New Delhi, April 14 -- The Africa India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME) 2025 was inaugurated on 13 Apri; 25 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, marking a significant step in strengthening maritime cooperation between India and African nations. The ceremony was graced by the presence of Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax, Minister of Defence and National Service of Tanzania, Sanjay Seth, India's Raksha Rajya Mantri (RRM) and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi. The event also saw the attendance of distinguished military leaders, including the Chief of Defence Force of the Tanzania Peoples' Defence Force (TPDF)

Tanzania's Defence Minister, Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax, whilst inaugurating the exercise, stressed the "significance of going ...