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Third India–Africa Forum Summit

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3rd India-Africa Forum Summit
Image
The lion logo depicting African and Indian lion
Host countryIndia
Date26–29 October 2015
MottoReinvigorated Partnership-Shared Vision
CitiesNew Delhi
VenuesIndira Gandhi Arena
Follows2nd India-Africa Forum Summit
Precedes4th India-Africa Forum Summit
Websitemea.gov.in/india-africa-forum-summit-2015/index.html

The Third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-III) was held in New Delhi, India from 26–30 October 2015. The five-day summit started with consultations on official level followed by the head of states/governments level summit on 29 October 2015 with scheduled bilateral meetings on 30 October 2015. This is going to be India's biggest diplomatic outreach involving delegates from a large number of African nations.[1][2]

Background

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The Summit was earlier scheduled to be held in December 2014, with a three-year gap after the 2011 Summit in Addis Ababa. But Syed Akbaruddin, the official spokesperson of Indian Foreign Ministry, told the media that the scheduled summit was postponed to 2015 and would include a higher number of African leaders unlike the previous two summits where the event was restricted to only 10–15 African countries. Although media reports claimed that Ebola outbreak in Western African nations played key role behind the postponement of the summit.[3]

Invitations were sent out to all 54 African nations through the respective Indian missions but it was not delivered only in Libya, as there is no government functioning at the time, and the Indian embassy also had to move to Tunisia. India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj herself handed over the invitation to South African President Jacob Zuma during her visit to the African country in May 2015.[4][5]

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The logo depicts a lion with one half of an African lion and another half of an Indian lion. The official website mentioned about the logo: "Proud, Courageous, Bold and on the Prowl, ready to take on the future and seize every opportunity". In the background African map overlapping merges with Indian map in a reference to ancient Gondwanaland when Indian subcontinent used to be part of today's Africa's continental landmass millions of years ago.[6] The India Gate, one of the iconic landmark of Delhi, the host city will be illuminated with 3D laser projection showing India-Africa shared heritage and India's contribution in African peace and prosperity, throughout the summit week.[7]

Participants

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The host country, India, had sent invitations to all 54 African head of state/government and trying to ensure maximum participation at the highest level. As of September 2015, the following dignitaries were expected to attend the summit in Delhi, India.[8]

Country Title Leader
Image African UnionChairpersonNkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Image AlgeriaPrime MinisterAbdelmalek Sellal
Image AngolaVice PresidentManuel Vicente
Image BeninPresidentYayi Boni
Image BotswanaMinister of Foreign AffairsPhandu Skelemani
Image Burkina FasoMinister of Foreign AffairsMoussa Nébié
Image BurundiFirst Vice PresidentGaston Sindimwo
Image Cape VerdeMinister of Foreign AffairsJorge Homero Tolentino Araujo
Image ChadPresidentIdriss Déby
Image CameroonMinister of Foreign AffairsLejeune Mbella Mbella
Image Central African RepublicEconomic Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign AffairsJulienne Desiree Gaudeuille
Image ComorosPresidentIkililou Dhoinine
Image Cote d'IvoireMinister of Industry and MinesBrou Kasi Jean-Claude
Image Congo–BrazzavilleMinister of Foreign AffairsJean-Claude Gakosso
Image DjiboutiPresidentIsmaïl Omar Guelleh
Image DR CongoMinister of Foreign AffairsRaymond Tshibanda
Image EgyptPresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Image EritreaMinister of Foreign AffairsOsman Saleh
Image Equatorial GuineaPresidentTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Image EthiopiaPrime MinisterHailemariam Desalegn
Image GabonPresidentAli Bongo Ondimba
Image GambiaVice PresidentIsatou Njie-Saidy
Image GhanaPresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Image GuineaPresidentAlpha Condé
Image Guinea-BissauPresidentJosé Mário Vaz
Image KenyaPresidentUhuru Kenyatta
Image LesothoPrime MinisterPakalitha Mosisili
Image LiberiaPresidentEllen Johnson Sirleaf
Image LibyaPrime MinisterAbdullah al-Thani
Image MadagascarPresidentHery Rajaonarimampianina
Image MalawiMinister of Foreign AffairsGeorge Chaponda
Image MaliPresidentIbrahim Boubacar Keïta
Image MauritaniaPresidentMohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Image MauritiusPrime MinisterAnerood Jugnauth
Image MoroccoKingMohammed VI
Image MozambiquePresidentFilipe Nyusi
Image NamibiaPresidentHage Geingob
Image NigerPresidentMahamadou Issoufou
Image NigeriaPresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Image RwandaPrime Minister GAnastase Murekezi
Image São Tomé and PríncipePrime MinisterPatrice Trovoada
Image SenegalPresidentMacky Sall
Image SeychellesPresidentJames Michel
Image Sierra LeonePresidentErnest Bai Koroma
Image SomaliaPresidentHassan Sheikh Mohamud
Image South AfricaPresidentJacob Zuma
Image South SudanPresidentSalva Kiir Mayardit
Image SudanPresidentOmar Hassan Ahamed Albashir
Image EswatiniKingMswati III
Image TanzaniaVice PresidentMohamed Gharib Bilal
Image TogoMinister of Foreign AffairsRobert Dussey
Image TunisiaForeign MinisterTaïeb Baccouche
Image UgandaPresidentYoweri Museveni
Image ZambiaVice PresidentInonge Wina
Image ZimbabwePresidentRobert Mugabe

References

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  1. ↑ "Biggest diplomatic event: India-Africa summit from October 26".
  2. ↑ "Narendra Modi government pulls out all stops to host the first all-Africa Summit in India". The Economic Times. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ebola Scare Pushes India-Africa Summit to 2015". The New Indian Express. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "MEA Overdrive to Ensure India-Africa Summit a Success". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 June 2015.[dead link]
  5. ↑ "India-Africa Summit: 50 African leaders set to attend". Business Standard. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Proud, bold and on the prowl - the India-Africa Forum Summit lion". Business Standard. 13 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Laser show planned at India Gate in October". The Times of India. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "35 of 54 heads of state to attend India-Africa summit". The Times of India. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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