Uganda to host CSPOC in 2024
Uganda has won the bid to host the next summit of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC). The conference is slated to run from 3…
Celebrating Kenya Independence Day
Jamhuri Day, also called Independence Day, is observed in Kenya every year on 12 December. The holiday formally marks the date of the country’s admittance in 1964 into the Commonwealth…
Celebrating Tanzania Independence Day
Tanzania Independence Day is observed every year on 9 December. The day celebrates the end of British rule in Tanganyika in 1961, which comprised the mainland part of present-day Tanzania;…
Commonwealth ministers scale up data protection rules
Commonwealth law ministers have adopted a new model law to strengthen rules for protecting and handling personal data. At their biennial meeting in Mauritius last week, ministers unanimously approved the…
Tanzania scraps Independence Day celebrations
The President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has cancelled Independence Day celebrations scheduled for 9 December to fund dormitories for children with special needs. The 61st Independence Day event was…
Commonwealth ministers convene for the CLMM 2022
The Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting 2022 (CLMM) has kicked off in Mauritius to advance Commonwealth consensus and cooperation. Hosted by the Attorney General’s Office Mauritius, this is the first in-person…
Zimbabwe makes “significant progress” to re-join Commonwealth
The Commonwealth Secretariat has released final remarks on its recent mission to Zimbabwe, as the country awaits its readmission bid’s outcome. A delegation led by the Assistant Secretary-General, Professor Luis…