President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Luanda on Saturday night as part of her state visit to Angola.

This is the first-ever State visit by an Indian Head of State to the African country.

According to Rashtrapati Bhavan, this historic visit highlights India’s commitment to strengthening ties with Africa and the Global South.

President Murmu is in Angola as part of the first leg of the tour from November 8 to 11, at the invitation of her Angolan counterpart, João Lourenco.

Earlier on Thursday, while addressing a special press briefing on the visit of the President, MEA Secretary of Economic Relations Sudhakar Dalela said that the visit reflects India’s growing focus on strengthening partnerships with countries of the Global South, particularly in Africa, across political, economic, develop

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