00:00The 2026 India-Africa Forum Summit has been postponed amid growing fears over a deadly Ebola outbreak in Central Africa.
00:09India's Ministry of External Affairs and the African Union announced the decision Thursday,
00:14citing an evolving health situation and the need to ensure full participation from African leaders.
00:20The move comes as the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed a new Ebola case in South Kivu,
00:27a region controlled by the Rwandan-backed M-23 militia.
00:32Health officials say the 28-year-old victim died before the diagnosis was confirmed.
00:37The latest outbreak has already caused nearly 140 suspected deaths and hundreds of probable infections across eastern DR Congo,
00:45while ongoing conflict is complicating emergency response efforts.
00:49The World Health Organization has labelled the outbreak a high regional risk, though global risk remains low.
00:56No approved vaccine or treatment currently exists for the Bunji Bunja strain behind the epidemic.
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