The virus behind an outbreak now affecting Pakistan was first classified in Africa more than 60 years ago, writes Omer Fayshal Pavel, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh, who describes the mosquito-borne illness. It was 1952 when an unknown disease emerged in Makonde Plateau, the border between Mozambique and Tanzania. In that time …
Major shifts in global politics are fast shaping the refugee protection regime in Africa in a way that threatens to negatively affect humanitarian action towards refugee populations in the region, writes Joshua Orawo, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kenya. Two recent happenings have substantially affected and continue to affect funding for refugee protection programmes in the …
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Nancy Saili, 25, a Correspondent from Solwezi in Zambia, notes that agricultural is the backbone of the Zambian economy, alleviating problems of poverty and offering sustainable economic growth. But local climate change has affected crop yields, prompting need for new practices. Developing world countries like Zambia rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture and are adversely affected by …
The Chale Wote Street Art Festival brings art, music and performance to the streets of Jamestown, a suburb of Accra. Kenneth Gyamerah, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kumasi in Ghana describes how the festival creates appreciation among participants and patrons. Since 2011, Chale Wote has included street painting, graffiti murals, photography, theatre, spoken word, interactive art …
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The 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting recently held in Uganda has been considered a success by many youth participants, writes Kiiza Saddam Hussein, a Correspondent from Uganda who spoke with participants at the close of the meetings. During the meetings, a number of youth-led ventures and projects were shared. To those youths who had never …
India has launched a Smart Cities Mission to reform delivery of services. Abhilash Borah, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Assam, India, argues the plan must consider climate change and public health needs. Development has come at a cost, with a threat that the climate is challenging society at large. With increasing population, climate change presents …
A bold decision by the Supreme Court of Kenya offers lessons for the judiciary in other countries, writes Badru Walusansa, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala in Uganda. The Supreme Court ruling in Kenya that led to the nullification of President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta’s election victory provides key lessons on how an independent judicial system …
The search for leadership is a constant of the political world. Staphon Simon, 22, a Correspondent from St. Lucia, examines some of the qualities and challenges that factor in that search. The concept of the ideal politician has been argued vehemently by the ancient, post classical and modern-era western philosophers and, by extension, contemporary Afro-Caribbean intellectuals. …
Venturing overseas for work can be a fraught experience, writes Eric Omwanda Nehemiah, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nairobi in Kenya. He makes the case for growing opportunity by investing in Africa. After a long day of work, my friend Darius from Lithuania engages me in a conversation. He tells me that the majority of …
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The public is taught to look to government for answers, but Ope Adetayo, 19, a Correspondent from Lagos, Nigeria, argues that from an early age the public has not been taught to consider its own responsibilities. Society feeds a child the information that the beginning and the end of the myriad problems beleaguering Nigerian society …