{"id":104525,"date":"2026-05-22T14:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=104525"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:22:54","slug":"india-africa-forum-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/india-africa-forum-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"India-Africa Forum Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>India-Africa Forum Summit Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the India-Africa Forum Summit-IV postponed in wake of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ebola\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ebola virus<\/a> <\/strong>outbreak.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About India-Africa Forum Summit<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the highest <\/span><b>apex institutional platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for dialogue and cooperation <\/span><b>between India and African countries.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 2008.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Purpose:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It aims to <\/span><b>strengthen political dialogue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, economic cooperation, trade, investment, technology transfer, capacity building and people-to-people relations between India and Africa.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Summit reflects a shared commitment to South\u2013South cooperation, inclusive development, multilateralism and sustainable partnerships.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Summit has been held three times:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> IAFS-I in 2008 (<\/span><b>New Delhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), IAFS-II in 2011 (<\/span><b>Addis Ababa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and IAFS-III in 2015 <\/span><b>(New Delhi).<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Objectives of\u00a0 India-Africa Forum Summit<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strengthen diplomatic and strategic relations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between India and African countries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Promote economic cooperation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and increase bilateral trade and investment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Encourage technology transfer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, innovation and industrialization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Enhance cooperation in health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, agriculture, education and infrastructure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support <\/span><b>sustainable development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and regional integration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foster youth empowerment, entrepreneurship and skills development<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthen peace, security and maritime cooperation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promote South\u2013South cooperation and multilateral collaboration<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-africa-forum-summit-postponed-in-wake-of-ebola-virus-outbreak\/article71005909.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India-Africa Forum Summit is the highest apex institutional platform for dialogue and cooperation between India and African countries. 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