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Interaction with the Delegation from Uganda

On 20 March, 2025, VIF hosted a delegation from Uganda led by Ambassador Jonny M. Muhindo, Head, Diaspora Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Uganda. Mr. Bagonza Mohammed, Head of Diaspora Affairs Unit, State House; Ms. Birungi Sophi....

March 28, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Interaction , Africa , diaspora , Uganda , Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas

Africa Now – (16-31 January, 2025)

OVERVIEW

This edition of Africa Now explores significant political, economic, and diplomatic developments across the continent. The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains volatile with rebels taking over the l....

February 07, 2025 India , US , China , Africa , BRICS , Syria , Egypt , Boko Haram , Algeria , ECOWAS , Canada , Kenya , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Mali , Nigeria , South Africa , Niger , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Namibia , DRC , Portugal , Democratic Republic of Congo , Burundi , Ebola , WHO.

Africa Now (15-30 September, 2024)

OVERVIEW

The African continent continues to experience dynamic changes, with major developments across political, economic, and social spheres. From democratic developments to critical economic reforms, African nations are navigating a ra....

October 03, 2024 US , China , Liberia , Ethiopia , Africa , Terrorism , Tunisia , Egypt , Rwanda , EU , IMF , UNGA , Sudan , Food Security , UAE , Kenya , VIF Africa Now , Mali , South Africa , Uganda , DRC , Maritime Corporation , Chad , Sierra Leone Somalia , M23 Rebel , Debt for Nature Swap , EESC , AU-ECOSOCC , African Lion 2025 , India-EU Water Partnership , Digital System Payment System , Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo , ADD Expo , INS Talwar , Climate Change.

Prime Minister Modi and the Two Unions

Rajesh Singh Commentary

Of late, the Modi government has made a renewed push to further its relationship with two important regional groupings, the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). While New Delhi has been constantly engaging with several individual member-co....

September 03, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , Russia , European Union , Ukraine , Rwanda , G20 , African Union , South Africa , Uganda , India-Arica Forum Summit

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 52, 2023)

Commentary

How the Global South is rediscovering centuries of shared history to challenge Western domination

India’s engagement with Africa, backed by the common legacy of a colonial past, aims to create a true multipolar wo....

January 01, 2024 China , modi , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , South Sudan , BRICS , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , BRI , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Global South , Cameroon

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 51, 2023)

Commentary

China’s de-dollarization message finds a receptive audience in North Africa

Earlier this year, three of five countries in North Africa—Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt—applied to join BRICS, the loose affiliation o....

December 22, 2023 China , modi , Liberia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , South Sudan , BRICS , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , BRI , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Vaccine Diplomacy , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Malawi , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , COP28 , Cameroon , Malaria

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 50, 2023)

Commentary

President Sisi’s third term will be his biggest challenge—not the upcoming Egyptian election

Egyptians head to the polls from December 10-12 to cast their ballots in a presidential election that analysts say is ....

December 15, 2023 China , modi , Liberia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , South Sudan , BRICS , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , G20 , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Vaccine Diplomacy , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Malawi , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Malaria , BRI. Cameroon

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 49, 2023)

Commentary

Global Insecurity and Evolving India-Africa Defence Cooperation

This institution, over time, educated a generation of Ethiopian military officers from several other independent African nations.December 08, 2023 China , modi , Liberia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , South Sudan , BRICS , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , G20 , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Vaccine Diplomacy , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Malawi , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Malaria , BRI. Cameroon

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 48, 2023)

Commentary

Africa: China's Past and Present Ties with African Ruling Parties

Political analysts and opposition politicians in Africa accuse China of undermining the spread of democracy in the region by propping up entrenched r....

November 30, 2023 China , modi , Liberia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , South Sudan , BRICS , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , G20 , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Vaccine Diplomacy , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Malawi , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Malaria , BRI. Cameroon

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 47, 2023)

Commentary

Can Africa Challenge China’s Stranglehold in Lithium?

If Africa wants to reap the rewards from its lithium industry, it must step up its game and learn to tame the Dragon. The flow and pace of the global energy tr....

November 24, 2023 China , modi , Liberia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , South Sudan , BRICS , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , G20 , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Vaccine Diplomacy , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Malawi , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Malaria , BRI. Cameroon