Technology start-up companies could offset youth unemployment that is growing at an estimated one million a year, writes Ayo Morakinyo, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria, but entrepreneurs need infrastructure help at the government level. Recent statistics on youth unemployment have shown that millions of young people in Nigeria are still unemployed and more than …

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The entertainment business is creating new career options for young people, writes Moses Mokoanene, 25, a Correspondent from Lethakeng in Botswana, who describes the life of a DJ. Being a disc jockey is a growing talent every youth wants, and be one male or female, it does suit all. In Letlhakeng, I managed to meet …

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Primary school is free in Nigeria, but as Musa Temidayo, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria writes, other factors can push children to give up their dreams and find a living on the streets.   In Lagos, Nigeria, public primary education is free, as it is in some other states in the country, yet you meet …

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