Read more Democracy & Participation “The political problem with populism” September 26, 2016 2663 views As humans we gravitate toward shared social opinion, but as Will Nicholl, 22, a Correspondent in London, UK writes, populist…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Our voice is in our hands” September 21, 2016 2738 views The internet and social media give youth an enormous opportunity to amplify their voices, writes Emmanuel Olutokun, 23, a Correspondent…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Strengthening democratic governance “ September 5, 2016 2374 views Bangladesh has the same branches of governance as other countries, but Naim Ebna Rahman, 20, a Correspondent from Dhaka in…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Cameroon introduces new ID cards” August 29, 2016 6536 views Cameroon is introducing new national ID cards to its citizens, writes Medjom Colbie, 23, a Correspondent from Yaounde in Cameroon, who…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Not too young to run for office” August 26, 2016 3396 views With election day looming, Angelique Pouponneau, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from the Seychelles, questions the rules about eligibility to run…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Cameron’s leadership offers two lessons” August 22, 2016 3381 views The resignation of Britain’s Prime Minister after the historic Brexit vote offers an informative view on leadership, writes Mary-Jean Nleya, 24,…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Unity, divisiveness and strength” August 15, 2016 2516 views The strength of an organisation or a home can result from its unifying goals, writes Bryan Obaji, 25, a Correspondent from Calabar…
Read more Democracy & Participation “A paradox of debate over retirement age” July 22, 2016 2756 views A controversy over retirement age of judges has provoked a political debate, writes Brian Dan Migowe, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kenya, who…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Questions as Britain votes to leave the EU” July 13, 2016 3300 views Eyes were on Britain as it voted to leave the European Union, but Ruth Adeyi, 23, a Correspondent from London,…
Read more Democracy & Participation “A year of sorrow or of positive change?” July 7, 2016 2789 views On 29th May, 2015, it seemed a messiah had come to fulfil the promise of the All Progressive Congress, which…