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Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey and Antigua and Barbuda PM Gaston Browne

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'CHOGM 2026 is our moment to shape what comes next' - Secretary-General

World leaders will gather in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, next week for the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) with a call to accelerate partnerships and investment in the interest of the Commonwealth’s 2.7 billion people.

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Commonwealth, Africa Union renew call for reform..

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Commonwealth, African Union renew call for reform of Global Financial System

The Kingdom of Eswatini, nestled in Southern Africa, has reinforced its commitment to its UN human rights obligations

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Commonwealth support for Eswatini human rights mechanism progress

Photo caption: Hon Ambassador Dr Pindi H. Chana, the United Republic of Tanzania’s Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs, and Hon Haroun Ali Suleiman, Zanzibar's Minister for Constitution, Legal Affairs and Public Service, at the press conference

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Tanzania set to host Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting on equal justice for all

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Commonwealth Secretary-General joins Caribbean leaders for regional meeting in Guyana

Group photo of participants at Papua New Guinea training on Internet safety

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Commonwealth training on internet safety praised by Papua New Guinea judges

Participants at the training workshop on the Commonwealth Meridian

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Nigeria to manage public debt using state-of-the-art Commonwealth software

Flags outside the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Commonwealth Secretary-General is in Ethiopia for the 37th African Union Summit

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Blog: Steering the energy transition towards a local content development framework

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Empowering Commonwealth Small States: CSSO Trade Advisers lead preparatory workshops for WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference

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