Sir Shridath Ramphal, who has died aged 95, was Commonwealth secretary-general from 1975 to 1990, when he got on famously badly with Margaret Thatcher over the contentious issue of South African trade ...

Governments leaders in the Commonwealth are heading to Samoa next week to elect a new secretary-general, with ministers from The Gambia, Ghana and Lesotho up for the ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, on her election as the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Leaders of the 56 ...

Commonwealth flags fly outside the parliament of Samoa during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Apia - Copyright AFP William WEST Commonwealth flags fly ...

Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey said she joined the people of Bangladesh in mourning the loss of Sharif Osman Hadi and conveyed her sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.

Sir Shridath Ramphal, who has died aged 95, was Commonwealth secretary-general from 1975 to 1990, when he got on famously badly with Margaret Thatcher over the contentious issue of South African trade ...