India will host the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi to strengthen strategic cooperation, economic partnerships, innovation, and South-South collaboration with African nations.

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• India will host the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit on 31 May 2026 in New Delhi in collaboration with the African Union Commission.
• The summit will bring together African leaders, regional organisations, and policymakers to strengthen long-term India-Africa strategic and economic partnerships.
• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar unveiled the summit logo, official website, and theme on 23 April 2026 in New Delhi.
• The summit theme is “IA SPIRIT: India Africa Strategic Partnership for Innovation, Resilience, and Inclusive Transformation” reflecting expanding bilateral cooperation priorities.
• Preparatory meetings before the summit will include the India-Africa Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 29 May and Senior Officials Meeting on 28 May 2026.
• The India-Africa Forum Summit serves as an important diplomatic platform promoting dialogue, development cooperation, capacity building, and mutual economic growth initiatives.
• Previous summit editions significantly expanded India’s development assistance, infrastructure support, training programmes, and institutional capacity-building efforts across African countries.
• The upcoming summit is expected to strengthen South-South cooperation and showcase India’s governance, innovation, and inclusive development initiatives on a global platform.