Inflation and devaluation are hurting Zambia’s economy, writes Mercy Zulu, 24, a Correspondent from Lusaka in Zambia, as she examines factors behind the economic trend. I first moved to the vibrant city of Lusaka, Zambia in 2011 and instantly found myself thrown into an unaccustomed and much larger environment. Travel to my destinations evolved into …

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This has not been the best of times for Africa’s largest economy. Even before the Coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices hit them, Nigerians knew that Vision 20:2020 would not be realized this year. Omeye Chimaobi Kenechukwu, a 24-years-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Nigeria argues that it is unacceptable that yet again, his country has failed …

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