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” Conflict, leadership and democracy in Africa”

July 9, 2018 2850 views

Theories abound about the sources of Africa’s problems, writes Metolo Foyet, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon now living in…

Democracy & Participation

Environment & Climate Change

“Protest against coal power plant”

June 27, 2018 3678 views

Correspondent Bryan Opany, 25, from Nairobi in Kenya, is a photographer. He shares his photos from a demonstration over a…

Democracy & Participation

“Amidst worry, sun still smiles on Nigeria”

June 15, 2018 2119 views

Nigeria has both natural resources and inherent problems, writes Nnabugwu Chukwuebuka, 25, a Correspondent from Uzii in Nigeria, who argues…

Democracy & Participation

“Can western ways work in Africa ?”

June 4, 2018 2061 views

Africa struggles with some concepts imported from western philosophies, writes Metolo Foyet, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon now living in…

Democracy & Participation

“Africa’s alarming deficit of good leadership”

April 5, 2018 2180 views

Democracy requires both leadership and institutional strength, writes Metolo Foyet, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Cameroon now living in Niger,…

Democracy & Participation

“Do Nigerian youth really want to run?”

February 28, 2018 2348 views

Nigeria is lowering the age limit for elected positions, but Alabidun Sarat, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria,…

Democracy & Participation

“We need political will to tackle corruption”

December 9, 2017 3414 views

Recently, Uganda’s media was awash with a bribery story involving top government officials. Badru Walusansa, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala…