India widens engagement with Africa, gives $10 bn more credit

India widens engagement with Africa, gives $10 bn more credit

In its biggest ever engagement with Africa, India on Thursday sought to recharge its ties with all 54 African countries, announcing increased interaction in areas like energy and agriculture while offering an additional concessional credit of $10 billion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the summit attended by 41 heads of state and government as “historic”. […]