Sep 28, 2021 | Commonwealth News
At the trade and investment conference, Rwanda and Zimbabwe strengthen their bilateral ties with the signature of five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for cooperation in various fields. The agreements were made in ICT and e-governance, environment and climate...
Sep 28, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Kristal Ambrose, founder of The Bahamas Plastic Movement is an enthusiastic young islander who has been driving awareness of marine debris for over a decade. She educates local people about plastic pollution through youth camps using arts and data science to encourage...
Sep 27, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Khothalang Leuta qualifies to represent Lesotho at the Red Bull Pump Track World Championship Finals. Leuta trains on a pump track in her village of Roma built as part of Velosolutions Pump for Peace programmes in 2017. Traditionally local girls don’t...
Sep 26, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Pakistan’s virtual banking fintech startup Tag raises more than $12 million in the capital as a part of one of the largest seed rounds in Southeast Asia. According to Talal Gondal, Co-founder and CEO at Tag they are “trying to become both Revolut and Paytm in...
Sep 25, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Vanuatu seeks advisory opinion on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from the adverse impacts of climate change from the International Court of Justice. It is among the dozens of Pacific Island nations facing rising sea levels and more...
Sep 25, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Uganda’s Rena Beverages Solutions produces a range of hibiscus-based drinks and generates revenue of around $7,000 every month. According to Regina Nakayenga, the owner, the growing demand for health and wellness goods in Uganda, led to the brand’s...
Sep 24, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Uganda launches the last-mile connectivity component under the Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project in Iganga in the eastern Luuka District with the support of the African Development Bank and other partners to provide reliable and affordable electricity to rural...
Sep 24, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Trinidad and Tobago is now one of the 400 destinations around the world that hold a World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) ‘safe travels’ stamp. The safety and hygiene stamp was launched last year to rebuild global consumer confidence and encourage the return of...
Sep 24, 2021 | Commonwealth News
ThabaTelle Mining Company becomes the first locally-owned company to be awarded diamond mining rights in Lesotho. According to CEO, Lehlohonolo Nthontho, Thaba Telle was awarded a 10-year mining lease to mine the Khubelu kimberlite pipe in Mokhotlong. Read the...
Sep 24, 2021 | Commonwealth News
An electronic record label ‘Lost on You’, in collaboration with Street Child, an organisation that supports children living in the world’s toughest places to go to school and to learn, opens a primary school for children in Sierra Leone. The label raised...
