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India and Africa highlight self-reliance and development cooperation
India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, spoke about India’s partnership with African countries at the Adwa Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
He said both sides share goals that include industrialisation, fairness and greater ability to shape their own futures.
He described self-reliance as a foundation of the partnership and said development projects should reflect the priorities of partner countries.
India has supported more than 220 projects in areas including electricity, water, agriculture, railways and healthcare, Jaishankar said.
He also said India had supported more than 70,000 African students and professionals over the past decade.
Cooperation also includes trade and investment, digital services, space, drones, artificial intelligence and health, including vaccine support and cancer treatment machines.
Jaishankar said technology and innovation would have a greater role in India’s strategic partnership with Ethiopia.
S. Jaishankar said India and Africa shared a commitment to self-reliance and to shaping their own development.
Speaking in Addis Ababa, he called industrialisation a shared priority and said it should not be undermined by cheap imports or restricted market access.
He highlighted trade and investment ties across sectors including manufacturing, energy, agriculture and technology.
Jaishankar said India had supported more than 220 development projects in African countries.
He also cited support for more than 70,000 African students and professionals over the past decade.
- Who
- India and African countries, represented at the event by India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
- What
- Jaishankar highlighted shared aspirations, self-reliance and development cooperation.
- When
- October 9, 2026.
- Where
- Adwa Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Why
- To outline shared priorities and areas of cooperation in the India-Africa partnership.
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supported more than 220 projects
The transformative impact of digital governance, as well as growing India Stack cooperation with Africa. Space, drones, and AI are new frontiers of this cooperation.
Jaishankar arrived in Ethiopia from Côte d’Ivoire on the final leg of his three-nation African tour.
He addressed a gathering at the Adwa Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa on the India-Africa partnership.
- Projects
- India had supported more than 220 projects in African countries.
- Capacity building
- More than 70,000 African students and professionals received support from India over the past decade.
- Tour
- Jaishankar’s three-nation African tour included Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire before Ethiopia.
- Technology cooperation
- India Stack, space, drones and AI were identified as areas of cooperation.
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