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Scaling a new Summit

In Manmohan's visit, a new emphasis on Africa

Six-day visit to Addis Ababa and Dar es Salaam sets the stage for a big diplomatic push into the continent

Ethiopia ready to increase trade exchanges with India

Ethiopia assured India that it will step up its trade ties with it and increase imports of Indian goods and services.

Trade fair in Addis Ababa showcasing India Inc. in Africa

Over 80 Indian firms are showcasing their products and services at a trade fair organised as a part of the second India-Africa Forum Summit that begins here.

PM lands in Addis Ababa

By Manish Chand

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived for the India-Africa Forum summit, the first leg of a six-day trip that will also take him to Tanzania for a bilateral visit.

West playing India against China in Africa: India

By Manish Chand

A day before its second summit with African leaders in Addis Ababa, India ruled out any rivalry with China in its diplomatic and business foray into Africa and underlined that the West was trying to pit New Delhi against Beijing by conjuring up an arena of competition between the emerging Asian powers.

Ethiopian PM hails ties with India

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi held discussions with the Indian delegation led by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, saying the Ethiopia-India ties have grown in all sectors, Xinhua reported.Zenawi said the trade exchange volume of the two countries has reached $4.5 billion from only $300 million five years ago.

India's democratic development a lesson for Africa: Ethiopia Deputy PM

Manish Chand

In a subtle allusion to China's much talked about thrust into Africa, Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has vigorously endorsed India's development model ahead of the second India-Africa Forum summit and called for scaling bilateral ties with New Delhi to new heights."Africa is paying special attention to India because India has deep-rooted experience which can be transferred to Africa," Desalegn, who is also Ethiopia's foreign minister, told IANS in the Ethiopian capital.

'Yeh hai meri India' - in Ethiopia

By Tarun Basu

"Yeh hai meri India!" the coffee shop steward greets Indian visitors cheerily at the Hilton Addis Ababa as he pours a cuppa. Asked if he has been to India, the Ethiopian says no, but quotes the line from a Bollywood hit whose name he does not remember.

Manmohan kicks off week of high-wire Africa diplomacy

By Manish Chand

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh touches down in Ethiopia for his second summit with African leaders that will bolster India's development-centric partnership and unveil fresh aid, trade concessions and training institutes for Africa against the backdrop of China's surging influence in the continent.It will be a week of high-wire Africa diplomacy as Manmohan Singh will not only co-chair the second India-Africa Forum Summit, but also hold bilateral meetings with over half a dozen leaders from African countries.

PM on a tour to Africa, terms summit a 'landmark' event

Before leaving for the two-nation Africa tour to Ethiopia and Tanzania, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh underlined that the second summit in Addis Ababa will be a "landmark event" which will help expand a "strong and purposeful partnership between India and Africa" in tune with "the realities of the 21st century."