Commonwealth
Commonwealth should 'acknowledge' past wrongs, says Prince Harry
The 35-year-old royal and his wife, Meghan, joined a video conference call with leaders organised by the Queen's Commonwealth Trust from their base in the...
The southern African nation formally quit the Commonwealth after then leader Robert Mugabe came under criticism over disputed elections and land seizures from white farmers.
Apart from being grist to the tabloid’s mill, and cannon fodder to the anti-imperialists, what are the Commonwealth’s major achievements, asks Jean-Jacques Cornish.
Zimbabwe left the group in 2003 after former president Robert Mugabe was criticised over disputed elections and violent seizures of white-owned farms.
The multilateral forum, long considered a talk shop, has taken on a new significance for Britain as it prepares to leave the European Union.
Ousted President Robert Mugabe led his country out of the 53-nation grouping 15 years ago, calling the Commonwealth an evil organisation.
In a statement, Buckingham Palace said more than 60% of the Commonwealth’s 2.4 billion people were under the age of 30.