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India on a mission to counterbalance China's growing influence in Africa

 

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The recently concluded African Development Bank (AFDB) annual meetings in India saw a refocus of attention on India-Africa relations. Rapid growth in engagement between India and Africa in recent years has been overshadowed somewhat by the considerable attention given to China's activities in the region. Indian investment is smaller in scale, but given historical ties with some Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, and a significant Indian diaspora, India's engagement with Africa has been less controversial, and therefore has garnered less media attention.

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