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Indonesia vows to enhance cooperation with African countries

The Indonesian Foreign Ministry has reaffirmed its commitment to boosting cooperation with African nations, focusing on health and energy, ahead of the second Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) which will take place in September in Indonesia.

A technician demonstrates a miniature medical gas installation at the 2024 National Quality Infrastructure Festival in Jakarta on August 12, 2024. (Photo: en.antaranews.com)
A technician demonstrates a miniature medical gas installation at the 2024 National Quality Infrastructure Festival in Jakarta on August 12, 2024. (Photo: en.antaranews.com)

Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian Foreign Ministry has reaffirmed its commitment to boosting cooperation with African nations, focusing on health and energy, ahead of the second Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) which will take place in September in Indonesia.

Siti Nugraha Mauludiah, the ministry’s Director General of Information and Public Diplomacy, said that Indonesia is committed to enhancing development cooperation with African countries as an equal and reliable partner.

Indonesia has actively engaged in South-South and Triangular Cooperation (KSST) over the past decade, implementing around 60 programmes involving 500 participants from Africa. These efforts span various sectors, including agriculture, health, energy, infrastructure, and trade.

Mauludiah highlighted Indonesia's growing recognition as a trusted development partner and newly acknowledged donor country. This commitment is reflected in the establishment of the International Development Cooperation Fund (LDKPI) or Indonesia AID in 2019, which has extended assistance to 23 African countries, focusing on food security, health, and energy.

Notable contributions include food aid to drought-hit regions in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Madagascar, health support to Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and solar energy training in several African nations.

The upcoming IAF, themed "Bandung Spirit for Africa's 2063 Agenda", will further strengthen Indonesia-Africa relations and promote shared prosperity. ./.

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