The Commonwealth is to appoint its next secretary-general in October 2024 who will most probably be from an African country given its practice of regional rotation. This will be the first time in more than 20 years that an African has served in the post, the last one being Nigeria’s Emeka Anaoku.
How an African leader can make the Commonwealth relevant again
The organization has failed to give voice to the Global South and the countries it most represents. With new approaches to peacekeeping and trade, an African secretary-general can change this, writes ’Funmi Olonisakin.
The World Today
Published 9 September 2024
Image — One of the key priorities for the next secretary-general of the Commonwealth will be to better engage excluded young Africans, argues ’Funmi Olonisakin. Photo: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images.
