by Hannah Kumadi Wakawa In North Eastern Nigeria, a region that has battled insurgency for over a de …
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Read moreOver fifty heads of state witnessed the inauguration of the newly-elected Nigerian president, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan yesterday. Tayo Elegbede, a radio presenter, social entrepreneur and writer from Lagos, reports on this new milestone for the country’s 12-year-old democracy. Through its national journey since 1960, Nigeria as a political domain has experienced various forms of governance …
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Kenya is becoming a land of a thousand millionaires and 10 million beggars, the politician Tom Mboya once said. But even he couldn’t have foreseen the desperation so many of his countrymen and women now face, writes Peter Njoroge, a 24-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from the town of Kiambu, near Nairobi. Our people are suffering no …
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Kenya is becoming a land of a thousand millionaires and 10 million beggars, the politician Tom Mboya once said. But even he couldn’t have foreseen the desperation so many of his countrymen and women now face, writes Peter Njoroge, a 24-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from the town of Kiambu, near Nairobi. Our people are suffering no …
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As surging worldwide petroleum prices reap damaging effects on developing countries such as Kenya, 27-year-old aspiring Commonwealth Correspondent Simon Hart living in Nairobi examines the wisdom of seeking out oil sources closer to home. The sudden shortage in oil that has gripped Kenya, and more specifically Nairobi recently, has caused resentment amongst commuters who already …
“The search for Kenyan oil: could it be a blessing or a curse?” Read More »
As surging worldwide petroleum prices reap damaging effects on developing countries such as Kenya, 27-year-old aspiring Commonwealth Correspondent Simon Hart living in Nairobi examines the wisdom of seeking out oil sources closer to home. The sudden shortage in oil that has gripped Kenya, and more specifically Nairobi recently, has caused resentment amongst commuters who already …
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Patriotism is valuing a nation which harnesses its resources to provide opportunities for everyone and where the aspirations of the youth drive the hopes of the future, writes 22-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Nnadozie Onyekuru from Maiduguri, Nigeria. My hope is alive. I have won the battle again. To be born a Nigerian is to pick battles with unpatriotism. …
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Patriotism is valuing a nation which harnesses its resources to provide opportunities for everyone and where the aspirations of the youth drive the hopes of the future, writes 22-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Nnadozie Onyekuru from Maiduguri, Nigeria. My hope is alive. I have won the battle again. To be born a Nigerian is to pick battles with unpatriotism. …
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An international charity working in Rwanda is helping to improve the lives of disadvantaged people by supporting the development of entrepreneurial and technology skills, reports David Masengesho, a 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Kigali. I am an intern at Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), a leading international NGO, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, which enables people to access …
“DOT delivering ReachUp! And StartUp! programs in Rwanda” Read More »
An international charity working in Rwanda is helping to improve the lives of disadvantaged people by supporting the development of entrepreneurial and technology skills, reports David Masengesho, a 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Kigali. I am an intern at Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), a leading international NGO, headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, which enables people to access …
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Intellect is a great trait to possess. But success in life relies on more than brain capacity. It requires determination, guts and hard graft, writes 27-year-old Steven Nsubuga, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala, Uganda. Like any typical Ugandan student at the end of University, I dreamt of the good life: a nice car, a great …
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