Jan 17, 2024 | Commonwealth News
Togo has become the latest African nation to join the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), a growing alliance across the continent dedicated to preserving elephant populations and promoting peaceful coexistence between elephants and humans. With its addition, there...
Jan 17, 2024 | Commonwealth News
The day is dedicated to honouring and remembering the great poet, philosopher, spiritual leader, and warrior. Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa order of Sikh warriors and introduced the five Ks – the five articles of faith worn by baptized Khalsa Sikhs. He...
Jan 16, 2024 | Commonwealth News
The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will attend the Non-Aligned Movement Heads of State Summit in Kampala, Uganda from January 19-20, 2024 as a Special Guest. The Non-Aligned Movement shares 44 of its 120 members with the Commonwealth and works to...
Jan 15, 2024 | Commonwealth News
Pongal is a popular harvest festival that usually falls in the middle of January every year. ‘Pongal’ means ‘boiling over’ or ‘overflow’ in Tamil, signifying the overflow of prosperity and happiness. The first day of Pongal is...
Jan 9, 2024 | Commonwealth News
Speakers at the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) in Uganda were urged to champion wildlife conservation efforts in their home countries. James Musinguzi, executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, made an...
Jan 8, 2024 | Commonwealth News
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured a landslide victory in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election, granting her Awami League party a fourth consecutive term in power. According to election officials, Hasina’s party has won over two-thirds of the seats in...
Jan 8, 2024 | Commonwealth News
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) announced its expanded fourth season set to begin on March 9, 2024, in Pretoria, South Africa. This season will be the biggest yet for the league with a record 48 games taking place across four African countries. The top 12 club...
Jan 5, 2024 | Commonwealth News
India’s largest airline IndiGo announced that it would be eliminating the fuel surcharges on all the flights effective immediately. This decision comes as welcome news for passengers, as it is estimated the removal of these fees will reduce airfares by...
Jan 4, 2024 | Commonwealth News
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh signed a $160 million loan agreement to upgrade Dhaka’s power distribution network. The loan, which was signed by Bangladesh’s Economic Relations Division secretary Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky...
