President Murmu will visit Algeria, Mauritania and Malawi from October 13-19. Notably, this will be the first-ever visit by an Indian Head of State to these three African nations.
President Droupadi Murmu will be visiting the African nations of Algeria, Mauritania and Malawi from October 13 to October 19, for the first time in the history of India as someone as the head of state since independence.
This four-year program aims to nurture talent from 14 African nations, including Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Each Fellow will receive full tuition coverage of about USD 12,000 as per the course fee structure of the Institute, for a 4-year programme along long with a stipend of USD
The 19th CII India-Africa Business Conclave in New Delhi witnessed a powerful call for enhanced collaboration between India and Africa, with distinguished addresses by Vice Presidents Muhammad Bs Jallow of Gambia, Jeremiah Kpan Koung of Liberia, and CGDN Chiwenge of Zimbabwe.
World champions India will take on hosts Zimbabwe in the five-match T20 cricket series to be played at the Harare Sports Club from Saturday. The Indian cricket team will play its first bilateral series in the African nation since 2016.
The South African parliament re-elected the African National Congress's President Cyril Ramaphosa as president on Friday during the first sitting of the National Assembly of the 7th Parliament.
The ANC led by 66-year-old South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will have to seek one or more coalition partners to rule the country if it gets less than 50 per cent of the national vote. The ANC has won six consecutive national elections since 1994.
Efforts are underway to negotiate the presence of US forces in Niger, amidst broader discussions surrounding the withdrawal of American troops from the West African nation. While a broad withdrawal order has been issued for the majority of the less than 1,000 US troops in Niger, officials