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The Foreign Minister of Seychelles gives his views on the challenges facing the development of small island states, political instability and change across Africa, carbon emissions and the 2011 Commonwealth summit. Report by Francis Ventura, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne, Australia. Francis: The Arab Spring democratic uprisings have not had the results that many of …

Interview with Jean-Paul Adam, Foreign Minister of Seychelles Read More »

via the Guardian Around 2,000 Samburu families have stayed squatting on edge of disputed territory, says NGO Survival International. Members of the Samburu people in Kenya have been abused, beaten and raped by police after the land they lived on for two decades was sold to two US-based wildlife charities, a rights group and community leader have alleged. With nowhere …

Kenya’s Samburu people “violently” evicted after US charities buy land Read More »

Young people in Africa are challenging the norms and structures that exclude them, engaging with the state and demanding accountability. This special issue describes how young people are exercising their right to participate and developing the knowledge, skills and confidence to affect to change. It explores methods of communication, appraisal, monitoring and research which are …

Youth and participatory governance in Africa Read More »

The Nigerian government’s decision to remove a fuel subsidy for ordinary citizens has drawn harsh criticism and led to protests across the oil-rich country, reports Tayo Elegbede, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent and radio presenter from Lagos. The year 2012 initially started out on a positive note for most Nigerians. Mercifully there was not a bomb …

“Nigeria faces protests against the removal of the fuel subsidy” Read More »

The Nigerian government’s decision to remove a fuel subsidy for ordinary citizens has drawn harsh criticism and led to protests across the oil-rich country, reports Tayo Elegbede, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent and radio presenter from Lagos. The year 2012 initially started out on a positive note for most Nigerians. Mercifully there was not a bomb …

"Nigeria faces protests against the removal of the fuel subsidy" Read More »

A plan to produce and sell toothpicks from bamboo plants in Rwanda was just one of the proposals from young entrepreneurs to win an award last month. It was part of an innovative scheme set up by local and international partners, reports David Masengesho, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kigali. In the evening of Saturday 10 …

“Competitors had to show the sustainability of their business” Read More »

A plan to produce and sell toothpicks from bamboo plants in Rwanda was just one of the proposals from young entrepreneurs to win an award last month. It was part of an innovative scheme set up by local and international partners, reports David Masengesho, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kigali. In the evening of Saturday 10 …

"Competitors had to show the sustainability of their business" Read More »

The Nigerian government’s removal of a fuel subsidy earlier this month has led to some of the largest recorded public demonstrations in recent national history, reports Commonwealth Correspondent Ayodeji Morakinyo, 24. In January 2012, the federal government of Nigeria gave its citizenry a New Year gift: the removal of the petrol subsidy. The President of Nigeria, …

“The January protests in Nigeria over the fuel subsidy are unusual” Read More »

The Nigerian government’s removal of a fuel subsidy earlier this month has led to some of the largest recorded public demonstrations in recent national history, reports Commonwealth Correspondent Ayodeji Morakinyo, 24. In January 2012, the federal government of Nigeria gave its citizenry a New Year gift: the removal of the petrol subsidy. The President of Nigeria, …

"The January protests in Nigeria over the fuel subsidy are unusual" Read More »