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Jaishankar meets Cote d'Ivoire minister in Abidjan
The Hindu··4d ago
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Cote d'Ivoire Minister of State Niale Kaba in Abidjan on Wednesday on trade, infrastructure, agriculture and healthcare. He is on a three-nation African tour after Ghana, with Ethiopia still ahead. Jaishankar said talks covered multilateral engagement. In Ghana he received Ghana's Instrument of Acceptance for India's International Big Cat Alliance launched in 2023.
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What It Means For You
- Talks covered trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture and healthcare cooperation.
- Jaishankar is on a three-nation African tour that also includes Ethiopia after Ghana.
- Ghana handed India its Instrument of Acceptance for the International Big Cat Alliance.
What's Happening
- Jaishankar met Niale Kaba in Abidjan on Wednesday during the Cote d'Ivoire leg of his tour.
- He said discussions advanced India-Cote d'Ivoire partnership across multiple sectors.
- Both sides also discussed deeper engagement in multilateral fora, he posted.
What the Big Cat Alliance covers
- India launched the International Big Cat Alliance in 2023 to mark 50 years of Project Tiger.
- The alliance targets conservation of seven major big cat species and their habitats.
- Cooperation areas include research, knowledge-sharing, capacity building and wildlife management.
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