New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday highlighted India's expanding partnership with Africa, with a focus on human resource development, education, food security and humanitarian assistance.

Addressing an Africa Day event in Delhi, Jaishankar said India has offered more than 80,000 scholarships and training opportunities to African countries over the last 11 years through initiatives including ITEC, ICCR, the CV Raman Fellowships and the e-VBAB digital education portals.

"Human resource development remains at the heart of India's engagement with Africa, and all of you diplomats who are here are an example of that," Jaishankar said.

He said India has now made a "qualitative transition" in its engagemen...