A Commonwealth Observer Group (COG), which observed Guyana’s 1 September 2025 General and Regional Elections has concluded that the elections were largely peaceful with voting, counting, and ...

The Secretary-General’s decision was informed by a Pre-Election Assessment Mission undertaken by the Secretariat staff team from 21 to 25 July 2025. The Pre-Election Assessment Mission met with ...

This double issue of ITD considers emerging issues arising from Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative Machine Learning (ML), and their implications for socio-economic development, human agency ...

The Commonwealth has admitted Gabon and Togo as its 55th and 56th members respectively. Both countries are former French colonies. Leaders accepted applications by the two west African countries at ...

From the Archive: Commonwealth leaders agreed a programme of economic sanctions against apartheid-era South Africa in 1986. Commonwealth leaders agreed a programme of economic sanctions against ...

Today at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, leaders announced the selection of the Honourable Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, currently Minister for Foreign Affairs and ...

As the race for the keenly contested Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) executive elections intensifies, the CYC electoral board has shortlisted 48 candidates to compete for ten seats on the council.

Applications are now open for citizens of Commonwealth countries in Africa to join the prestigious Commonwealth Africa Cyber Fellowship programme. Set up in 2022, the fellowship is a unique platform ...

Citizens and organisations from the 56 Commonwealth countries can now submit entries for the Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards to win prestigious titles and cash prizes ...

Our Strategic Plan for 2025–2030 sets out a clear and practical vision of how our work will lead to impact. It brings together three main areas of focus – democratic, economic, and environmental ...

Since this is the first occasion on which I find myself attending this gathering of our “Family of Nations,” as Head of the Commonwealth, it gives my wife and myself enormous pleasure and pride to be ...

Today Commonwealth Law Ministers unanimously agreed to recommend the 'Commonwealth Principles on Freedom of Expression and the Role of the Media in Good Governance' to Commonwealth Leaders to consider ...