New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- India and the African Union are in touch to finalise mutually convenient dates for the next India-Africa Summit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed on Friday, reaffirming New Delhi's strong and historic partnership with African nations.

The details were shared by the MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal while addressing a bi-weekly press briefing here in the national capital.

Responding to a query on the India-Africa Summit, Jaiswal said the event had been postponed after consultations with the African Union and that both sides are now working towards holding it at a mutually convenient time.

"You know the circumstances under which the India-Africa Summit had to be postponed, and this we did in consultatio...