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India-Africa Forum Summit postponed amid Ebola outbreak
The summit was scheduled for May 28-31 May 21, 2026 04:54 pm What's the storyThe fourth India-Africa Forum Summit, which was scheduled to be held in New Delhi from May 28-31, has been postponed. The decision was taken due to the "evolving health situation in parts of Africa," India's foreign ministry said on Thursday, referring to the Ebola outbreak in several parts of Africa, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The summit aimed at enhancing cooperation on trade, investment, innovation and global governance, among others. Future plans Summit postponed after consultations with African Union The Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that after consultations with the African Union (AU) chairperson and the AU Commission, it was decided to postpone the summit. "Following these consultations, the two sides agreed that it would be advisable to convene the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit at a later date," read an official statement. New dates for this important summit will be communicated in due course. Health measures India has not reported any cases of Ebola Although India has not reported any cases of Ebola, it has ramped up surveillance and preparedness across the country. States and Union Territories have been directed to prepare for pre-arrival and post-arrival screening, quarantine protocols, case management, referral mechanisms and laboratory testing. The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths have been recorded in just two months. Vaccine Vaccine could take 9 months The WHO also warned that it could take up to nine months for a vaccine against the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, which is causing outbreaks in Congo and Uganda, to be developed. Two candidate vaccines are in development, but neither has started clinical trials yet, WHO advisor Dr. Vasee Moorthy said on Wednesday.
India-Africa summit postponed due to Ebola outbreak, first case ...
The 2026 India-Africa Forum Summit, scheduled for May 28 to 31, was postponed due to the "evolving health situation in parts of Africa", India's Ministry of External Affairs announced Thursday as health officials in DR Congo tackled an Ebola virus outbreak. The decision was made in recognition of “the importance of ensuring the full participation and engagement of African leaders and stakeholders, and mindful of the emerging public health situation on the continent", said a joint statement issued by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and the African Union. After discussing the "evolving health situation", India and the AU agreed that it would be "advisable" to hold the summit at a later date, the ministry said. It did not elaborate on the health concerns. The postponement came as a first Ebola case was confirmed in the DR Congo's South Kivu province, in an area under the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 militia's control, the armed group's spokesman said Thursday. To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. © France 24 01:48 First case in rebel-held territory Efforts to get a grip on the latest outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic disease, which the World Health Organization has declared an international emergency, have been hampered by the DRC's long-running conflicts, including between the Congolese army and the AFC/M23. Having seized swathes of land in the mineral-rich east with Rwanda's help, the AFC/M23 has set up to govern for the long run in areas under its control, installing a parallel administration to the Congolese government. But the armed group has never had to manage the response to a serious epidemic of a disease like Ebola, which has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa in the past half-century. According to the AFC/M23 spokesman, tests "confirm a new positive case" from the South Kivu provincial capital Bukavu, which fell into the group's hands in February 2025. But the case involved a "person coming from Kisangani", a major city in the eastern Tshopo province where no Ebola infections from the current outbreak have so far been recorded. "The person concerned, a compatriot aged 28, unfortunately succumbed to the disease before the diagnosis was confirmed," the spokesman added. The Congolese authorities were yet to comment on the rep...
India-Africa Summit Postponed as Aid Groups in Congo Warn Ebola ...
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said Thursday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to a growing Ebola outbreak linked to a rare virus, as armed groups continue to threaten a region already grappling with a displacement and humanitarian crisis.“The situation is worrying because this is gaining momentum,” Hama Amado, a field coordinator in the city of Bunia for the Alima aid group, told The Associated Press. “This is spreading in many areas. So everyone must mobilize.”He added: “We are still far from saying that the situation is under control.”There is no available vaccine or medicine for the Bundibugyo strain responsible for the outbreak, which spread undetected for weeks following the first known death while authorities tested for a more common Ebola virus.Healthcare workers and aid groups are struggling to respond as experts say the outbreak is much larger than what has been officially reported. Authorities have so far announced 139 suspected deaths and nearly 600 suspected cases.On Thursday, the M23 rebel group that controls parts of eastern Congo reported a confirmed case near the major city of Bukavu, some 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of the outbreak’s epicenter in Ituri Pronvince. The person died, M23 said in a statement.As well as Ituri, other cases have been confirmed in North Kivu province and two in Uganda. But the announcement by M23 was the first confirmation of a case in South Kivu.The outbreak in Congo has had wider repercussions. India and the African Union said Thursday that the India-Africa Forum Summit, scheduled to be held next week in New Delhi, had been postponed due to the “evolving health situation in parts of Africa.”On Wednesday, Congo’s soccer team canceled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned farewell to fans in the capital Kinshasa because of the Ebola outbreak. Early detection is key While almost 20 tons of aid has been airlifted to Bunia, the site of the first known death last month, doctors using out-of-date facemasks were tending to suspected Ebola patients in general wards because of the lack of isolation space.Early detection of the virus is key in saving lives, but the region's already weak health infrastructure and surveillance capacity has been further weakened by international aid cuts, experts say. There are over 920,000 internally displaced people in Ituri, according to the U.N.“Communities in eastern DRC are already fac...
India-Africa summit postponed as Ebola spreads to M23-held DR Congo area
Efforts to stop the latest outbreak of the deadly disease have been hampered by armed conflict in eastern DR Congo and foreign aid cuts.The African Union and India have postponed the India-Africa Forum Summit scheduled for next week in New Delhi, due to the “evolving health situation in parts of Africa”.India’s Ministry of External Affairs made the announcement on Thursday as health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are battling a growing Ebola disease outbreak.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3WHO says 600 suspected cases, 139 deaths in growing Ebola outbreaklist 2 of 3DR Congo cancel World Cup training camp in Kinshasa over Ebola outbreaklist 3 of 3Ebola outbreak: When will a vaccine be developed for the new strain?end of listThe decision was made in recognition of “the importance of ensuring the full participation and engagement of African leaders and stakeholders, and mindful of the emerging public health situation on the continent,” the joint statement said.The announcement comes as the first Ebola case was confirmed in the DR Congo’s South Kivu province, an area controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, the group’s spokesman said on Thursday.Efforts to stop the latest outbreak of the deadly disease, which the World Health Organization has declared an international emergency, have been affected by the DRC’s longrunning conflicts, including between the Congolese army and the M23.The armed has never had to manage a response to a serious epidemic of a disease like Ebola, which has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa in the past half-century. M23 said earlier this week that it was committed to working with international partners to contain the outbreak, though the response has been complicated by the virus’s presence in densely populated urban areas in eastern DRC.The new case was located in a rural area near the provincial capital of Bukavu, which fell into M23 hands in February 2025. It marks an expansion of an outbreak that experts believe circulated for about two months in Ituri province, several hundred kilometres to the north, before being detected last week.According to the M23 spokesman, the case involved a “person coming from Kisangani”, a major city in the eastern Tshopo province where no Ebola infections from the current outbreak have so far been recorded.“The person concerned, a compatriot aged 28, unfortunately succumbed to the disease before the diagnosis was confirmed,” the spokesman added.Th...
