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India stood in solidarity with Africa in fight against COVID-19: MoS MEA Outlook May 19, 2021 21:36 IST India stood in solidarity with Africa in fight against COVID-19: MoS MEA outlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) India has stood in solidarity with Africa in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic and gifted 150 tonnes of medical aid to 25 countries there, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said.
Under the Vaccine Maitri” initiative, India has supplied 24.7 million doses of Made in India COVID vaccines as grants, and commercial and COVAX supplies to 42 countries in Africa, he said in his remarks at the Summit on the Financing of African Economies on Tuesday.
March 11, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has left a mark on countries across the world. Africa is no different with the virus impacting countries across the region. African countries launched a robust response to deal with the pandemic. As a result, Africa has fared significantly better than other parts of the world, a year after the outbreak.1
India shares a close partnership with African countries. In recent years, India has visibly enhanced the level of political and economic engagement with the region. Amidst the current pandemic, India has continued its diplomatic engagement with the region. The Vaccine Maitri (Friendship) initiative, launched by the Indian government, provides fresh opportunity for furthering cooperation with Africa, particularly in the health sector, which has been a crucial part of India’s partnership with Africa.
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NEW DELHI: As several African countries grapple with a debt crisis after having acquired concessional loans from China, India said on Wednesday it was committed to supporting Africa as per African priorities and without conditionalities.
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