University students in Nigeria have had no classes for the last six months. The closure of their university campuses is not because of COVID-19 but as a result of a dispute between the government and the university lecturers represented by The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This round of industrial action comes after a 10-month-long …
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable types of cancer, yet 300,000 women across the world lost their battle against this cancer in 2018 alone. The World Health Organisation’s global strategy for eliminating cervical cancer as a public health concern by 2030 progress has also been slow. 28-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, …
Commonwealth youths say they want greater involvement in national and global decisions that affect their lives. The young people who attended the 2022 Commonwealth Youth Forum in Kigali, Rwanda last month, summarized their concerns in the Declaration by the Young People of the Commonwealth. 28-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon, Luchelle Feukeng caught up with Christine …
Ritual-related killings are not new to Nigeria in recent times more of these incidents have been covered by the media. There were 185 ritual-related killings in Nigeria between January 2021 and January 2022 alone. Adedoyin Ajayi, a 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria believes that these ritual-related killings are due to the jostling for wealth, power …
More and more women are being included in Malawi’s formal economy, writes 26-year-old Tiyamike Chirwa, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Malawi who argues that women in her country are increasingly gaining access to financial services that allow them to make payments, save, and obtain credit as they conduct their lives. Photo Credit: Canva About Tiyamike Chirwa: …
After seven months, a ban on Twitter in Nigeria was finally lifted in January 2022. Mubeen Azeez, a 25-year-old correspondent from Nigeria, argues that the ban may have been a calculated effort by President Muhammadu Buhari to accomplish a goal he has always had in mind – limiting some of Nigerians’ freedoms. But while there …
The destruction of forests in Cameroon is devastating indigenous populations like the Bagyeli pygmies who depend on the forest for food, shelter, medicine, and subsistence. Luchelle Feukeng, a 28-year-old Correspondent from Cameroon has been talking to members of this indigenous community in South Cameroon about how hard it is to survive when the very forest …
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Allan Pollard is the youngest elected city councillor of Belize. He is also on the steering committee of the Commonwealth Youth for Sustainable Urbanisation Network(CYSU) and recently represented the network at the largest meetings of young people across the commonwealth, the Commonwealth Youth Forum. After the forum, Allan shared a glimpse of his life and work …
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Over the last two years, the world has been battling the coronavirus. We’ve become more health-conscious, and people – both young and old have been redoubling their efforts to fight diseases that have been plaguing us for thousands of years. One of these diseases is cervical cancer. Sarmad Shahbaz, Commonwealth Correspondent from Pakistan, highlights the work …
Many initiatives have been undertaken worldwide to combat climate change and its effects but there is a greater need for climate justice is crucial. An often overlooked area, climate justice highlights the ethical, political and social justice issues connected to climate change and climate action. Through the work of forward-thinking individuals such as Fiji’s Lavetanalagi …
Adversity fuels one Fijian youth’s fight for climate justice Read More »