{"id":5834,"date":"2015-11-02T11:13:17","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T11:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=5834"},"modified":"2015-12-27T03:02:03","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T03:02:03","slug":"india-africa-forum-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/india-africa-forum-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"India-Africa Forum Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong> <strong>Where did Third India-Africa forum summit held recently?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(a) Ahmedabad<br \/>\n(b) Jaipur<br \/>\n(c) New Delhi<br \/>\n(d) Jodhpur<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ans (c)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Related Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) 2015 was held for four days between 26 October and 29 October 2015 at Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex in New Delhi.<\/li>\n<li>The motto of the summit was \u201cReinvigorated partnership-Shared Vision\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The India-Africa forum summit (IAFS) provides an official platform for the African-Indian relations and opportunity to forge a constructive and deeper alliance.<\/li>\n<li>It was organized by the African Union (AU) and the Government of India jointly.<\/li>\n<li>The first summit was held in 2008 in New Delhi and second summit was held at Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia.<\/li>\n<li>On October 26, 2015 the start of the summit took place through official level discussions.<\/li>\n<li>The summit saw the participation from 54 African countries and the African Union leaders and delegates.<\/li>\n<li>On October 29, 2015 the Prime Minister of India addressed the Africa Forum Summit.<\/li>\n<li>On this occasion prime minister announced 10 billion US dollars of credit at concessional rate.<\/li>\n<li>He also announced a grant assistance of 600 million US dollars.<\/li>\n<li>It includes an India-Africa Development Fund of 100 million US Dollars and an India-Africa Health Fund of 10 million US dollars.<\/li>\n<li>He announced to provide scholarships to 50,000 African students and the expansion of the e-network in Africa and also to provide support for increasing the efficiency of the people of the country.<\/li>\n<li>On the sidelines of the India-Africa Forum Summit Prime Minister held bilateral meetings with African leaders.<\/li>\n<li>During this summit prime minister meet the president of Zimbabwe, Mr. Robert Mugabe and Chairperson of African Union, Mr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.<\/li>\n<li>They exchanged views on matters of common interest, including UN reform and the threat of terrorism.<\/li>\n<li>The Prime Minister talked about the bilateral relations between India and Zimbabwe.<\/li>\n<li>Robert Mugabe was the vice chairman of this summit.<\/li>\n<li>Moreover, the Prime Minister met South African President Jacob Zuma, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, Kenyan President Uhuru Kentyatta and also met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/li>\n<li>This is to be noted that political brotherhood and unity among India and Africa exists since several decades ago of 20<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>century.<\/li>\n<li>Logo of Third IAFS depicts a Lion with one half of an Indian lion and another half of African lion.<\/li>\n<li>In the background of logo, an African map is overlapped with Indian map as a reference to ancient Gondwanaland depicting Indian subcontinent was part of today\u2019s Africa\u2019s continental landmass.<\/li>\n<li>Officially the logo means \u201cProud, Courageous, Bold and on the Prowl, ready to take on the future and seize every opportunity\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pmindia.gov.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/p2015102903.pdf\">http:\/\/pmindia.gov.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/p2015102903.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pmindia.gov.in\/en\/news_updates\/india-africa-framework-for-strategic-cooperation\/?comment=disable\">http:\/\/pmindia.gov.in\/en\/news_updates\/india-africa-framework-for-strategic-cooperation\/?comment=disable<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/media-briefings.htm?dtl\/25984\/Transcript_of_Media_Briefing_on_3rd_IndiaAfrica_Forum_Summit_October_16_2015\">http:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/media-briefings.htm?dtl\/25984\/Transcript_of_Media_Briefing_on_3rd_IndiaAfrica_Forum_Summit_October_16_2015<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Where did Third India-Africa forum summit held recently? (a) Ahmedabad (b) Jaipur (c) New Delhi (d) Jodhpur Ans (c) Related Facts: India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) 2015 was held for four days between 26 October and 29 October 2015 at Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex in New Delhi. 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