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INDIAN COUNCIL
OF WORLD AFFAIRS SAPRU HOUSE

ICWA International Webinar on ‘India and Africa:
Looking Ahead: Contemporary Realities and

Emerging Prospects’
24-25 November 2020

Indian Council of World Affairs organized a Former Permanent
A two-day international webinar on ‘India and Representative of India to the UN.Speakers included
Africa: Looking Ahead: Contemporary Realities and Dr. Philani Mthembu, Executive Director, Institute
Emerging Prospects’ on 24-25 November 2020. The of Global Dialogue, South Africa,, Dr Efem Ubi,
speakers constituted a multi-disciplinary group of Acting Director of Research Nigerian Institute of
academics, policy makers, diplomats, and experts International Affairs, Nigeria and Prof. CSR Murthy,
from India and Africa. Former Professor, Center for International Politics,
Major themes discussed in the Conference included: Organization and Disarmament, Jawaharlal Nehru
• India Africa: Enhancing Co-operation on Global University, India.
Session II on
Issues “Enhancing trade
• Enhancing India-Africa Trade and Investment and investment
Linkages linkages between
• Agenda 2063 and Taking Stock of India-Africa India and Africa”
Development Partnership was chaired by
• India Africa Co-operation for Security, Stability Ambassador Gurjit
and Sustainability: Energy, Environment and Singh, Former Indian
Food Security Ambassador to
• Deepening People to People Contacts between Ethiopia and African
India and Africa: Role of Knowledge, Culture Union. Speakers
and Tourism included Dr.
• Panel Discussion on India-Africa: The Mabouba Diagne,
Vice President,
Way Forward ECOWAS Bank for
The Inaugural Session was addressed by HE Mr Investment and
Quartey Thomas Kwesi, Deputy Chairperson, Development, Mr.
African Union Commission, Secretary (Economic Hussein Hassan
Relations), MEA Shri Rahul Chhabra, HE Mr. Alem Hussein, Acting
Tsehaye Woldemariam, Ambassador of Eritrea to Director, Trade and
India and Dean of African Diplomatic Corps in India, Industry, African
and Dr. TCA Raghavan, Director General, ICWA. Union Commission
It was emphasized that India-Africa Partnership and Ms. Harsha
is one of the defining partnerships of 21st century Bangari, Deputy
and is a model of South-South Cooperation. India Managing Director,
is becoming an important stakeholder in Africa’s Export-Import Bank
development. India-Africa engagement is deepening of India.
and has witnessed extensive exchange of high level Session III on
visits in recent years. India is the third largest export “Agenda 2063 and
destination for Africa. Its diplomatic presence in Taking Stock of India
Africa is growing steadily.
Africa Development
Session I on “India-Africa Co-operation on Global Partnership” was
Issues” was chaired by Ambassador Asoke Mukerji, chaired by Prof.

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