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The India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) is the official platform for African-Indian relations. The IAFS is held once in every three years. It was first held from April 4 to April 8, 2008 in New Delhi, and was the first such meeting between the heads of state and government of India and 14 countries of Africa chosen by the African Union.
Along with Indians being displaced to Africa, many Africans also were displaced to India. There is a long-established history of the African Diaspora in India. As Indians were being brought to Africa as indentured laborers, the same was true inversely. Africans were brought as forced labor to India.
The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) was an umbrella body founded in 1921 to coordinate between political organisations representing Indians in the various provinces of South Africa. Its members were the Natal Indian Congress (NIC), the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC), and, initially, the Cape British Indian Council.
In 1968, the South African Indian Council (not to be confused with the anti-apartheid South African Indian Congress which had the same initials) was created by the government, and in 1974, the council was reconstituted to allow for 50% of its members to be elected by Indians. The Council did not enjoy much support, for example, in 1981, only 6% ...
India accounts for 6.4% of total African trade. [13] Nigerian President Tinubu visited New Delhi in September 2023. During his visit Indian investors pledged another investment amounting to nearly $14 billion into the Nigerian economy. In Africa Nigeria is the third biggest trading partner of India in year 2024 after South Africa and Tanzania.
The India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) is the official platform for the African-Indian relations. IAFS is supposed be held once in every three years, however the rule has not been strictly followed. It was first held from April 4 to April 8, 2008 in New Delhi, India.
But by then, the Indians had firmly established control of commercial trade — some 80 to 90 percent in Kenya and Uganda was in the hands of Indians — plus some industrial activities. In 1948, all but 12 of Uganda's 195 cotton ginneries were Indian run. Banknotes of the East African shilling had values written in Gujarati as well as English ...
Indians also contributed to the African National Congress's struggle against the Apartheid regime. The Indian government was an outspoken critic of the apartheid-era South African government, refusing to maintain diplomatic relations. [4] India's support evoked goodwill in South Africa and other African countries. [4]