Eswatini Prime Minister Dies
The Prime Minister of the kingdom of Eswatini has died Sunday December 13 2020 at a hospital in South Africa.
Prime minister Ambrose Mandvulo...
#EndSARS: Commonwealth Secretariat statement on Nigeria
The Commonwealth Secretary-General is in close communication with the Nigerian Government and is following with deep concern the alarming reports of attacks on demonstrators...
Commonwealth marks 40 years of promoting democracy through election observation
The Commonwealth Secretariat is inviting members of the press to its final Elections at 40 Expert Forum to commemorate four decades of international election...
Renewable energy and agricultural processing project boost employment in oil conflict-ridden...
The Niger Delta, an area with a chequered past of exploitation, is set to benefit from a renewable energy plant and an agriculture processing...
HaveYouHeard: What does the post-COVID-19 South African consumer look like?
As South Africans are reaching the end of their Government’s pandemic management cycle, it seems as if the post-apocalyptic world is not the place...
Launched in celebration of World Food Day tomorrow
One can’t imagine a world without bread, dairy, meat, fruit orvegetables, but with a growing population towards 1.5 million, Africa’s farmers are challenged to...
Feed our World – World Food Day (16 October 2020)
Around the world, over 820 million people don’t have enough to eat.
Every 3.6 seconds, 1 of these people will die due to starvation. Thousands...
Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting 2020
Foreign ministers from across the Commonwealth met today in their first ever virtual meeting.
The 20th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) would usually take...
Disaster funds easier to access with new web portal
A new online portal launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat will help member countries easily find the right type of financial support to prepare for,...
John Deere pays tribute to farmers on National Farmers Day
John Deere Africa Middle East pays tribute to farmers on National Farmers Day October 12, 2020- Africa. As some countries prepare to celebrate National...
Commonwealth Finance Ministers call for extended financial support for vulnerable nations
Commonwealth Finance Ministers have today issued their first joint statement in over a decade, in which they called on the G20, Paris Club, World...
Commonwealth countries look to unlock potential of FinTech
An innovative toolkit to help countries unlock the potential of financial technology to deliver inclusive economic progress has been launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
The...
Report: Violence against women costs Lesotho economy $113 million annually
A Commonwealth report has revealed violence against women and girls costs Lesotho more than $113 million (about 1.9 billion Lesotho loti) a year.
The report estimates the...
New date announced for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)
The President of Rwanda HE Paul Kagame and Commonwealth Secretary-General The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland have today announced the new date for the Commonwealth...
Commonwealth countries back actions to combat climate change through land use...
Action around land use to slow climate change and biodiversity loss gets vital boost from Commonwealth and United Nations partners
A virtual gathering has galvanised...