India and the African Union have agreed to postpone the Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit due to the emerging public health situation on the continent.
The decision was taken after consultations between the Government of India, the Chairperson of the African Union, and the African Union Commission.
The joint press release did not provide a new date for the Summit, stating that the new dates will be finalised through mutual consultations and communicated in due course.
India and Africa share a longstanding partnership based on solidarity, mutual respect, South–South cooperation, and a shared commitment to peace, development, and prosperity.
The decision comes a day after the World Health Organisation declared the Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
The Union health ministry has issued an advisory directing travellers arriving from, or transiting through, Ebola-affected countries to immediately report to airport health authorities if they develop symptoms associated with the disease.
The advisory listed symptoms including fever, weakness or fatigue, headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, unexplained bleeding and sore throat.
