The 56-nation Commonwealth announced Ghana’s foreign minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the new secretary general of the organisation as a rancorous summit concluded in Samoa on Saturday.
The voluntary association of sovereign states is mostly made up of former British colonies.
Botchwey was one of three candidates vying for the post, all who have backed calls for Britain to address the legacy of colonialism and slavery.
A former lawmaker, she has served as foreign minister for the past […]
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