G Sai Prashanth India’s Information Technology (IT) sector contributes significantly to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Something that was once the most important and most profound sector in the country now undergoes “Metamorphosis,” if I can call it that. Constant change and adaptation to the evolving new policies, reforms, and changes have resulted in …
by Similoluwa Ifedayo In two years as a Commonwealth Correspondent, I have written 20 articles. Eleven were named Editor’s Picks. Six times I earned Correspondent of the Month. But these numbers are not the story. They are the evidence of a different lesson: how to recognise good writing before anyone else does, how to feel …
by Jasmine Koria ‘Niccolo BJ Machievelli Moeono-Alaiasa’ (yes, like the philosopher!), is the longest name I remember by heart, and not by choice, either. When we first meet, we are teenagers, and the beautifully competitive Samoan education system has given us a very particular kind of anxiety about each other. In a country brimming with …
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by Katerina Panagi When Cyprus assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026 under the motto “An Autonomous Union. Open to the World,” it projected resilience outward. Yet at home, one chair in its democracy remains conspicuously empty: the one reserved for its youth. Taking office during a time of severe …
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The Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (CYPAN) proudly participated in the 5th Global Youth Work Conference, held from November 17–19, 2025 at the International Youth Centre (IYC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference—convened by the Commonwealth Secretariat together with the Commonwealth Alliance of Youth Workers Associations (CAYWA) and Universiti Putra Malaysia—brought together youth leaders, policymakers, and …
CYPAN celebrates its 10th Anniversary at Conference in Malaysia Read More »
by Joyce Wachau Chege We recently celebrated World Radio Day (Friday, February 13) and I could not help but make a few observations. I clearly remember when podcasts were becoming the new kid on the block and how people were quick to proclaim the death of radio. At this time, I had not started consuming …
Why Do We Keep Romanticizing the Death of Radio When it Still Works? Read More »
by Joyce Wachau Chege I just turned a year older on February 12. This Latin phrase has, for me, been an apt reflection that I will either find a way or make one. I have been repeating it to myself for quite some time, not only as a mantra of bravado that I show the …
by Nafeesah Ahmed-Adedoja, February 14, 2026 Valentine’s Day arrives again, bringing the usual flood of heart-shaped chocolates and roses. But beneath the celebration, there’s a cost we rarely name: the silent tax of isolation, quietly claiming 100 lives every hour. We are the first generation to be so connected and yet so alone. We optimise …
100 Lives Per Hour: Why This Valentine’s Day Demands a Different Kind of Love Read More »
by Duncan Galvin Gaswaga The African Court on Human and People’s Rights is the principal judicial organ of the African Union charged with protecting human rights on the African continent. Established by the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights in 1998, the Court came into force in January 2004 and now marks 20 years …
At 20, Africa’s Human Rights Court Matters More Than Ever Read More »
by Monica Islam Gulshan is a posh area in Dhaka city. It is home to the elites. I began living here in 2003 when it was still a desolate residential area. You could find only one or two shops here and there. Over the years, this area has become a crowded commercial area. Now, it …