Welcome to the 7^th edition of the Cochrane Africa Newsletter. In this issue we bring you:

• news on the Cochrane Colloquium, which also marked the 30^th anniversary of the collaboration and the impressions of a first timer at the Colloquium.
• an interview with Eric Tornu who outlines the processes and methodologies used in the development of guidelines for nurses to provide self-management support to adults with TB-HIV coinfection in Ghana.
• we say Au Revoir but not Goodbye to Jennifer Orwa of Cochrane Kenya.
• updates and news from Cochrane Kenya and Cochrane Cameroon, summaries of recent Cochrane Reviews of interest to the African setting and updates on Cochrane activities and training opportunities.