Commonwealth

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Vol 46 No 24
2nd December 2005

Talking up trade

Secretary General Don McKinnon's lobbying for trade reform at the Commonwealth summit in Malta (25-27 November) produced waves in the European Union, which he challenged to meet the United States' offer of farm subsidy cuts.

Vol 44 No 25
19th December 2003

The cost of Mugabe

Poor diplomacy allows the Zimbabwe row to weaken the Commonwealth and divide Africa

Vol 44 No 23
21st November 2003

Don't RSVP

The Commonwealth, some say, is held together by its rows over Southern Africa. The latest, a rumoured move against giving New Zealand's Don McKinnon a second term as Secretary General, was later said to be a Zimbabwean plot. The story suggested African ho...

Vol 40 No 23
19th December 1999

Postponing the new order

Commonwealth heads have suspended Pakistan's military regime but balked at tougher action against others - until the next summit

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