Commonwealth in Kigali: Another chance for Rwanda’s Kagame to project soft power
Rwandan President Paul Kagame arrives at the Executive Session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) in London in 2018. Rwanda is set to host the next CHOGM in June. PHOTO | AFP
Rwanda is getting its turn to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting from 20 June to 25 June 2022. The grouping of former imperialist Britain power plus its dismantled empire of former colonies, protectorates, and mandates has not had its biennial summit since 2018 because of COVID restrictions. Rwanda, one of the five ‘non-British Empire’ member states, joined the 54-member organisation in 2009. Political scientist Keith Gottschalk unpacks key points of the Kigali meeting.
