India looks to consolidate East Africa economic partnership amid global supply chain shiftsIndia's engagement with East Africa is becoming increasingly significant, moving past traditional trade to focus on deeper industrial syner...
15 May, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
India, Russia in advanced talks on critical minerals pact, sources sayIndia and Russia are nearing a critical minerals deal. The agreement will cover exploration, processing, and technology for vital resources...
12 May, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
India to host 4th India-Africa Forum Summit after a decade, focus on strategic partnership, investment and innovation across AfricaIndia is hosting its fourth Africa summit this month. The event will focus on India's partnership with Africa. High-level meetings and busi...
03 May, 2026, 11.57 PM IST
China's growing inroads in Western AfricaHistorically, Western Africa had mostly been dominated and influenced by the French for centuries. This influence is on decline amid the in...
25 Mar, 2023, 08.04 AM IST
China's forays into Africa's forests & illegal trade could lead to environmental disasterEarthsight, a London-based environmental NGO, earlier estimated that the annual value of worldwide rosewood smuggling exceeded a billion do...
11 Jun, 2022, 02.25 PM IST
How regionalism has helped Africa manage the COVID-19 pandemicThe fear that Africa would be the epicentre of the pandemic was fuelled by a few factors. One was the presence of overcrowded informal sett...
05 Jul, 2021, 12.35 PM IST
Australia shares fall on likely friction with China over dairy firm buyoutDiplomatic ties between China and Australia have soured after Canberra called earlier this year for an independent inquiry into the origins...
20 Aug, 2020, 02.20 PM IST
Australian shares end at over 5-month high as CSL, financials gain"CSL alone is adding close to 30 points on the ASX 200. So, that stock is single-handedly boosting the Aussie market," Steven Daghlian, mar...
19 Aug, 2020, 01.52 PM IST
Twitter shared news of Ebola outbreak before health officialsTwitter was a resource for those to share news of Ebola cases prior to official announcements from the Nigerian Ministry of Health, the WHo...
02 Jun, 2015, 07.58 PM IST
US President Barack Obama announces $33 billion to support development across AfricaUS is making a major & long-term investment in Africa's progress. The new commitments across our govt & by our partners total $33 bn.
06 Aug, 2014, 11.11 AM IST
In war-ravaged Mali, an Indian entrepreneur Sandeep Garg strikes goldSandeep Garg led Sandeep Gold Resources SARL, acquired seven exploration permits for $4.4 million from another miner, Golden Rim Resources.
12 Mar, 2013, 08.37 AM IST
Mali gold rush continues despite warAn 11-month war in Mali, the tiny African nation, has not killed the allure of gold as the rush for the precious metal continues.
12 Mar, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- India targets $ 40 bn trade with West Africa by 2015
Sharma, who is leading a 200-member Ficci delegation here for 'India Show', said the West African region holds huge potential for Indian bu...
09 Jul, 2012, 10.10 PM IST
- Mali coup dashes Indian business man Sandeep Garg's mining hopes
A coup in distant Mali has Sandeep Garg, 44, a Gurgaon resident, fretting.As the mine owner of 1 BT-plus of iron ore in that country, he ha...
11 Apr, 2012, 03.21 AM IST
- Global spending on education concentrated in few rich nations
Nations like France spend more on education than all sub-Saharan Africa put together, according to a new United Nations report.
14 Oct, 2007, 10.13 AM IST
- Satyam to up spread in South Africa
Satyam Computer Services is planning to expand its presence in South Africa and is targeting contracts in the domains of government, bankin...
26 Jul, 2007, 02.15 AM IST
- China miles ahead of India in Africa
China's increasing economic and political presence in Africa is something that's often missed by India, Inc.
23 Nov, 2006, 01.58 AM IST