PM @narendramodi and the Leaders of African nations in the #IAFS Family Photograph at 3rd #IAFS, New Delhi pic.twitter.com/w26PF3TF9y — PIB India (@PIB_India) October 29, 2015

PM @narendramodi at the inaugural ceremony of 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit (#IAFS) at New Delhi pic.twitter.com/rDG6BatjLJ — PIB India (@PIB_India) October 29, 2015

A glimpse of the cultural performances at the inaugural ceremony of 3rd #IAFS at New Delhi pic.twitter.com/d0NYQTqXpW — PIB India (@PIB_India) October 29, 2015

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India, African continent must be in UNSC, says Sushma Swaraj

NEW DELHI: P rime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India and Africa must speak in one voice for reforms in international institutions like the UN Security Council.Addressing the India-Africa Forum Summit in the national capital, he also took the opportunity to announce a credit of $10 billion to Africa, in addition to the ongoing credit programme. "To add strength to our partnership, India will offer concessional credit of $10 billion over the next five years. This will be in addition to our ongoing credit programme," said Modi.Making common cause with African nations again, like he did on Wednesday, Modi said​ international institutions cannot be representative of the world if they do not give a place to India and Africa. "​This ​ is a world of free nations and awakened aspirations. Our institutions cannot be representative of our world, if they do not give voice to Africa, with more than a quarter of UN members, or the world's largest democracy with one-sixth of humanity. That is why India and Africa must speak in one voice for reforms of the United Nations, including its Security Council," he reiterated.Modi also pledged an assistance of $600 million to the African continent and 50,000 scholarships for African students in India."We will also offer a grant assistance of $600 million. This will include an India-Africa Development Fund of $100 million and an India-Africa Health Fund of $10 million," Modi said."It will also include 50,000 scholarships in India over the next five years. And, it will support the expansion of the Pan Africa E-Network and institutions of skilling, training and learning across Africa." he added.(With inputs from IANS)