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Guyana elections seen as fair, but inclusivity challenges remain - Commonwealth observer report on Guyana’s 2025 elections

A Commonwealth Observer Group (COG), which observed Guyana’s 1 September 2025 General and Regional Elections has concluded that the elections were largely peaceful with voting, counting, and tabulation professionally managed.
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Year of Youth project to focus on training, employment, economic opportunities, and inclusion

People in town
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Blog: Can LDCs reach 7% annual GDP growth by 2031?

The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group, former President of South Africa H.E. Thabo Mbeki, observes the election process during Nigeria's general elections
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Commonwealth observers say Nigeria’s 2023 elections ‘largely peaceful’ with room for improvement

The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group, former President of South Africa H.E. Thabo Mbeki, observes polling in Nigeria's general elections
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Commonwealth team observes voting on election day in Nigeria

A woman carrying a bucket of water on her head (Credit: Jeff Walker/CIFOR)
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Blog: How the Commonwealth is helping Zambia to manage a priceless hidden resource

Children
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'We cannot afford to fail our children': Secretary-General calls on Commonwealth to act together to end the institutional care of children

Nigeria Election
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Commonwealth Secretary-General Attends Peace Accord Ahead of Nigeria’s General Elections

Flags Commonwealth Day
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Young people from across the Commonwealth to raise 'Flag of Peace' to mark Commonwealth Day

Hon. Dunstan Mlambo, Judge President of the Gauteng High Court, South Africa speaking at the Rule of Law seminar
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We must decriminalise poverty to achieve equal access to justice

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