India, Feb. 24 -- 2026-Africa has often been called "The Continent of the Future," a phrase that reflects both its demographic dynamism and its expanding economic and strategic relevance in global affairs. For India, engagement with Africa is rooted in shared history of anti-colonial struggle, South-South solidarity and inspired the principles articulated at the 1955 Bandung Conference. These historical affinities today intersect with pressing geopolitical and developmental imperatives, as both sides navigate a rapidly transforming international order.

Intensifying great-power competition across Africathrough China's infrastructure outreach along with renewed European and American engagement, has reshaped the continent's external partner...