National elections can heighten the appetite for change, writes Bryan Obaji, 25, a Correspondent from Calabar in Nigeria, who examines the changes Nigerians want so that their country can reach its leadership potential. Change for many people could mean different things whether positive or negative, depending on the way an individual sees it or is willing …
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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 …
Read moreFaith 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 film festival in Cameroon holds special importance as a powerful boost to the movie industry, writes Medjom Colbie, 22, a Correspondent from Yaounde in Cameroon. Considered as one of the important meetings of cinema in Africa, “Ecrans Noirs” is a film festival founded in 1997 to promote the seventh art of the continent and Cameroon …
The prospect of free internet access is an attractive one, but Timi Olagunju, 30, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria, cautions there may be a hidden price in the details of the deal. Recently, I was reading a book ‘Predictably Irrational’ by one of my favourite Professors of behavioural psychology in Stanford University, Professor Dan Ariely, …
Delivering health care is a challenge for most countries, but Ronald Tukachungurwa, 24, a Correspondent from Kampala in Uganda, argues properly crafted and enforced laws can be an important step in overcoming those hurdles. Most countries, especially the Low Developed Countries (LDCs), have faced a challenge of service delivery. One such hardship is the provision of health services. …
Overcoming the effects of colonisation and building equality means creating peace and justice for all members of society, writes Bonolo Madibe, 20, a Correspondent from South Africa now living in the UK. Donald Trump’s uneducated, divisive and, quite frankly, fascist views have been accompanied by those of Oxford scholar Ntokozo Qwabe. Recently, Qwabe made headline …
A horrible road accident has a community re-thinking how to share roadways and commercial space in a safe manner, writes Alphonse Akouyu, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon. The economic life of Cameroon reached a turning point when the President opened an international economic conference in Yaoundé with the aim of attracting investors to Cameroon. …
Nigeria’s education system has been plagued by socio-economic and political matters that have troubled society for decades, writes Laila Johnson-Salami, 20, a Correspondent from Ibadan in Nigeria, who argues that closing the gender gap is part of the solution to those issues. Although Nigeria’s development standards are slowly stepping up, the gender gap in primary …
Technology that was hoped to bring relief from tedious work seems to have brought unrelenting bad news instead, but Bryan Obaji, 25, a Correspondent from Calabar in Nigeria, argues the solution is to maintain a focus on empathy and peace. When I listen to the news on radio and on television, there are too many bad issues …
A fall in Nigeria’s currency value has affected the prices of commodities in the market, writes Gerald Nwokocha, 28, a Correspondent from Abuja, Nigeria, as he examines the impact of and solutions to the issue. Official exchange rates at the Central Bank of Nigeria and the black market exchange rates differ. The slogan in the market place now …
Education is not a luxury, but a necessity for empowerment and creating opportunities and an essential element in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, writes Nutifafa Geh, 30, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Ho, Ghana. Scholarships like Commonwealth Shared Scholarship make it possible for students in the Commonwealth to pursue their postgraduate studies in universities in the United Kingdom. He interviewed Mark …



