President Cyril Ramaphosa with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The fourth India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS), which was set to take place in New Delhi this coming week, has been postponed due to concerns about the evolving health situation in parts of Africa, such as the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
The IAFS is the apex institutional mechanism for India’s engagement with Africa. It was established in 2008 and covers the entire gamut of inter-State partnerships in political, security, economic, trade, developmental partnership, cultural and people-to-people relationships.
On Friday, the Government of the Republic of India and the African Union (AU) announced the postponement of the summit.
In a statement, the AU said: “The two sides exchanged views on the evolving health situation in parts of Africa and reaffirmed the importance of continued cooperation in strengthening public health preparedness and response capacities across the continent, including through support to Africa CDC and relevant national institutions.
