Term of Commonwealth boss in focus as meeting is pushed back
Rwanda’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta (left) and Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland at a recent press conference in Kigali. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG
The decision to delay the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) for the second time due to Covid-19, has left the Secretary-General’s position in limbo, even as leaders protest the travel bans imposed by the United Kingdom.
Announcing the postponement on May 7, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland and Rwandan government, the would-be hosts, said the “impact” of Covid-19 had made it difficult to prepare for the meeting which is usually a physical biennial gathering announced.
