𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲-𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥?

𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚

Dr Mamadou Tangara’s interview with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association:

𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩, 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲?

My memories of the Commonwealth as a community of nations representing diversity of cultures, economic freedom and sovereign independent member states maybe blurry from growing up but the impact of what it stands for continues to benefit and define my everyday work and social life, which transcends from being a citizen of one nation to a citizen of a community of diverse peoples.

No matter how blurry my memories may be now from when I was growing up, the values of the Commonwealth of Nations that informed my experience and character remain the solace of the perspective with which I view the world today. This is simply because the Commonwealth taught me to appreciate and value culture, unity, solidarity and sharing through capacity building. This is