♤ The Advent of European Colonialism brought a shared experience for both.

♤ The British took thousands of Indian workers to construct the Kenyan Railway and to countries such as South Africa.

♤ India has a large diaspora presence in African continent.

♤ Mahatma Gandhi, stayed and worked in South Africa and inspired the later African National Congress and also led the freedom Movement in India.

♤ After Independence Prime Minister Nehru stressed on the Afro-Asian solidarity, this was markedly visible in the Asian-African conference, Bandung, 1955.

♤ This led to large African participation in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

♤ Thus, the countries of Africa share solidarity in anti-colonial and anti-imperial sentiments.