The Mother Land Forum 2025 held from February 8 – 9, powered by Afreximbank and hosted by Mother Land Hub, marked a defining moment in African and diaspora engagement. Held at SOAS University of London, the summit saw Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), honoured with the inaugural Mother Land Annual …
by Hannah Kumadi Wakawa In North Eastern Nigeria, a region that has battled insurgency for over a decade, resulting in over a million displaced persons, land destroyed by explosions, and pollution among other crisis inflicted hazards, a new wave is beginning to emerge. For several years now, this region, which comprises states such as Borno, …
Changing the Climate Narrative: One Story at a Time Read More »
by Jyasi Murray At 2024’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29), agreements were made amongst world leaders of various developed nations to contribute amounts of up to 1.3 trillion dollars per year in climate financing by 2035. Developing nations however, particularly small island developing states, have a great part to play in the global …
The Caribbean’s Role in Creating a Clean Energy Future Read More »
by Evans Ijakaa Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, is a place where hope and hardship coexist. Home to over 250,000 residents, it is also home to something else: over 500 non-governmental organizations (NGOs). With so many NGOs operating in such a small area, one would assume Kibera’s issues—poverty, unemployment, lack of education, gender-based violence …
by Jyasi Murray Our modern world is more connected than ever before, due to the rapid growth in the capability and accessibility of digital technologies such as personal computers, smartphones, and the Internet, from the late 1900s to the present. Though the Internet and computer devices are often seen in a negative light because of …
How Digital Technologies Drive Economic Growth in Developing Nations Read More »
by Similoluwa Ifedayo Nigeria, it’s Valentine’s Day, and guess what? I should be texting someone who treats me right, but here I am…texting you. Again. I don’t know why I do this to myself. Do you even realise how much I’ve loved you? I built my dreams around you. I imagined a future where we’d …
by Alphonse Akouyu In March 2024, I was asked to go on a work trip to the beautiful city of Freetown, Sierra Leone aka Sweet Salone. As with all work trips, there is plenty of excitement especially if it is a new country and one with as rich a history as Sierra Leone. Growing up …
Travelling Across Africa – Reflections on the Current State of Affairs Read More »
by Wyzdom McCalla-Rodol The International Trade climate is changing.In Canada, we are learning that we can no longer depend heavily on our closest neighbour, the United States, as they mock our sovereignty and threaten seismic tariffs under President Trump’s leadership. Canada will need to look for other trading partners as the U.S. will pursue a …
It’s time for a Commonwealth Free Trade Agreement Read More »
by Faseeh Abbas Recently, incoming President of the United States Donald Trump expressed interest in the idea of annexing Canada, Greenland, and Panama, citing their strategic importance to his country. But wait a minute. What? Canada, Greenland, and Panama? What is even special about them? The notion of annexing sovereign countries and territories is politically …
From Arctic to Canal – The Geopolitical Goldmine Trump Wants to Claim Read More »
by Jasmine Koria Despite its distance from both Europe and the continental United States, the Commonwealth Pacific has consistently yielded small but high-achieving cohorts of United Kingdom (UK) postgraduate scholars over the last few years. Samoa, in particular, has been privileged to put forward between two and four candidates annually to study in the UK. …
Commonwealth Scholarships: Closing Equity Gaps by Sharing Our Commonwealth Read More »