From 7-12 April 2018, President Ram Nath Kovind will pay a State Visit to Equatorial Guinea, Swaziland and Zambia. The President is accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways & Shipping, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandavia and two Members of Parliament.
President Kovind will be in Equatorial Guinea from 7-9 April 2018. He will address the Parliament of Equatorial Guinea on 8 April 2018 after meeting his counterpart for delegation level talks.
From there, the Indian President will arrive in Swaziland on 9 April 2018. President Kovind and King Mswati-III will jointly inaugurate the Information Technology Centre located in the Royal Science & Technology Park (RSTP). The other elements of the visit include an address by the President at the Swazi Parliament and call on Queen Mother.
The President would arrive in Lusaka, Zambia on 10 April 2018. He will have delegation level talks with the Zambian Side.
This will be the third tour of the Indian President to the African Continent. This will be the first visit of an Indian Head of State or Head of Government to Equatorial Guinea and Swaziland. The Presidential Visit to Zambia is taking place after 29 years.