Article 6RRP4 Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed Commonwealth secretary general

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed Commonwealth secretary general

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Rebecca Ratcliffe
from World news | The Guardian on (#6RRP4)

Ghana's foreign minister since 2017, Botchwey supports calls for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism

Commonwealth members have appointed Ghana's foreign minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, as the new secretary general, on the final day of the group's summit in Samoa.

Botchwey, a former lawmaker who has served as Ghana's foreign minister since 2017, has supported calls for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism - a position that was also shared by the two other candidates who had vied for the position.

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