Africa

India deepened strategic, economic, and cultural ties with African nations in 2025. Algeria joined BRICS NDB; Angola secured defence credit and ISA membership. PM Modi was honoured in Ghana and Mauritius. Health milestones included Egypt and Guinea being malaria-free, Niger eliminating river blindness. Key initiatives included Project Waterworth, GITEX Africa, AIKEYME, and Mission 300. Bihar’s cycle scheme was adopted in Zambia. India’s presence was marked at AARDO, Clean Energy Summit, and the 19th India-Africa Conclave.

ALGERIA

● BRICS NDB
▪ 9th Member after depositing Instrument of Accession on 19 May 2025
▪ HQ Shanghai & President Dilma Rousseff; Estd 2015
▪Both Presidency & Vice-Presidency rotates amongst first 5 members
▪ Uruguay is listed as Prospective member
▪ Other 8 Members- First 5 BRICS members+ Bangladesh, UAE & Egypt)
● CDS Anil Chauhan - MoU on bilateral defence cooperation.
● Draupadi Murmu - Doctorate in Political Science by Sidi Abdellah S&T Pole University in Algiers.

ANGOLA

● President Joao Lourenco paid a state visit to India in May 2025- ☆India approved 200
Million Line of Credit for defence procurement by Angola.
☆ Angola joined ISA as its 123rd Member.

CAMEROON

● Started the world's first malaria vaccine program for children.

EGYPT

● WHO declared it Malaria free - 5ᵗʰ African Country (44 Countries & 1 Territory
globally).

GHANA

● Shirley Botchwey - First African woman to assume office of Commonwealth Secretary
General.

GUINEA

● Eliminated Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) i.e. Sleeping Sickness, as a public
health problem (WHO).

IVORY COAST

● Joined the UN Water Convention as the 10ᵗʰ African nation.

MAURITIUS

● First African and fourth globally after Bangladesh, Bhutan & Cuba to sign the Country
Partnership Framework (CPF) with the USA.
● Chagos Island-
▪︎Britain’s last African colon
▪︎UK agreed to hand over to Mauritius. (ICJ & UNGA already recognize
▪︎ UK will retain control of UK-US military base in Diago Garcia (the largest island
Chagoos archipelago; USA took it on lease from UK).
● First African country to adopt India's UPI and first non-Asian to issue Rupay card.

MOROCCO

● GITEX Africa 2025 at Capital Marrakesh- Africa's largest technology and startup
exhibition.

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NAMIBIA

● Sam Nujoma (Passed away) – Namibia’s “Father of nation” and first President.
● First women President of Namibia – Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (NNN).
● Kuno National Park (Shovpur, MP) – Cheetah brought here from Namibia and South
Africa.

NIGER

● First in Africa and fifth globally to eliminate Onchocerciasis (River blindness) caused by
parasites Onchocerca Volvulus (bite of black flies).
● Niger, Mali & Burkina Faso left ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African
States) & together formed “Alliance of Sahel States”.

SOUTH AFRICA

● BRICS NDB –
♧ 9ᵗʰ Annual Meet at Cape Town
♧ Theme ‘Investing in a sustainable Future’.
♧ Algeria became member.
♧ Established in 2015, HQ Shanghai.
● President Cyril Ramaphosa passed South Africa’s first Climate Change law.
● Tshego Gaelae – Mrs World 2025 at Las Vegas; First Black woman winner; Second South
African Woman after Candice Abrahams (2016).
● BAPS inaugurated the largest Hindu temple of the Southern Hemisphere at Northriding,
Johannesburg.
● After 30 years, 85 Cape Vultures sighted in Eastern Cape Province near Mountain Zebra
National Park.
● Oldest living Test Cricketer Ron Draper passed away.
● IBSAMAR 8ᵗʰ (2024) – India, Brazil & South Africa Navy. ♧ INS Talwar reached South
Africa.
● Trusted Tour Operator Scheme (TTOS) – to attract tourists from India and China.
● AB de Villiers (South Africa), Neetu David (India), Alastair Cook (England) inducted
into ICC Hall of Fame 2024.
● ICC U-19 Women's T20 World Cup – India won second consecutive time by defeating
South Africa in the final in Malaysia. Gongadi Trisha – Both Player of Match and Series.
● World’s first “openly gay Imam”, Muhsin Hendrick shot dead in Bethelsdorp, South
Africa.
● Project Waterworth – Meta introduced world's longest subsea cable Project Waterworth
bringing enhanced connectivity to India, South Africa, USA, Brazil etc.
● Declared Food-borne illness as National Disaster.
● Pravin Gordhan – Anti-apartheid activist (died).

● Cape Town University used MeerKAT to discover a giant Radio Telescope.

TANZANIA

● AIKEYME (Africa India Key Maritime Engagement) inaugurated at Dar-ess-salaam to
promote MAHASAGAR (Mutual And Holistic Advancements for Security And Growth
Across Regions).
♧ Co-hosted by Indian Navy & Tanzania.
♧ INS Sunayna participated.
● Non-Profit Organization APOPK trained the rat HeroRATS to detect TB.
● Tanzania was a partner country in International Gita mahotsav 2024 in Kurukshetra,
Haryana.
● ‘Divyang’ Uday Kumar (Saran) hoisted the tricolour at Africa’s highest peak at Mt.
Kilimanjaro under Ketuk Mission.

UGANDA

● Extraordinary African Union Summit on Comprehensive Africa Agriculture
Development Programme (CAADP) at Capital Kampala, Uganda. (Kampala declaration).

ZIMBABWE

● Climate & Health Conference 2024 – Harare Declaration.
● Kirsty Coventry – International Olympic Committee first female & first African
President.
● El Nino caused drought in Zimbabwe, Zambia & Malawi. Zimbabwe planned to cull 200
Elephants.

SUB-SAHARA AFRICA

● Mission 300 – Electricity access to Sub-Sahara Africa by 2030; Jointly by World Bank,
African Development Bank etc.
● Noma – Face & Mouth infection of children. (AKA Cancrum oris or Gangrenous
Stomatitis).

MISCELLANEOUS

● Russ Cook (British) – first to run the entire length of Africa.
● First Africa Clean Energy Summit in Paris.
● 19ᵗʰ India-Africa Business Conclave held in Delhi (2024). Theme ‘Creating One Future’.
● The World Association of Zoos & Aquarium (WAZA) suspended membership of Delhi
Zoo over the plight of an African Elephant named Shankar.
● 21ˢᵗ AARDO (Africa Asia Rural Development Organization) Conference at Delhi. India
is President for 2025–27; Established 1962.

● Rajnath Singh flagged off Indian Navy offshore patrol Vessel, INS Sunayna as Indian
Ocean ship Sagar from Karwar, Karnataka.