The continued marginalization of young people in south-eastern and southern parts of Nigeria could act as long-term drivers of economic and political instability, writes Omeye Kenechukwu, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. Little had I known that a set of people located in the south-eastern and southern part of Nigeria have been living in fear since …

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The modern world is becoming smaller, integrated and technologically more advanced. It is also becoming fragmented, less peaceful and unsafe for present and future generations, argues Isah Babayo, 28, a Correspondent from Gombe in Nigeria, who offers suggestions for building a culture of peace. The world today is passing through an environment full of tension, violence, injustice, …

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The US president has heightened concerns around the conflict in Afghanistan, writes Summaya Afaq, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Karachi, Pakistan. She recommends cooperation, not confrontation, to solve the Afghan conundrum. “You are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes” -John Wooden Unfortunately, it seems that the 16-year-long Afghan predicament is …

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Recently, Commonwealth Correspondent  Omeye Kenechukwu wrote about community identity in the south of Nigeria. Here, Folmi Yohanna, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bauchi State, examines the sense of inclusion for communities in northern Nigeria. Minority communities in almost any region tend to be targets of discrimination, exclusion and sometimes violence. Often, the poorest communities are …

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The world is in danger as the number of states with nuclear weapons has increased and the long lasting arms race between nuclear weapon states continues, writes Abhay Shah, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Siliguri in India, who draws attention to the UN Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapon (NPT) as the legal …

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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 …

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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 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. …

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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 …

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