Nigeria’s democracy is struggling to contain the Boko Haram movement, writes Elijah Elaigwu, 25, a Correspondent from Nigeria. He describes how extremist attacks that know no religion or boundary have created strife, acrimony, and disorder in a nation that prides itself on peaceful coexistence. The seriousness of the Boko Haram insurgence portends a grave danger …

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A debate about Sunday horse racing has moved from the church and race track to the streets and universities as Jamaica grapples with the concept and reality of the separation of church and state, writes Shane Cunningham, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Jamaica. A war of words has erupted in two Jamaican daily newspapers, launched …

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story via Scoop The Duke of Cambridge has praised youth involved in the Commonwealth Youth Programme in a special royal visit to the Commonwealth Pacific Youth Leadership and Integrity Conference. The Duke of Cambridge gave a short speech to the 40 youth representatives at the conference, run by the Commonwealth Youth Programme’s Pacific Centre as …

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