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October 7, 2026 6:44 PM
Ghana's Cabinet has approved a decision to seek membership of BRICS and the country will now formally apply to join the grouping, the African nation’s Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa said on Wednesday, with India's External Affairs Minister S...
June 3, 2026 10:26 AM
India has extended urgent medical assistance to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to support efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa, following a request from the African Union Commission. The as...
May 29, 2026 6:03 PM
As Africa grapples with a deadly Ebola outbreak, India on Friday expressed readiness to continue assisting affected countries and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in dealing with the health emergency. Addressing a weekly m...
May 21, 2026 6:27 PM
India and the African Union have agreed to postpone the Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV), which was scheduled to be held in New Delhi from May 28 to 31. According to a joint press release issued on Thursday, the decision was taken follow...
January 21, 2026 11:17 PM
The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are setting up a $50 million partnership to help African countries use artificial intelligence to improve their health systems. The partnership, called Horizon1000, plans to work with African leaders to work out how b...
November 30, 2025 2:11 PM
The African country of Guinea-Bissau falls under military rule. Again! On the morning of 26th November, gunfire erupts near the Presidential Palace. Witnesses describe sustained automatic fire, explosions, and, armoured vehicles sealing off the city...
November 6, 2025 1:17 PM
As global powers scramble for critical minerals, African countries are pushing for new investment to process more of their own raw materials and meet their people's demands for economic growth and jobs, analysts say. To capitalise on the burgeoning ...
July 2, 2025 2:20 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Ghana from July 2, marks a landmark moment in India–Ghana relations. This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Ghana in more than three decades and PM Modi’s first bilateral enga...
October 15, 2024 4:29 PM
India has reiterated its unwavering commitment to Africa, with Ambassador Yojna Patel, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, calling for global action to address the continent’s challenges. Speaking at the UN General Assembly's plena...
September 12, 2024 6:08 PM
Rich countries have several hundred million doses of vaccines that could help fight an mpox outbreak in Africa, where donated shots fall far short of what is needed, according to a Reuters tally of public statements, documents and estimates from non-...
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