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The Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (CYPAN) aims at bringing together young people from across the Commonwealth to upscale and optimise grassroots, national, regional and pan-Commonwealth efforts to promote peace, respect & understanding and prevent violent extremism. These young people range from community-level and policy-level peace advocates to creatives. CYPAN aims at fostering collaboration between members and creates space for policy advocacy as it relates to peace.

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Metolo Foyet, 20, a Correspondent from Cameroon now living in Niger, rejects negative and defeatist attitudes about Africa’s potential. She offers an inspiring view of risks worth taking in order to build society.  “The story of Africa is untold!” is

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A prolonged election process created a state of tension for Kenya. Sunday Memba, 21, a Correspondent from Matete in Kenya, examines the core of the problem and suggests how to move forward. Chinua Achebe, the eminent African writer and critic, stated

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