Africa Current Affairs One-liners — Last 3 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.