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African football: the beautiful sport
May 17, 2012Victor Buhler's new documentary The Beautiful Game examines how football is changing the lives of Africans on and off the pitch.
Africa Progress Panel calls on African governments to drive towards Millennium Development Goals
May 14, 2012African leaders urged to launch 'big push' as inequality, marginalisation and disenfranchisement threaten MDG progress. The Africa Progress Panel, chaired by Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general, said while the continent had made notable gains in the past decade, its record on poverty does not match its overall economic growth.
African and Global Leaders Rally Private Sector Investment to Accelerate Agricultural Transformation
May 14, 2012African agriculture is undergoing a transformation, creating a new era of opportunity for both farmers and investors, according to African and global leaders at the World Economic Forum on Africa.
Message From the Commonwealth Secretariat On World Press Freedom Day
May 09, 2012On World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, the Commonwealth Secretariat reaffirms the strong attachment the association places on a free and responsible press in promoting democracy, development and diversity.
Glasgow set for supersize Commonwealths
May 04, 2012The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be the biggest yet after organisers finalised the full programme for the 17-sport, 11-day event. There will be 256 medal events from July 23 to August 3, 2014, with 22 of them para-sports medal events.
Commonwealth Youth website scoops ‘Communicator of the Year Award’
May 03, 2012A website for Commonwealth youth has scooped the 2012 ‘Communicator of the Year Award’. The website, www.yourcommonwealth.org, which is aimed at under-30s, was recognised as best in category at the Nexus Commonwealth Awards.
