It’s his first visit as Indian leader to the African mainland.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in South Africa on Thursday with the issues of energy, food security, trade, maritime cooperation and diaspora interactions high on his agenda.

His safari is the third segment of India’s high-level engagement with Africa this year.

Vice President Hamid Ansari visited Morocco and Tunisia and President Pranab Mukherjee’s called on Ghana, Ivory Coast and Namibia.

Modi will hold bilateral talks with his counterparts in Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya.

At each stop he’ll meet representatives of the Indian community – numbering a total of around 2,7 million in the four countries he’s visiting.

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