Africa Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Thu, 01 Oct 2026

• Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tarkash arrived at Mombasa, Kenya, on 29 September 2026 for a goodwill port call in the spirit of MAHASAGAR.

Wed, 23 Sept 2026

• On 23 September 2026, the Indian Navy's sail training ship INS Sudarshini arrived at Alexandria, Egypt, its second visit to the port during the 10-month Lokayan 26 transoceanic expedition.

Thu, 17 Sept 2026

• INS Trishul, the Indian Navy's guided missile frigate, made a port call at Alexandria, Egypt, from 14 to 17 September 2026 and held a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with the Egyptian Navy ship ENS Bernees.

Fri, 11 Sept 2026

• On 11 September 2026, a three-day Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) table-top exercise on a coordinated response to illicit maritime activities in the Indian Ocean Region concluded at Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam.

Tue, 08 Sept 2026

• On 8 September 2026, India and Morocco held the first meeting of their Joint Defence Committee in New Delhi, set up under the defence MoU signed during Rajnath Singh's Morocco visit in September 2025.

Sun, 06 Sept 2026

• On 6 September 2026, the Indian Air Force's Sarang Helicopter Display Team reached Egypt to take part in the 2nd El Alamein International Airshow, held from 8 to 10 September 2026.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026

• Representatives of Libya's rival institutions signed an agreement at the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in Tripoli on 30 August 2026 to hold presidential and legislative elections within 24 months.

Tue, 25 Aug 2026

• MoS Jitin Prasada concluded a visit to Morocco on 25 August 2026 after co-chairing the 7th India–Morocco Joint Commission, where both sides agreed to double bilateral trade in five years.

Sat, 22 Aug 2026

• DR Congo and the AFC/M23 rebel alliance said in a joint statement on 22 August 2026 that they had agreed a roadmap with sequenced steps and timelines for negotiations under the Doha Framework.

Thu, 20 Aug 2026

• India and Mauritius exchanged an oil and gas MoU and a five-year IOCL-STC fuel supply agreement on 20 August 2026 during Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's visit.

Tue, 18 Aug 2026

• Zambia's Electoral Commission on 18 August 2026 declared Hakainde Hichilema re-elected President for a second five-year term with about 60% of the vote.

Sun, 16 Aug 2026

• US envoy Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with Hamas leaders in Egypt on 16 August 2026 to push the US-backed 15-point road map for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which Israel had rejected the previous week.

Wed, 12 Aug 2026

• India and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) signed the Terms of Reference for negotiations towards a Preferential Trade Agreement at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, on 12 August 2026, India's first such ToR with the African region.

Tue, 11 Aug 2026

• The fourth session of the India–Namibia Joint Trade Committee was held in New Delhi on 10–11 August 2026, with bilateral merchandise trade reported at USD 592.94 million in 2025-26 and new working groups agreed on services and health.
• Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi met a Liberian parliamentary delegation, including the Women's Legislative Caucus of Liberia, on 11 August 2026 during its IBSA Fund-supported South-South peer learning visit to India.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026

• The first session of the India–Rwanda Joint Trade Committee (JTC) concluded in New Delhi on 31 July 2026, setting up a standing mechanism to review trade and investment.

Wed, 01 Jul 2026

• ICAR and Seychelles' Agriculture Department signed an MoU and a five-year Work Plan (2026-2031) during the Prime Minister's visit to Seychelles, and INS Tarkash and INS Ikshak concluded their Port Victoria port call on 29 June 2026, according to releases of 1 July 2026.

Mon, 29 Jun 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Independence of Seychelles as Guest of Honour on 29 June 2026, the first Indian Prime Minister to attend Seychelles' Independence Day celebrations.

Sun, 28 Jun 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Seychelles President Patrick Herminie held talks at State House, Victoria, Mahe, on 28 June 2026 during his 27-29 June State Visit; the two sides exchanged agreements including an extradition treaty, a UPI MoU and a Rs 1,250 crore Line of Credit, and Seychelles joined CDRI.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an Extraordinary Sitting of the National Assembly of Seychelles on 28 June 2026, the first Indian Prime Minister to do so.
• Seychelles President Patrick Herminie conferred the Presidential Distinction 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon' on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 June 2026, the first time the honour has been bestowed.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam in Victoria, Mahe, on 28 June 2026 on the sidelines of Seychelles' Golden Jubilee National Day celebrations, their fourth meeting since Ramgoolam took office in November 2024.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and the Prosperity Party on 23 June 2026 on their decisive victory in the parliamentary elections.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026

• Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tarkash departed Port Louis, Mauritius, on 22 June 2026 after a port call, for further deployment in the South West Indian Ocean Region.

Sun, 21 Jun 2026

• President Droupadi Murmu visited Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on 21 June 2026 and toured its Cheetah Management Area.

Fri, 12 Jun 2026

• Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tarkash arrived at Port Victoria, Seychelles, on 12 June 2026 during its operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026

• On 3 June 2026, Union Minister Jitendra Singh and South Africa's Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Nomalungelo Gina agreed to scale up cooperation in future technologies, with AI, digital infrastructure and advanced manufacturing as key priorities.

Tue, 02 Jun 2026

• On 2 June 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, South Africa's Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile, on his first visit to India, called on President Droupadi Murmu, who noted that South Africa was the first country with which India established a Strategic Partnership, in 1997.

Mon, 25 May 2026

• On 25 May 2026 Union Health Minister J P Nadda reviewed India's preparedness for Ebola, saying no case of Bundibugyo Ebola disease had been reported in India, after WHO declared the African outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Fri, 22 May 2026

• On 22 May 2026 India and Ethiopia signed the bilateral market-access protocol for Ethiopia's accession to the World Trade Organization in Geneva.