Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties with Cote d'Ivoire
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Cote d'Ivoire's Minister of State Niale Kaba to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade, infrastructure, and healthcare. The visit is part of a three-nation African tour that also included stops in Ghana to promote the India-led International Big Cat Alliance.
Why it matters
The visit underscores India's strategic push to deepen South-South cooperation and expand its diplomatic and economic footprint across the African continent.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) held talks with Cote d'Ivoire's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Niale Kaba on strengthening bilateral ties, with a focus on trade, infrastructure, agriculture and healthcare.
The Minister arrived in Cote d'Ivoire from Ghana on the second leg of his three-nation tour of African countries, which also includes Ethiopia.
Mr. Jaishankar said he had "comprehensive discussions" with Kaba in Abidjan on advancing India-Cote d'Ivoire partnership, "including in trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare and people-to-people ties".
"Underlined that our people-centric cooperation will be driven by the priorities of Cote d'Ivoire," he said in a social media post.
The two sides also discussed deepening their engagement in multilateral fora, he said.
Earlier, in Ghana, Jaishankar received from Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa the country's Instrument of Acceptance for the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA).
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