CLGF is delighted to announce the publication of Issue 25 of the Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance. Read More

The Board of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Lucy Slack to the post of Secretary-General of the CLGF. Read More

CLGF is pleased to be one of the partners working with the Dullah Omar Institute, National Research Foundation, Addis Ababa University, University of the Western Cape, and the Hans Seidel Foundation to deliver the second African School on Decentralisation. Read More

CLGF is working with local and central government partners in Botswana to help those involved in the informal economy to address the effects of COVID-19 on their businesses. Read More

CLGF's Healthy Cities, Healthy People campaign was launched at a virtual event on 23 November. A joint initiative with the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, UN Habitat, Uniting to Combat NTDs and BOVA (Build Out Vector Borne Disease in Africa), the launch was attended by a Commonwealth-wide audience and a distinguished group of speakers from local government and development. Read More

One of the closing statements on the final day of the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) was delivered by the Secretary-General of the Rwanda Local Association of Local Government (RALGA) and CLGF member, Mr Ladislas Ngendahimana. Read More