The Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV), scheduled for next week, from 28 to 31 May 2026, in New Delhi, has been postponed in view of the Ebola outbreak in some countries in Africa.
The decision was taken after deep consultations held between the Government of India, the Chairperson of the African Union, and the African Union Commission related to the new dates of the Summit and its activities.
In a statement on Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that after serious deliberations regarding the situation, India and the African Union agreed “that it would be advisable to convene the Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit at a later date.
“New dates for the Summit and its associated meetings will be finalized through mutual consultations and communicated in due course.”
The summit aims to gather leaders from across the African continent, the African Union Commission, aiming to strengthen the India-Africa partnership, and lay out a roadmap for further expanding cooperation across diverse sectors.
The decision highlights the grave public health situation that has arisen in Africa’s Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda due to the Ebola outbreak.
(DNA India)
