Commonwealth News
South Africa Youth Day
Youth Day is also known as Soweto Day. This day is celebrated by participating in the popular Dirtopia Youth Day Trail Run at the Delvera agri-village. The participants run through the vineyards and enjoy stunning views. Various youth organisations work on their...
Commonwealth empowers women entrepreneurs in the Maldives to do business through e-commerce
Commonwealth Secretariat in a four-day workshop helped female entrepreneurs learn about digital infrastructure opportunities through E-Commerce and Digital Marketing. They were registered to a trading platform designed especially for women entrepreneurs to sell their...
Nigeria to require social media platforms to open local offices
Online social media platforms will now be required to register and open offices in Nigeria. They will also need to appoint contact persons with the government. According to the country’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) these platforms will...
Indian Railways to invest INR 50 cr in startups annually
In order to promote entrepreneurship and innovation, Indian Railways will invest about 50 crore INR annually to fund startups. The investment policy aims to encourage research and development (R&D) in the private sector that could be helpful in the modernisation...
Rwanda signs space service agreement with global satellite body
Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) signs an agreement with the Global Satellite Operators Association (GSOA) to advance its space-based services for better connectivity in Rwanda and the other parts of the continent. GSOA is a platform that focuses on collaboration between...
Nigeria Democracy Day
Today, Nigeria is the fourth-largest democracy in the world. It is celebrated with Presidential speeches with a Ceremonial Parade at the Eagle Square. This year Monday, June 13 will be a public holiday.