Commonwealth News

On Malta Republic Day, also known as ‘Jum ir-Repubblika’, begins with a national Malta parade in Valletta after which an investiture ceremony takes place at the Palace during which chosen civilians are bestowed with the nation's highest honours for their services and...

Saint Lucia Day (National Day) marks the beginning of the Christmas season. On the Eve of St. Lucia's Day, a grand festival of lights will be held in Castries, the capital of the island. The day also includes a competition to decorate lanterns and fireworks.

Commonwealth law ministers approves to update and adopt a new model law on data protection. This Commonwealth law model will handle the personal data of about 2.5 billion people. The law will be helpful in cyber related crimes, technology and cross-border data...

“Jamhuri” in Swahili means republic. This day is celebrated with feasts, political speeches, parades, and dancing. On the 59th Jamhuri Day, celebrations will be held at the Nyayo stadium in the nation's capital of Nairobi. This year, a special theme has been...

Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has cancelled the 61st Independence Day festivities and has decided instead to spend the budget on upgrading primary schools for children. Instead of parades and other celebrations about $445,000 (£364,000) of the budget will...

Sanctuary Cognitive Systems, a Canadian AI and robotics company receives about $30 million of investment funds from the federal government. The startup is on a mission to create the world’s first operational robot with human-like intelligence and could hire more than...