The India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS):
India is set to host the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) 2026 in late May, marking the first such gathering in over a decade since 2015.The India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) is the official institutional platform for African-Indian relations. It serves as a high-level consultative mechanism between the Government of India and the member states of the African Union (AU) to promote South-South cooperation.Established In First Summit: April 4–8, 2008, in New Delhi, India.Aim is to widen and deepen the ambit of mutual cooperation for the benefit of both regions,to support Africa in health, education, and human resource development through initiatives like the IIT Madras campus in Zanzibar,to move beyond traditional trade and Line of Credit models toward direct Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and industrial partnerships.
