{"id":229414,"date":"2022-06-21T22:26:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/president-ramkalawan-to-attend-commonwealth-heads-of-government-meeting-in-kigali-rwanda?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-06-21T22:26:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:26:15","slug":"president-ramkalawan-to-attend-commonwealth-heads-of-government-meeting-in-kigali-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/president-ramkalawan-to-attend-commonwealth-heads-of-government-meeting-in-kigali-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ramkalawan to attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/5de0872b5a333cf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/5de0872b5a333cf\" alt=\"State House \u2013 Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/5de0872b5a333cf\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The President of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan will join other world leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting&nbsp;(CHOGM)&nbsp;to be held from 20-25 June 2022, in Kigali, Rwanda.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The official opening ceremony of CHOGM will take place on Friday 24 June and will be followed by the main high-level meetings of Heads of Government from Friday 24 to Saturday 25 June.&nbsp;As part of the CHOGM activities, the President will also participate in the Heads of Government Retreat as well as various side events.<\/p>\n<p>CHOGM was due to take place in June 2020 but was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp;Over 30 Heads of Government including high-level officials and diplomats will be participating in the upcoming CHOGM.<\/p>\n<p>The President will depart the country on Wednesday 22 June and will be back in the country on Sunday 26 June. During President Ramkalawan&rsquo;s absence from the country, his duties and responsibilities will be discharged by Vice-President Ahmed Afif.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of State House \u2013 Office of the President of the Republic of Seychelles.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo The President of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan will join other world leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting&nbsp;(CHOGM)&nbsp;to be held from 20-25 June 2022, in Kigali, Rwanda. 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