
Experts discuss universal coverage of HIV/AIDS treatment in Africa
African and global researchers are meeting in Rwanda to look for ways to achieve universal HIV/AIDS treatment on the African

Egypt summons several Western ambassadors over rights comments
Egypt summoned the ambassadors of Canada, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Britain on Sunday in protest against a statement they

DR Congo sets presidential election for December 2018
The electoral commission in the Democratic Republic of Congo announced on Sunday that the long-awaited presidential elections to replace President

Six Rwandese students perish in Uganda road crash
Six Rwandese students studying in neighbouring Uganda were killed on Saturday in a road crash which also left five others

Togo lifts ban on weekday protests
The Togolese government has lifted a ban on weekday protests after the country witnessed a series of demonstrations defying the

Ping slams proposed changes to Gabon constitution as ‘autocratic’
Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping on Saturday said he would try to scuttle proposed changes to the country’s constitution, describing

Niger Delta Avengers announce end to ceasefire
Militants in Nigeria’s Delta region have declared a current ceasefire over, and say they will take up arms again. The

Benin health sector unions call off two-month strike
Benin’s government and health sector unions have reached an agreement to end a crippling two-month strike that saw treatment in

Congo forces clash with renegade colonel in eastern city of Bukavu
Gunfire and explosions from heavy weapons erupted in Congo’s eastern city of Bukavu on Sunday, witnesses said, as Congolese troops