Togo and Gabon become Commonwealth members
TOGO AND Gabon have become the latest African countries to join the Commonwealth while having no historical links to Britain.
Officials accepted applications by the two west-African countries at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda after they both expressed voluntary interest in becoming members. Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, said: “The Commonwealth, which began as eight nations in 1949, is growing to 56. Our continued growth, beyond the scope of our history, reflects the advantages of Commonwealth membership and the strength of our association.
Togo sits by the border of fellow Commonwealth nations Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso with a population of 7.8 million people.
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