Over four hundred delegates, made up of political leaders, technical council staff, representatives of local government associations, civil society, development partners and local government actors from Namibia, South Africa, Botswana and the Commonwealth Local Government Forum and UCLGA SARO, met in Lderitz from 12 - 15 March 2024 for the first ever Association of Local Authorities of Namibia (ALAN) LED Indaba. Read More

Addressing the enormous damage caused by climate change to our cities is both urgent and costly. Through a series of online sessions, local government was given sound advice on one avenue of financial support. Read More

As we welcome the 2023-2025 Board into office, and our new Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons into their new roles, we want to pay tribute to our outgoing Board Members for their tremendous support. Read More

Local economic development was well and truly at the heart of discussions around the integration of the East African Community. Read More

CLGF joined a broad cross section of members of the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments for the annual strategy meeting. Held in Barcelona, alongside the UCLG Retreat, the GTF meeting was an opportunity to share examples of good practice. Read More

Wishing our members and partners across the Commonwealth a very happy Commonwealth Day! Read More