Lok Sabha Question No. 2231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-15
Subject: India-Africa Summit
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: HEMAMALINI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2017

## INDIA-AFRICA SUMMIT

## 2231. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of dignitaries and countries who attended India-Africa Forum Summit 2015;
- (b) the details of agreements and memoranda signed by the Government with various countries during the said summit; and
- (c) whether any promise of aid has been made to the African countries and if so, the details thereof along with names of countries?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a) The Third India - Africa Forum Summit was held on 29 October 2015 in  New  Delhi.  All  54  African  countries  articipated  at  the  Summit.  The African Union Commission was also represented at the Summit.

The  Summit  was  preceded  by  a  Ministerial  Meeting  of  Foreign Ministers  on  27  October  2015  and  a  meeting  of  Senior  Officials  on  26

October 2015.

- A  list  of  the  participating  countries  along  with  Heads  of  their delegation is annexed.
- (b)
- Nil.
- (c) At the Summit, Prime Minister announced the following development assistance over the next 5 years for African countries:
- (i)
- Concessional credit of US$ 10 billion,
- (ii)   Grants in aid of US$ 600 million, and
- (iii)   50000 scholarships for training and higher education.

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## ANNEXURE

|   Sl. No. | Country                      | Designation                                                                               |
|-----------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Algeria                      | Minister of Commerce H.E. Mr. Bakhti Belib                                                |
|         2 | Angola                       | Vice President H.E. Eng. Manuel Domingos Vicente                                          |
|         3 | Benin                        | President H.E. Dr. Boni Yayi                                                              |
|         4 | Botswana                     | Vice President H.E. Mr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi                                  |
|         5 | Burkina Faso                 | Foreign Minister Bedializoun Nebie Moussa                                                 |
|         6 | Burundi                      | 1st Vice President H.E. Mr. Gaston Sindimwo                                               |
|         7 | Cameroon                     | Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella                                                    |
|         8 | Cape Verde                   | Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Jorge Homero Tolentino Araujo                                   |
|         9 | Central African Republic     | Ambassador Economic Adviser Ministry of Foreign Affairs Madam Julienne Desiree Gaudeville |
|        10 | Chad                         | President H.E. Mr. Idriss Deby Itno                                                       |
|        11 | Comoros                      | President H.E. Dr. Ikililou Dhoinine                                                      |
|        12 | Cote d'Ivoire                | Minister of Industry &Mines H.E. Mr. Brou Kasi Jean-Claude                                |
|        13 | Democratic Republic of Congo | Foreign Minister Raymond Tshibanda N'Tungamulongo                                         |
|        14 | Djibouti                     | President H.E. Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh                                                    |
|        15 | Egypt                        | President H.E. Mr. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi                                                   |
|        16 | Equatorial Guinea            | President H.E. Mr. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo                                                  |
|        17 | Eritrea                      | Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Osman Saleh                                                     |
|        18 | Ethiopia                     | Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Hailemariam Dessalegn                                             |
|        19 | Gabon                        | President H.E. Mr. Ali Bongo Ondimba                                                      |
|        20 | Gambia                       | Vice President Her Excellency Dr. Aja Isatou Njie Saidy                                   |
|        21 | Ghana                        | President H.E. Mr. John Dramani Mahama                                                    |
|        22 | Guinea                       | President H.E. Professor Alpha Conde                                                      |
|        23 | Guinea Bissau                | President H.E. Dr. Jose Mario Vaz                                                         |
|        24 | Kenya                        | President H.E. Hon. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta C.G.H.                                             |
|        25 | Lesotho                      | Prime Minister The Right Honourable Dr. Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili                        |
|        26 | Liberia                      | President H.E. Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf                                                |
|        27 | Libya                        | Ambassador of Libya to India H.E. Mr. Ali Al Isawi                                        |

|   28. | Madagascar               | President H.E. Mr. Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana Hery Martial                         |
|-------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    29 | Malawi                   | Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. George Chaonda                                                    |
|    30 | Mali                     | President H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita                                                   |
|    31 | Mauritania               | President H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ould Adbel Aziz                                                  |
|    32 | Mauritius                | Prime Minister The Right Honourable Sir Anerood Jugnauth                                    |
|    33 | Morocco                  | King His Majesty Mohammed VI, King                                                          |
|    34 | Mozambique               | Prime Minister H.E Mr. Carlos Agostinho do Rosario                                          |
|    35 | Namibia                  | President H.E Dr. Hage G. Geingob                                                           |
|    36 | Niger                    | President H.E. Mr. Issoufou Mahamadou                                                       |
|    37 | Nigeria                  | Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Muhammadu Buhari                                                    |
|    38 | Republic of Congo        | Foreign Minister Jean Claude Gakosso                                                        |
|    39 | Rwanda                   | Prime Minister The Rt. Hon. Anastase Murekezi                                               |
|    40 | Sao Tome and Principe    | Prime Minister H.E. Dr. Patrice Emery Trovoada                                              |
|    41 | Senegal                  | President H.E. Mr. Macky Sal                                                                |
|    42 | Seychelles               | Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Joel Morgan                                                       |
|    43 | Sierra Leone             | President H.E. Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma                                                        |
|    44 | Somalia                  | President H.E. Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud                                                   |
|    45 | South Africa             | President H.E. Mr. Jacob G. Zuma                                                            |
|    46 | South Sudan              | President H.E. Mr. Salvo Kiir Mayardit                                                      |
|    47 | Sudan                    | President H.E. Mr. Omer Hassan Ahmed Elbashir                                               |
|    48 | Swaziland                | King His Majesty Mswati-III                                                                 |
|    49 | Tanzania                 | Vice President H.E. Mr. Mohd. Gharib Bilal                                                  |
|    50 | Togo                     | Foreign Minister Robert Dussey                                                              |
|    51 | Tunisia                  | Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Taieb Baccouche                                                   |
|    52 | Uganda                   | President Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni                                                        |
|    53 | Zambia                   | Vice President Her Honourable Mrs. Inonge Wina                                              |
|    54 | Zimbabwe                 | President of Zimbabwe and the President of the African Union H.E. Mr. Robert Gabriel Mugabe |
|    55 | African Union Commission | President African Union Commission H.E. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma                              |