The Gateway To The Middle East And The African Continent
Cliick on above for a fine report with good detail dated 7 August 2009. The below images come from that report.
The Iranian regime's activities in African countries
Saudis act to counter Iran's influence in the Mideast – Africa & Middle East
The Iranians have been very active in Latin America during the past ten years, at the same time that the Chinese have been using Macao to launch very deliberate campaigns into all former Portuguese territories.
