Read more Democracy & Participation “Youth unemployment cannot be under-rated” February 14, 2018 2640 views Social and economic realities affecting youth have been subdued by those in leadership, writes Badru Walusansa, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Independent Prosecutor to fight corruption” February 5, 2018 2632 views Corruption has been a major threat to the development of Africa, writes Kenneth Gyamerah, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kumasi in…
Read more Democracy & Participation “We need political will to tackle corruption” December 9, 2017 3268 views Recently, Uganda’s media was awash with a bribery story involving top government officials. Badru Walusansa, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala…
Read more Democracy & Participation “From teenage farmer to community leader” December 7, 2017 2674 views RCS Associate Fellow Julius Karl Fieve, 28, is one of the youngest people elected as an Assembly Member to represent…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Anticipation for change swirls in Zimbabwe” November 20, 2017 1975 views Events and reports over the past two weeks have left Zimbabweans scrambling to sort fact from rumour, reports Kiyara Matambanadzo,…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Zimbabwe reaches for a new leader” November 20, 2017 1968 views Zimbabwe appears to be on the cusp of leadership change, writes Michael Gyekye, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Ghana, as…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Examining the trouble with Kenya” October 20, 2017 2278 views A prolonged election process created a state of tension for Kenya. Sunday Memba, 21, a Correspondent from Matete in Kenya, examines…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Will bad politics end in African countries?” October 16, 2017 2836 views Politics in African countries are based on tribalism, writes Paul Odhiambo, 27, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Nairobi in Kenya, who argues…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Relics from a dark era can be resolved” October 5, 2017 2259 views Regional tension is a concern, writes Ope Adetayo, 19, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos, Nigeria, but is not a new…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Observer missions in election monitoring” October 2, 2017 2380 views International election observers praised the handling of Kenya’s August election, but the Supreme Court later annulled the results. Folmi Yohanna,…