FOCUS – AFRICA

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India announced the Focus Africa Programme with a focus on seven countries of Sub-Saharan Region - South Africa, Nigeria, Mauritius, Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana and Ethiopia on 31st March 2002 along with the announcement of the EXIM Policy for the years 2002-07. With a view to further enhance India's trade with Africa the scope of this Programme was further extended with effect from 1st April 2003 to all the other countries of the Sub-Saharan African region, where India has Diplomatic Missions - Angola, Botswana, Ivory-Coast, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, Seychelles, Uganda, Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe along-with the six countries of North Africa - Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Sudan, Morocco and Algeria. As many Missions in Sub Saharan Africa are concurrently accredited to other countries in the region, the Programme in effect, therefore covers the entire African continent.

Program Details as offered by the Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India

Countries Covered :

Uganda	Sudan	Nigeria	South Africa
Tunisia	Zambia	Seychelles	Morocco
Zimbabwe	Tanzania	Senegal	Namibia
Mozambique	Algeria	Angola	Botswana
Egypt	Estonia	Ghana	Cote D'Ivoire
Kenya	Libya	Madagascar	Mauritius