Oct 20, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Africa Innovators List: A dynamic group of female start-up founders who are driving some of the most exciting and important changes on the continent. From 12 countries and 15 sectors, innovations that showcased an unleashed potential with bold ideas and decisive...
Oct 20, 2021 | Commonwealth News
The Bahamas Cricket Association releases the names of the 14-member team to represent the country at the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Cup Division Qualifier Tournament starting this November 6th in Antigua. It will be the first ICC tournament since 2013...
Oct 20, 2021 | Commonwealth News
This holiday used to be known as Kenyatta Day, named after Jomo Kenyatta, who was the first Prime Minister and then President of Kenya. Mashujaa Day is usually celebrated with an event at the Nyao Stadium in Nairobi. A military parade takes place with troops dressed...
Oct 20, 2021 | Commonwealth News
African Development Bank signs a $500,000 grant agreement with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), a fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, to research into economic, religious, and social factors that hamper access to finance for women in the region. The insights...
Oct 20, 2021 | Commonwealth News
GBA, a Government of Malawi corporation and Maka Resources from Zimbabwe signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU), to implement large-scale commercial irrigation in Malawi. The two firms will work on scheme preparation, irrigation project implementation and...
Oct 20, 2021 | Commonwealth News
A consortium of major banks in the Eastern Caribbean Monetary Union reaches a definitive agreement to acquire the banking activities of CIBC First Caribbean banks in Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Until further...
Oct 19, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Mawlid is acknowledged by Muslims all over the world, who gather to read the Quran, praise the Prophet, telling the story of the Prophet’s birth, teaching religious knowledge as well as thanking and praising Allah and asking Him to magnify the honour of...
Oct 19, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Malaysia’s Penang Hill and its surrounding forest were named as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO for its ecological diversity. The central forested area with interconnected peaks has now also sparked debate on the balance between conservation and post-covid...
Oct 19, 2021 | Commonwealth News
20 African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) Member States meet in Uganda to negotiate possible ways to consolidate creative works and innovation across the continent. A protocol on voluntary registration of copyright and related intellectual...
Oct 19, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Commonwealth Secretariat collaborates with the University of Cambridge Research Centre of Resilience and Sustainable Development (RSPD) to launch phase two of the ‘Our Action, Our Future’ project. About 20 world-class experts joined virtual consultations...
