Shirley Botchwey, first African woman to lead Commonwealth
2025-04-03
By Chineye Offor Shirley Botchwey has assumed office as Commonwealth Secretary-General, becoming the first African woman to lead the 56-country association. Botchwey succeeds Patricia Scotland, whose nine-year term ended in March. She was appointed by leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa on Oct.Continue Reading