Africa is a continent blessed with both human and mineral resources, large enough to make it self-sufficient, but Emmanuel Olutokun, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria writes that the reality seems to be in discord with statistics and expectations. It is known that the problems confronting my continent are not corruption or mismanagement …
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Education | Environment & Climate Change | Environmental Degradation | Youth Empowerment
Commonwealth Correspondent’s Environmental Passion Earns Her Erasmus Mundus Award
August 31A Commonwealth Correspondent from Ghana has been awarded the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Joint Master …
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Economic Development | Economy & Trade | Sustainable Development | Technology
Africa’s Strategic Moment: Rising Influence in a Fragmented Global Order
August 18by Immanuel Mwendwa Kiilu The global balance of power is shifting. No longer defined by a single sup …
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Moving Africa to the Centre of the UN Security Council Table is imperative
August 3by Immanuel Mwendwa Kiilu Africa’s exclusion from permanent membership on the United Nations Securit …
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Read moreThe media’s job is to challenge institutions on behalf of the public interest. But Aisha Anne Habiba, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Mombasa in Kenya, raises concern about restrictions on media curtail that ability. Media houses in Kenya are facing increasing pressure from ordinances that interfere with the concept of media freedom. Though Kenya has …
The issue of street kids has earned the attention of government authorities and policy makers, yet it remains a growing challenge in African cities and towns, writes Kiiza Saddam Hussein, 26, a Correspondent who lives in Uganda and Rwanda. When you talk to someone from western countries about street kids as an issue they might …
Discrediting reporting by journalists has become the norm rather than the exception in Kenya, as the government keeps placing roadblocks on the work of journalists, writes Aisha Anne Habiba, 27, a Correspondent from Mombasa in Kenya. Media houses in Kenya are facing increasing unorthodox ordinances in an attempt to gag them. Draconian laws enacted by …
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The shift towards a more peaceful world order rests squarely on the shoulders of young people, writes Bryan Obaji, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Calabar in Nigeria. The modern world is becoming smaller, highly integrated and technologically more advanced. It also becoming highly fragmented, less peaceful, and unsafe for both present and future generations. …
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Making life insurance mandatory for the nation’s workforce could be an invaluable way to provide long-term economic stability in Nigeria, writes Samasi Anderson, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Bayelsa State. A vibrant insurance sector contributes significantly to the expansion of the economy. When the insurance sector is sound in an economy, there are several benefits. First, …
A key legacy of the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ Meeting will be how the host nation of Uganda reacts to growing calls to action to combat climate change, writes Kiiza Saddam Hussein, 26, a Correspondent who lives in Uganda and Rwanda. For the last week, Uganda has been in the spotlight, as it has hosted the 9th Commonwealth …
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The decision to admit Morocco as a member of the Economic Community of West African States is a contentious issue. Bryan Obaji, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Calabar in Nigeria, writes about its possible advantages and disadvantages. For individuals, organisations or states, the goal of having a functional union is based on the idea of having …
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Championing a culture of volunteerism could be the key to build a stronger, more cohesive social economy, writes Mzeziti Mwanza, 25, a Correspondent from Lusaka in Zambia. For a long time, the culture surrounding voluntarism has been absent in Zambian communities. Citizens, both young and old, would rather have let their time pass idly than …
A broader coalition of government and non-governmental actors need to work together to find a solution to the problem of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, writes Munguongeyo Ivan, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala. Despite marked progress in reducing the new onset of HIV infections in Uganda, particularly among children, the country continues to bear a high …
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