"As a British taxpayer, would you be happy to contribute towards slave trade reparation?" I ask, on a quiet Sunday morning at Brixton market in south London. It's not an easy question to pose to a ...

In a monumental achievement reflecting years of tireless service and strategic diplomacy, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has been ...

THE PHILIPPINES has made progress in promoting digital payments, but there are still many barriers to hurdle before it meets its digitalization goals, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. “We ...

Dozens of former British colonies are challenging their old colonial rulers to make amends for slavery and other injustices suffered under the British Empire. The idea of reparations was floated ...

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SINGAPORE: The Commonwealth offers new ways of cooperation – from trade to climate response – that can benefit Singapore, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Saturday (Oct 26). Mr Wong ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla flew out of Samoa on Saturday, after a visit in which the monarch acknowledged the Commonwealth's "painful" history, amid a push for former colonial powers to pay ...

Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its role in the transatlantic ...

Commonwealth leaders have agreed the "time has come" for a conversation about reparations for the slave trade, despite the UK's desire to keep the subject off the agenda at a two-day summit in Samoa.

The final Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) communique calls for a conversation surrounding reparatory justice for slavery. It states many Commonwealth countries share "common ...

William West / AP Commonwealth countries adopted Saturday their first ocean declaration during their summit held for the first time in the Pacific island nation of Samoa as calls from some of ...

Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been elected secretary-general of the Commonwealth at the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in Apia, Samoa. The ...