by Similoluwa Ifedayo In two years as a Commonwealth Correspondent, I have written 20 articles. Eleven were named Editor’s Picks. Six times I earned Correspondent of the Month. But these numbers are not the story. They are the evidence of a different lesson: how to recognise good writing before anyone else does, how to feel …

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by Evans Ijakaa Weather forecasting in Africa continues to improve, with many countries strengthening their meteorological departments to track weather patterns and provide near real-time information and updates on changing climatic conditions. However, on the ground, particularly in rural parts of sub-Saharan Africa, millions of subsistence farmers remain disconnected from this information. As weather patterns …

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by Joyce Wachau Chege There are days I leave work tired and all I want is to catch a sunset. So, I go to the rooftop of the building where I live and stare into the horizon, my bag still on my right shoulder, and take some photos of the sunset. To my far right, …

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by Similoluwa Ifedayo It has been over a month since my last article. I could blame deadlines, schedules, or the tyranny of life itself. The truth is simpler. I stepped away from the Nigerian reality. That messy, chaotic, exhausting, exhilarating reality that asks if you truly want more, if you are willing to fight for …

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