Jaishankar’s visits to Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Ethiopia signal India’s push to transform historic ties with Africa into stronger trade, investment and strategic cooperation.

India and Mali are exploring how cotton sustainability, textile manufacturing and traditional craftsmanship can create jobs, strengthen local industries and ensure producers capture a fairer share of global value.

As ITEC marks 62 years, India’s partnership with Côte d’Ivoire demonstrates how professional training and human capital development can strengthen institutions and deepen India–Africa relations.

IAFS-IV signals a turning point as India and Africa move from shared history to shaping a more equitable global order.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first bilateral visit to Ethiopia in December 2025 marked more than a ceremonial milestone. The conferment of the Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia —the country’s highest civilian award—on the Indian Prime Minister and the elevation of India–Ethiopia relations to a Strategic Partnership signal a carefully calibrated shift in India’s Africa diplomacy. At a time when the Global South is asserting greater agency and geopolitical alignments are in fl

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