Overview

• At the Africa Day celebrations in New Delhi on May 28, S. Jaishankar reaffirmed India’s deep solidarity and unshakeable friendship with African nations.
• He reiterated New Delhi’s full commitment to supporting Africa’s development, prosperity and progress through collaborative initiatives.
• Jaishankar highlighted plans to extend cooperation in trade, capacity building, development projects and security partnerships across the continent.
• India continues to advocate for a stronger African voice in global institutions as part of its Global South collaboration strategy.
• New Delhi has backed over $12 billion in concessional credit for more than 200 African infrastructure and connectivity schemes and recently expanded its diplomatic presence to 46 missions with e-visa facilities in 33 countries.