Sri Lanka Set for New Restructuring Talks on Defaulted Debt
Sri Lankan officials and global investors are expected to hold a second round of direct talks this week to agree on the restructuring of $12 billion in defaulted bonds, according…
Tuvalu enhances climate negotiation skills with Commonwealth support
The Government of Tuvalu collaborated with the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH) to organise a climate finance negotiation training in Funafuti, the capital city. This initiative, at the behest…
Commonwealth anti-corruption summit convenes in Accra
Anti-corruption leaders representing 21 African member states of the Commonwealth are convening in Accra, Ghana, from 6-11 May 2024 for the 14th Annual Conference of Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in…
Samoa to be the first Pacific nation to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM)
In October of this year, Samoa is set to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM), making it the first Small Island Developing State from the Pacific to do…
Asif Ali Zardari sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan
On Sunday 10 March 2024, President Asif Ali Zardari took the oath of the Office of President of Pakistan. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath…
Kenya invests in preventing violence against women and girls
In Kenya, authorities and civil society groups are using a wide array of tactics to prevent gender-based violence. As part of the UN Women’s Generation Equality Forum Action Coalition on…
Zambia declares national disaster after drought devastates agriculture
Drought crisis brought on by El Nino and climate change will affect more than a million households, President Hakainde Hichilema says. Zambia has declared the drought the country is currently…