The Prime Minister will travel to Samoa this week for the biennial gathering of heads of government for the 56 nations, where leaders will elect the new Commonwealth secretary general. “For us to say we don’t want to talk about it at all kind of harks back to colonial attitudes. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman earlier insisted he would not be discussing reparations at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (Chogm) this week. While a majority of Commonwealth leaders are expected to attend the summit, India’s Narendra Modi and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa will be noticeably absent. “More broadly the Prime Minister is looking forward to travelling to Samoa this week to the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.

Source: Daily Nation October 21, 2024 23:31 UTC