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Dennis Ekwere, 34, of Kaduna, Nigeria, is a ‘Youth Practitioner’ who is making a difference by role modelling and teaching social change aimed at peace. Here, he describes the results of lack of information about Ebola virus. The world woke up one day and discovered the resurgence of the Ebola virus disease, which was first known in …

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Allowing students to pursue their own interests can lead to remarkable results, writes Carole Nyemeck, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Yaounde in Cameroon, who describes a bold experiement in education. Innovation is the gigantic motion which enlightens the world, and dynamism the staunch wheel that allows for its concretization. As such, one of the concepts that fall …

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Kenya has started the process of changing to a more localised system of government, writes Eric Omwanda, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nairobi in Kenya, who says that once implemented, devolution has the potential to benefit local communities. Devolution in simple terms means bringing resources and governance closer to the people through smaller units of government headed …

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Sustainable Development Goals give the world’s youth new roles in 2015, says Joshua Orawo, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kenya, who challenges youth to be ready for the opportunity. As the world marked the end of 2014, as it has always been at the end of every year and beginning of another, we, the world’s citizens, were thrown into a …

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Youth issues will be in the spotlight when policy makers meet in Yaounde, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bamenda in Cameroon, who argues the meeting will also be an opportunity for youth representatives to prove themselves. The eyes of the Commonwealth will again be on Cameroon’s capital city, Yaounde, as the country hosts …

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As Nigeria prepares for elections, voters are wary about past experiences and looking for candidates who will create positive change, writes Musa Temidayo, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria. It is no news that come February Nigerians are at the crossroads, going to the polls once again to decide which team should continue steering the course of the country …

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Tragic news has put Nigeria in the headlines recently, but Prince Joshua Oyeniyi, 26, a Correspondent from Nigeria, reports that young leaders are placing the country on the map for positive reasons. These days, the rate at which information is spread to the rest of the world from one little village can be shocking. Now …

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Youths have a role to play in the nation’s ambitious strategy plan, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bamenda in Cameroon as the country prepares to celebrate National Youth Week. I’s February 2015 and once again the winds of the National Youth Week have begun blowing across Cameroon. In Bamenda students, pupils and other …

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The disappearance of an important witness has raised important questions about the country’s committment to pursuing justice, writes Judith Akoth, 23, a Correspondent from Kisumu in Kenya. The disappearance of International Criminal Court ‘witness’ Meshack Yebei has raised many questions about the level of commitment by the Kenyan Government to provide witness protection as a State …

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Corrpution is interfering with efforts to end mosquito-related deaths, writes Dennis Ekwere, 34, of Kaduna, Nigeria, a ‘Youth Practitioner’ who is making a difference by role modelling and teaching social change aimed at peace. Sometimes it is unthinkable but real what the poor face. When aid programs break down the poor – especially children – bear …

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