Commonwealth Year of Youth 2023
The Commonwealth Secretariat is set to launch the Year of Youth 2023 at Marlborough House, London. The event marks the beginning of a 12 months dedicated to action on Commonwealth-wide youth…
Celebrating Australia Day
Australia Day is observed every year on 26 January. The day commemorates the arrival of British Captain Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove to establish a European settlement in Australia in 1788.…
Diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria, 38 dead
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a spike in cases of Diphtheria in four states across the country. As of 22 January, the NCDC has recorded 123…
Australia signs UNESCO education treaty
Australia has joined the UNESCO Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education, the world’s first higher education treaty. The news came on International…
Namibia blames COVID for poor academic results
The 2022 senior secondary certificate exams in Namibia have seen poor results as the government cited COVID-19 as a contributing factor. The Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary level…
Ghana makes progress in malaria elimination
Ghana has seen a year-on-year decrease in malaria cases over 2022, shows data from the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP). The country has recorded a total of 3,745,398 confirmed…
Gabon Foreign Minister dies of cardiac arrest
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon, Michael Moussa Adamo, has passed away after suffering a heart attack during a cabinet meeting. Despite efforts by specialists, Adamo was unable to be…
Antigua and Barbuda election reflects voters’ will
The Commonwealth Observer Group deployed in Antigua and Barbuda has released an interim statement on the recent general election. The country voted on 18 January to choose constituency…
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern announces resignation
Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, has announced her resignation ahead of the 14 October election. Ardern quoted that she “no longer had enough in the tank” to lead the country.…
Measles outbreak declared as South African classrooms reopen
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has warned measles cases could surge in South Africa as classrooms reopen. The NICD confirmed that from epidemiological week 40 of 2022…