by Evans Ijakaa Weather forecasting in Africa continues to improve, with many countries strengthenin …
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by Lilian Efobi When bullets stormed through the farms of the middle belt in Nigeria, it wasn’t just …
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Read moreA unique workshop took science, technology and ethics to a teen audience in Nigeria. Timi Olagunju, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria, was one of the presenters in the program promoting education and leadership. In the words of Thomas Jefferson, “the price of liberty is eternal vigilance”, and education is the ability to learn, unlearn, …
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A summit on Nigeria’s education issues gave Musa Temidayo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, opportunity to discuss policy and to experience a different part of the country. I recently learned the happy news that I would be leading the crusade of the Global Youth Ambassador (GYA) #UpForSchool preliminary launch in Nigeria’s Edo State. So, I got set …
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Participants at a Town Hall session are asking Nigeria’s leaders to take ground-breaking steps to address youth issues and include youth in governance, writes Timi Olagunju, 29, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria, who was a panelist at the event. Young leaders from six states in Nigeria gathered to brainstorm on the subject of good …
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The United States Supreme Court made a long-awaited and historic decision on same-sex marriage, but as David Masengesho, 28, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kigali in Rwanda currently residing in the USA writes, the decision does not mean the end of the LGBT community’s struggle for equal human rights. June 26, 2015, marked a historical day …
Cameroon’s women’s team gave an inspiring performance at FIFA 2015, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon, and at the same time gave a boost to empowerment initiatives for women in that country. The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada might be over but for many the memories are indelible. Interest in Women’s …
While education is a highly-valued goal, there can be hurdles along the way. Nutifafa Geh, 29, a Correspondent from Ho in Ghana, writes that sharing stories about those struggles is one way of solving problems and helping students. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon and unlike the way I normally spend my break time, I …
Frequent floods are a deadly fact of life, writes Fariya Abubakari, 25, a Correspondent from Bawku, Ghana, who argues that better solid waste management could mitigate disaster. It was on Wednesday evening in June, 2015, that a heavy downpour of rain killed Mr. Boamah’s wife and children and displaced his property. His house gushed fire …
Freedom of speech is protected in Kenya’s constitution, writes Brian Dan Migowe, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kenya, but laws also ensure that free speech isn’t used to incite or promote hatred. Many scholars, academics and legal practitioners will agree with the school of thought that when it comes to freedom of expression and hate speech, …
Examining the factors behind terrorism is a means to combat the threat, writes Humphrey Musila, 25, a Correspondent from Kenya now studying in the United States, but the process involves asking hard questions. My heart goes out to the victims of the terrible and senseless attack that took place on 2nd of April 2015 at Kenya’s …
Fariya Abubakari, 25, a Correspondent from Bawku, Ghana describes the life of woman farmer vulnerable to climate change as she argues the need for gender sensitivity in climate change policy. Kubura is an energetic young woman farmer from Binduri in the Upper East Region of Ghana who spends hours each day hauling water for her family, …
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