India, Africa Union postpone New Delhi summit amid Ebola outbreak

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May 21, 2026 6:42 AM EDT

Ambulances are parked at the Bunia General Referral Hospital as suspected patients were brought into the facility following the confirmation of a new outbreak following a resurgence of Ebola involving the Bundibugyo strain, a rarer variant of the virus wi

By Tanvi Mehta

NEW ‌DELHI, May ​21 (Reuters) - ​India and the African Union (AU) have decided to postpone the India-Africa Forum Summit scheduled ‌to be held next week in New ⁠Delhi, due to the "emerging public health situation" in Africa, India's ‌foreign ministry said on ‌Thursday, in an apparent reference to the Ebola outbreak.

Here are some details.

• The fourth India–Africa Forum ​Summit was scheduled to take place in New Delhi from May 28 to May 31.

• ⁠The summit of ministers and leaders aimed to deepen cooperation on trade, ​investment, innovation, development, digital technology, sustainability and global governance.

• After discussing the "evolving health situation ​in parts of Africa", India ‌and the AU agreed that it would be "advisable" to hold the summit at ⁠a later date, the foreign ministry said in a statement. It did not elaborate on the health ⁠concerns.

• The Democratic Republic of Congo has been facing an outbreak ​of a rare Ebola strain for which there is no vaccine.

• The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that ‌600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths have been recorded so far in ‌the outbreak that started two months ago.

• The ⁠Indian foreign ministry said ‌new dates for ​the summit will be finalised in due course.

(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta; Editing by YP ‌Rajesh)


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