CLGF was delighted to continue its partnership with the African School of Decentralisation for the fifth year, with this years event taking place in Cape Town from 13 to 25 October 2025 under the theme of Decentralisation and Finances. Read More

East African County and Local Governments Association, EACLGA, in collaboration with Rwanda's Ministry of Local Government, MINALOC, successfully convened the latest meeting of the East Africa Local Government Forum (EALGF). Read More

CLGF is pleased to invite you to join us for the first member-LED CSCN webinar taking place on 22 May 2025. The Unlocking Local Finance webinar aims to explore how a Caribbean city broke new ground in city financing. Read More

We are delighted to inform you that the African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is returning and is accepting applications for the 2025 event. Taking place in Cape Town from 12 to 25 October 2025, the theme of this years event is: Decentralisation and Finances. Read More

On 30 March and 2 April, CLGF and its Commonwealth Sustainable Cities Initiative (CSCI) partners convened a Wilton Park dialogue on Advancing sustainable urbanisation: working with Commonwealth countries to build a transformative coalition, with support from both Wilton Park and the FCDO. Read More