Indiafrica Today

03/04/2024

The Democratic Republic of Congo has appointed Judith Suminwa Tuluka as the country's Prime Minister. President Felix Tshisekedi on April 1 appointed her as country's first female Prime Minister, fulfilling a campaign promise. She is succeeding ex-PM Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde. Earlier, in 2023, Tuluk...

30/03/2024

The President of India, Droupadi Murmu recently concluded her first state visit to Mauritius. She had reached Mauritius on March 11 and was received by the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth along with members of his Cabinet and senior Mauritian dignitaries at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoo...

30/03/2024

African countries are predicted to dominate the world’s top 10 highest growing economies in 2024, according to a report on Recent Economic and Social Developments in Africa by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The most notable growth drivers in Africa in 2024 will be Niger, Senegal, Ivory ...

06/01/2024

New Nigeria people party nnpp All Progressives Congress

By a Correspondent / IAT The current political wrangle in Kano state, between New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), has stirred debates and discussions among African students in India as well. As part of their annual lecture series, a group of African students in Delh...

05/01/2024

Kenya High Commission, New Delhi Rashtrapati Bhavan Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

By a Correspondent / IAT At the invitation of the President of India H.E. Smt. Droupadi Murmu, the President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Hon. William Samoei Ruto, PhD, CGH, made a State Visit to India from 4 – 6 December, 2023. He was accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Cabinet Se...

05/01/2024

Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia- New Delhi IFFCO

Ambassador of Ethiopia to India H.E. Demeke Atnafu met Rakush Kapur, Joint Managing Director; Yogendra Kumar, Marketing Director and Girish Chandra Sharma, Senior Marketing Manager of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) and discussed business and investment opportunities in Ethiopi...

05/01/2024

Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia- New Delhi Aakash Healthcare

By A Corrspondent / IAT H.E. Ambassador Demeke Atnafu of Ethiopia recently met a delegation from Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital. The delegation was led by Dr. Aashish Chaudhry, Managing Director of Aakash Healthcare. Both sides explored areas of cooperation and collaboration with higher...

05/01/2024

By a Correspondent / IAT At the invitation of the President of India H.E. Smt. Droupadi Murmu, the President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Hon. William Samoei Ruto, PhD, CGH, made a State Visit to India from 4 – 6 December, 2023. He was accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Cabinet Se...

22/12/2023

continues to be on fast-track in 2023 with Indian hospitals expanding the range of services making it a holistic experience for international patients. Aakash Healthcare Exelient Africa

Medical Tourism continues to be on fast-track in 2023 with Indian hospitals expanding the range of services making it a holistic experience for international patients RAO NARENDER YADAV / New Delhi Medical tourism represents a growing global phenomenon, and India definitely has emerged as a preferre...

16/11/2023

A road safety activist, writer and Nelson Mandela's granddaughter - passed away recently after battling with cancer. Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive Director, Centre for Science and Environment, pays her tribute

A road safety activist, writer and Nelson Mandela's granddaughter - ZOLEKA MANDELA passed away recently after battling with cancer. Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive Director, Centre for Science and Environment, pays her tribute Very sad to hear about the passing away of Zoleka Mandela – the powerfu...

25/08/2023

Prime Minister's of India and Ethiopia held a bilateral meeting. Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia- New Delhi

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi met H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of the Republic of Ethiopia, in Johannesburg on 24 August 2023, on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit. Both leaders held productive discussions on key areas including development partnership & capacity building, tr...

20/08/2023

India in Angola : Inaugural Foreign Office Consultations

Inaugural Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Angola were held in Luanda on 11 August 2023. From Indian side, Sevala Naik Mude, Additional Secretary (Central & West Africa Division) led the delegation and Ambassador Esmeralda Bravo Conde Da Silva Mendonca, Secretary of State, Minist...

04/08/2023

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar, Haryana has recently signed an MoU with Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania to promote research & innovations in agriculture & strengthen economic condition of farmers through cooperation. The agreement was sig...

04/08/2023

President Ramaphosa briefs PM on the preparations underway for the BRICS Summit Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with His Excellency, Matemela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa today. The two leaders positively assessed the progress in bilatera...

03/08/2023

and it's impact

Multilateral forums like the BRICS are playing a crucial role in promoting alternative payment systems and bypassing sanctions, thereby reducing reliance on the US dollar writes DHARMENDRA KUMAR Throughout its development, the international system has remained anarchic, complex and characterized by....

19/04/2023

IAT Bureau India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr. S. Jaishankar, paid an official visit to the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Mozambique from 10-15 April 2023. He also made a brief stopover in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 13 April 2023. EAM visited Uganda from 10-12 April 2023. In Kampal...

12/04/2023

A Parliamentary Delegation from South Sudan, led by the Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly, H.E. Jemma Nunu Kumba called on the President of India, Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 5th April 2023. India in South Sudan - Embassy of India, Juba Embassy of South Sudan in India South Sudan Students Union in India

A Parliamentary Delegation from South Sudan, led by the Speaker of the Transitional National Assembly, H.E. Jemma Nunu Kumba called on the President of India, Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 5th April 2023. Welcoming the delegation to India, the President said that India and South Sudan enjo...

26/03/2023

More than 2,000 people from across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including some special guests from other countries, gathered in Kinshasa for the dedication ceremony of the first national Bahá’í House of Worship in the Bahá’í world, on March 25, 2023. The program included remar...

26/03/2023

Noted food analyst Dr Devinder Sharma from India pays homage to the renowned Ethiopian scientist We lost Dr Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, from Ethiopia, this week. He died at the age of 83. I am not sure how many of you would have heard of him. And that is why I feel it is always

21/03/2023

star shares amazing pics from her Africa vacation on instagaram.

Bollywood stars Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan with their children, six-year-old Taimur Ali Khan and two-year-old Jehangir Ali Khan, are in Africa, enjoying a family holiday. The Khans have been extensively exploring the wildlife on their trip. Kareena is keeping her fans posted about her trip to....

12/02/2023

A delegation of 5 artisans and 10-member cultural group from Ethiopia participated in the Surajkund International Crafts Mela, which is being held from February 3 to 19 in Faridabad, Haryana. The Ethiopian cultural group presented a mesmerising ensemble of various traditional dances at the ongoing M...

11/02/2023

Bill Gates visits a smallholder farm in Kenya to learn about new agricultural tools and practices to help farmers adapt to challenges caused by climate change.

29/12/2022

A 14-member Malian Business Delegation led by former minister and DG of Sesame Sarl Adama Diarra recently visited India during 18-29 December 2022. The Malian delegation represented various sectors such as mining, constructions, bore-wells, electrical, solar-energy, textiles/fashion, real estate, ag...

10/12/2022

603 participants from 22 African countries and India participated in the 36 hours nonstop UNESCO India Africa Hackathon

603 participants from 22 African countries and India participated in the 36 hours nonstop UNESCO India Africa Hackathon The Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed the valedictory session of UNESCO India Africa Hackathon as a Chief Guest at Gautam Buddha University, Uttar Pradesh. Govern...

08/10/2022

The objective of Fellowship is to provide an opportunity for African researchers to conduct collaborative research in various areas of science and technology in different Indian universities and R&D institutions under the guidance of host scientists in India Secretary Department of Science and Techn...

16/08/2022

Ruby & Roach – an animated short film from Johannesburg has won the ‘Best Animation Film’ award at the recently concluded Golden Bee International Children’s Film Festival (GBICFF) in India. The film is about two sale toys “cruelly rejected by the buying public because they are different.....

10/04/2022

- Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia- New Delhi Ethiopian Investment Commission

Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) and Government of Haryana sign a framework of collaboration to work closely in the areas of investment, trade and technology transfer The Embassy of Ethiopia in India in collaboration with the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) organized an investment promoti...

09/01/2022

India-Mali

Embassy of India in association with Madame Néné Koussoube, former Malian basketball player and coach, organised a 3-day basketball training camp for school children at Sokonafing Elementary School at Koulouba, Bamako from 10-12 December 2021. This training camp was organised under Azadi Ka Amrit ...

28/12/2021

With 50 percent of mental health conditions starting by age 14 and 75 percent by the mid-20s, the continent must come out of the slumber in 2022 and push for a strong action plan, before it becomes too late, writes Rao Narender Yadav

With 50 percent of mental health conditions starting by age 14 and 75 percent by the mid-20s, the continent must come out of the slumber in 2022 and push for a strong mental health action plan, before it becomes too late. (Representative Image. Source: https://www.afro.who.int/) Uganda, in East Afri...

09/12/2021