The Commonwealth holds its biennial summit – the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) – in Samoa next week, amid the perennial soul-searching about its relevance in 2024.
It is a significant CHOGM as the 56 member states will elect a new secretary-general to succeed Britain’s Patricia Scotland. And it is Africa’s turn to get the secretary-generalship – for the first time in 20 years.
Three African candidates are competing for the job: Ghana’s Foreign Minister…
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