Last Updated on May 10, 2026 9:44 pm by BIZNAMA NEWS
Staff Reporter
Top leaders from Africa, including several Heads of State and Heads of Government will attend the 4th India Africa Forum Summit which will take place in New Delhi on 31st of this month. The summit will be preceded by senior officials meetings on 28th May and Foreign Ministers’ meeting on 29th May.
Official Sources said, the Summit will focus on boosting cooperation in economy and trade, defence and security, critical minerals, energy, space and high technology, agriculture, health, education, capacity building, skill development and climate action.
A declaration will be adopted at the conclusion of the summit which will outline the agenda for cooperation that will seek to align India’s vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047 with Africa’s Agenda 2063. Think tank dialogues and an India-Africa Film Festival are also planned alongside the summit. The India Africa Forum summit will be followed by the International Big Cat Alliance Summit on 1st June.
Over the past decade, India has significantly expanded its diplomatic and political footprint across the continent. In the past decade, there have been nearly 50 high level visits from India to African countries and close to 100 visits from African leaders to India. New Delhi has also opened 17 new diplomatic missions in Africa since 2018, taking its presence to 46 countries. India has provided more than 190 lines of credit worth more than 10 billion dollars to 41 African states so far. A total of 220 projects worth 4.5 billion dollars have been completed. India is also among Africa’s top five investors and the fourth-largest trading partner.
Bilateral trade currently stands at around 85 billion, while the continent accounts for nearly 10 percent of India’s energy imports. India has signed digital cooperation framework agreements with seven African countries, while 39 African nations have already joined the International Solar Alliance. India contributes around five thousand peacekeepers to UN missions in Africa and has increased engagement in maritime security, anti-piracy operations and defence exports.
The third India Africa Forum summit was hosted in New Delhi in October 2015.