More countries support Rwanda’s bid to join commonwealth

Several countries will support Rwanda’s bid to join the Commonwealth club during the forthcoming summit to be held in the islands of Trinidad and Tobago later this year. The Commonwealth is predominantly made up of former British colonies and it so far has 53 states. Joseph Kabakeza, the Director General of Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that India, South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Singapore and Trinidad and Tobago declared their support for Rwanda’s bid.  Rwanda applied to join in 2003 despite its historic ties with Francophone countries.