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The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the India-Ethiopia Business Dialogue, organised to commemorate the 12th Anniversary of the India Business Forum in Addis Ababa today (October 5, 2017).  Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Ethiopia and India have been trading with each other for centuries. Trade relations between Ethiopia and India flourished during the ancient Axumite Empire from the 1st century AD. Today the economic relationship covers trade, private investment, concessional loans for infrastructure projects and development assistance, largely for capacity building. The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind and the President of Ethiopia, Dr. Mulatu Teshome at the inauguration of the FICCI Exhibition, at Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia on October 05, 2017 The President said that India is now among the top three foreign investors in Ethiopia. Indian investment has made a mark in textiles and garments, engineering, plastics, water management

Envoys of Tanzania, Ghana, and Burundi presented their credentials to the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan recently.  The envoys who presented their credentials were: -  1. His Excellency Mr. Baraka Haran Luvanda, High Commissioner of Tanzania  2. His Excellency Mr. Michael Aaron Nii Nortey Oquaye, High Commissioner of Ghana  3. Her Excellency Mrs. Stella Bdiriganya, Ambassador of Burundi  Source: PTI