Commonwealth

Commonwealth delivers plans to speed up fight against ‘tsunami of global corruption’.

Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has outlined her vision to fight corruption in the Commonwealth at the opening of the 8th Commonwealth Conference of Heads of Anti-Corruption...

9 Things you need to know about the Commonwealth

The Queen of England is the head of the Commonwealth United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar are all former British colony...

IPOB calls for Referendum in protests outside Commonwealth headquarters, London

The group restates calls for referendum in a protest outside the headquarters of Commonwealth in London.

Commonwealth leaders meet Friday to name Queen of England’s successor

The 53-member countries of the Commonwealth will on Friday ratify the wishes of the Queen of England for the Prince of Wales to...

What you need to know about Commonwealth Secretary -General Rt Hon Patricia Scotland

Patricia Scotland was born in Dominica in 1955 as the 10th child in a family of 12, and raised in Walthamstow, east London,...

Commonwealth summit will seek to deliver transformational change for member countries, says Secretary-General

  “CHOGM 2018 promises to deliver transformational change for the people of the Commonwealth, says Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, in a statement made available to...

Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Kenya

  The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will make her first official visit to Kenya later this week. “Kenya is a much-valued member of...

Okonjo-Iweala, Joins High Level Group on Governance of the Commonwealth Secretariat

Former coordinating minister of the economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is part of the High Level Group that will make recommendations on governance of the...

Gambia rejoins Commonwealth after 5 years

The Gambia rejoins the Commonwealth family Wednesday, almost five years after leaving it. Ambassador Francis Blain presented Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland with his...

Commonwealth law Ministers Meeting ends with pledge to reform key legislation

Commonwealth citizens are set to benefit from improved legal services in a range of areas as law ministers ended their meeting in The...

Praise for Commonwealth’s role in Nigeria’s anti-corruption drive

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]op officials of the federal government’s Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC) commend the Commonwealth’s contributions to combatting corruption in Nigeria. During a visit to...

Zambia’s President, opposition leader agree to peaceful dialogue

President Edgar Lungu and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema have agreed to engage in a peaceful dialogue to address the country’s political tensions, after extensive...