Commonwealth News
Lesotho: ADFD approves $20 million loan for drinking water in Butha-Buthe
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) to release $20 million for the Butha-Buthe District Drinking Water Supply Upgrade and Extension Project in Lesotho. The funding includes the construction of 25 pumping stations and 42 reservoirs for the storage of drinking water....
Rwanda: What recent developments could boost start-ups ecosystem?
Did you know on average 16 out of 20 people have plans of becoming tech entrepreneurs? While only a tiny number of those start-ups are able to initiate, especially in growing economies. Rwanda’s start-up scenario is becoming popular with some players already...
Barbados to establish world’s first metaverse embassy
Barbados prepares to become the first sovereign country with an embassy in the metaverse. The launch of the embassy is tentatively due for January next year. The tiny Caribbean Island has also led the charge on the development of an e-currency called DCash, which is...
New funding for improving access to blue climate finance
The Commonwealth Secretariat announces the appointment of a consortium of experts in a joint venture of the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub and the Commonwealth Blue Charter to advise on ocean-climate finance. The consortium will help Commonwealth governments...
In rural Nigeria, the magic of cinema builds support for ape conservation
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been working with local groups to screen films about apes and support conservation in rural communities of Nigeria to connect better. Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Mbe Mountains Community Sanctuary, Okwangwo division of Cross...
Malaysian Nadiah Wan, Thomson Hospital CEO, among Forbes Asia’s 20 most powerful businesswomen
Thomson Hospital's CEO Wan Nadiah Wan Abdullah Yaakob is the only Malaysian to be listed in Forbes Asia’s 2021 top 20 female business leaders. Wan was recognised for her efforts in establishing a Covid-19 task force at the hospital. The hospital also introduced a...