Tag Archives: Commonwealth

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Patricia Scotland KC says they are saddened and deeply concerned by the continued detention of Dr Kizza Besigye in Uganda. A statement from the Commonwealth headquarters quoted the Commonwealth Secretary-General saying that “Uganda is a long-standing and much-valued member of the …

Zanzibar, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT |  Commonwealth countries, including Uganda, endorsed a new set of measures at the Commonwealth law ministers meeting in Zanzibar, designed to improve people’s access to justice. The measures were the result of four-day deliberations among law ministers at their biennial meeting in Tanzania. They were …

Zanzibar, Tazania | THE INDEPENDENT | Commonwealth countries, including Uganda, endorsed a new set of measures at the Commonwealth law ministers meeting in Zanzibar, designed to improve people’s access to justice. The measures were the result of four-day deliberations among law ministers at their biennial meeting in Tanzania. They were also …

Zanzibar, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2024 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting opened in Zanzibar yesterday with calls for stronger action to ensure that access to justice becomes a reality for all 2.5 billion Commonwealth citizens. The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, told more than 400 ministers, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt. Hon Patricia Scotland KC, will attend the Non-Aligned Movement Heads of State Summit from 19 to 20 January 2024 in Kampala, Uganda, as a Special Guest. Established in 1961, the Non-Aligned Movement – which shares 44 of its 120 members …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 17 Speakers and Presiding Officers from sovereign states of the Commonwealth nations have arrived in Kampala with 15 more expected today ahead of the assembly of legislatures scheduled to begin on Thursday at Munyonyo Speke Resort. So far those who have arrived include …

Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s Michael Okao, Darius Ogwang and Joshua Elem have won this year’s Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Award for the best technical solution for their solar concentrator that harnesses renewable energy for clean cooking. They are students of Comboni College in Lira. The Commonwealth Secretariat announced …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | Uganda is fully prepared to host the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC), according to Speaker of Parliament Anita Among. Addressing Heads of Mission and representatives of Commonwealth member countries, Among emphasized the country’s readiness and the potential benefits of …

Campaign will target  men addressing violence against women Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Commonwealth, the organization that brings together independent states most of which are former British colonies and protectorates, has announced a new roadmap to scale up efforts to achieve gender equality and empowerment of women and girls …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Kingdom’s King Charles III for the first time delivered the Commonwealth Day Message during the service of celebration at Westminster Abbey on Monday. The King spoke in his new role as Head of the Commonwealth at what has been described as a …