Local Government in East Africa has been confirming its priorities and strategic direction at a meeting of the East African Local Government Forum (EALGF) held at the end of May in Nairobi, Kenya. Read More

CLGF is joining forces with two other leading providers of technical support and capacity building for local government institutions to promote urban, rural and outer island development in the Pacific. Read More

As well as being morally reprehensible, violence against women and girls (VAWG) has a serious financial cost that we must all bear, according to an innovative project by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Government of Seychelles. Read More

CLGF Chairperson Cllr Rev Mpho MBW Moruakgomo and Secretary-General Dr Greg Munro participated in the European Partnership Forum 2018 which took place in Brussels on 25 and 26 June. Read More

Representatives from the Princes Foundation for the Built Environment, the Commonwealth Association of Architects, the Commonwealth Association of Planners and CLGF met last week with The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth at Marlborough House to discuss the opportunity provided by urbanisation to help deliver the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Read More

Since 2006, the European Commission has been organising the European Development Days (EDD) each year in Brussels, bringing together key actors and expert speakers to share ideas and debate the hot topics of the development world. Read More