The challenge of developing good leaders is one of the most important issues facing Africa, writes Femi Asu, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria. He says youth have a responsibility to meet that challenge by casting off apathy and using their energy and new opportunities to jump-start Africa’s future. The challenge of great …
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Changing Climate and the Vulnerability of Subsistence Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa Despite Improved Weather Forecasting
January 11by Evans Ijakaa Weather forecasting in Africa continues to improve, with many countries strengthenin …
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Faith in the Crossfire: How Church Networks Are Saving Displaced Nigerians
November 6by Lilian Efobi When bullets stormed through the farms of the middle belt in Nigeria, it wasn’t just …
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Read moreA training session sponsored by the Discovering Young Leaders Program underlines the fact that self appraisal is the first step for community development, writes Biodun Awosusi, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. He says every youth leader must understand himself in order to make a meaningful impact on society. Five weeks on a youth leadership …
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Nigeria’s foremost child rights activist has been named to a prestigious International Leadership program operated by the U.S. State Department. The nomination puts Dayo Israel in the ranks of more than 300 global leaders who are alumni of the program, says Tayo Elegbede, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos, Nigeria. Nigeria’s foremost child rights activist …
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Nearly a quarter of Nigeria’s population is unemployed, raising concerns that disenchanted youth will turn to crime or revolution, writes Biodun Awosusi, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. But a social entrepreneurship program offers a positive alternative. In a bid to tackle unemployment in Nigeria, young graduates are turning into social entrepreneurs and using business …
Around 80% of the world’s waste is produced by North America, Western Europe, Japan and South Korea, despite only accounting for 35% of the planet’s population. But as Tayo Elegbede, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, learns, this does not mean Africa can afford to ignore its own growing garbage problem. With a population of over 1 billion …
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Kenya’s coalition government has been working to reconcile the country since it was plunged to the brink of collapse in tribal violence that followed the 2007 election, writes Peter Njoroge, 25, a Commonwealth Corrrespondent from the town of Kiambu in Kenya. But as elections approach there are concerns about whether enough has been accomplished. …
Revolution creates change in leadership, but it can also bring prolonged disorder, new political cliques, and armed violence, writes Ayo Morakinyo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. Instead of rebellion, he advocates a mental revolution for both citizens and leaders. Today, many Nigerian youth are yearning for a revolutionary displacement of the nation’s leadership. They …
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January 6 is an auspicious date for the son of a devout rural couple, writes Nnadozie Onyekuru, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Maiduguri in Nigeria. On that day John Onaiyekan took the first step in a dream that led to becoming a Cardinal who earns laurels for his work on inter-religious harmony and his fatherly …
The State of the Nation address Rwandans heard as 2012 closed its books indicates positive economic trends. David Masengesho, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kigali in Rwanda, says President Paul Kagame reported that safety and good governance contributed to increased revenue and financial opportunity. Job number increases, safety, peace and good governance contributed to the …
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Nigeria’s citizens have been increasingly active at the national level since the 2011 election, but Tayo Elegbede, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, argues that active citizenry is needed at the local level of government, where it can have the most social and political impact. Individuals make up a society. The government leads, but for …
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