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“How will Uganda implement the mini-skirt bill?”

Uganda’s government is considering a ban on the mini-skirt, but Ronald Ochoo, a Correspondent from Kampala in Uganda, wonders how that law will be supported by the public and enforced by authorities... Read more

10.05.13

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“Nigeria’s challenge – universal primary education”

 Nigeria has the world’s highest rate of out-of-school children of primary grade level, reports Tayo Elegbede, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, but an ambitious new campaign aims to p... Read more

01.05.13

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“The legendary Chinua Achebe – a gift to the world”

The late Chinua Achebe was a writer who broke ground in Africa  and sparked conversations around the world, writes Nnadozie Onyekuru, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Maiduguri in Nigeria, but h... Read more

26.04.13

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“When amnesty becomes stale”

Offering amnesty is one option for governments dealing with insurgents, says Olajide Omojarabi, 25, a Correspondent from Zaria in Nigeria, but he cautions against sending the wrong message to the publ... Read more

16.04.13

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“Rwanda records most exciting recovery in public health history”

Less than two decades after the Rwandan genocide the country has seen a revolution in health care, writes Biodun Awosusi, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria.  Mortality rates are down and ... Read more

12.04.13

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