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FILE. Health workers observing World Aids Day. Picture: AFP.

West africas gulf of guinea

'People living with HIV continue to suffer needlessly & die silently'

By Jean-Jacques Cornish

A medical watchdog has warned goals to curb HIV won’t be met unless the response is accelerated.

  • FILE: Liberian nurses carry the body of a suspected victim of Ebola at the Sonuwein community in Monrovia, Liberia, 3 October 2014. Picture: EPA/Ahmed Jallanzo

    EU to discuss Ebola screening of travellers

    Officials say talks are designed to co-ordinate action taken by member states to fight the virus.

    2818 days ago
  • FILE: The WHO said there were 85 new cases between 8 and 12 July, highlighting continued high levels of spread. Picture: AFP.

    Ebola death toll jumps to 603

    WHO says there were 85 new cases between 8 and 12 July.

    2907 days ago
  • FILE: Ebola continues to spread in Sierra Leone, Liberia and, to a lesser extent, in Guinea. Picture: AFP.

    Ebola deaths surge in Sierra Leone, Liberia

    The WHO says there were a combined 44 new cases and 21 deaths between 6 and 8 July.

    2912 days ago
  • FILE: Officials from the World Health Organisation wear protective clothing as they prepare to enter Kagadi Hospital in Kibale District, where an outbreak of Ebola virus started. Picture: AFP.

    W African nations unite to fight Ebola

    The epidemic has killed hundreds of people in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

    2919 days ago
  • Pirate attacks off Nigeria's coast have jumped by a third this year. Picture: Wikimedia Commons.

    Pirate attacks off Nigerian coast surge

    Ships passing through West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, a major commodities hub, are under threat.

    3179 days ago
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