{"id":15471,"date":"2026-10-28T13:17:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/?p=15471"},"modified":"2026-10-28T13:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:17:30","slug":"chief-minister-dr-david-moinina-sengeh-meets-commonwealth-secretary-general-hon-shirley-ayorkor-botchwey-at-marlborough-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/?p=15471","title":{"rendered":"CHIEF MINISTER DR. DAVID MOININA SENGEH MEETS COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL HON. SHIRLEY AYORKOR BOTCHWEY AT MARLBOROUGH HOUSE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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London, Thursday 22 October 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sierra Leone\u2019s Chief Minister, *Dr. David Moinina Sengeh*, today held a high-level meeting with the Commonwealth Secretary-General, *Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey*, at Marlborough House in London, as part of his engagements to strengthen Sierra Leone\u2019s international partnerships and advance the country\u2019s development priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussions centred on the longstanding relationship between Sierra Leone and the Commonwealth, the country\u2019s priorities ahead of *CHOGM 2026 in Antigua and Barbuda*, and opportunities to deepen cooperation in key areas of mutual interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two sides explored prospects for strengthening investment and partnerships across the Commonwealth, as Sierra Leone continues efforts to attract international investment and expand opportunities for economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussions also covered the *Commonwealth Secretariat\u2019s technical support for Sierra Leone\u2019s climate finance efforts*, including opportunities to strengthen the country\u2019s capacity to mobilise resources in support of its climate and development priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sengeh and Secretary-General Botchwey further reflected on the Commonwealth\u2019s continued role in supporting *peace and national cohesion* in Sierra Leone, reaffirming the importance of sustained engagement between the country and the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chief Minister underscored the value Sierra Leone attaches to its Commonwealth membership and to *practical cooperation capable of delivering tangible benefits* for the country and its people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting forms part of Dr. Sengeh\u2019s official visit to the United Kingdom, during which he has been engaging senior government officials, institutions and development partners *to strengthen bilateral and multilateral partnerships and advance Sierra Leone\u2019s national interests*.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chief Minister was accompanied by His Excellency Dr. Morie Komba Manyeh, Sierra Leone\u2019s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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London, Thursday 22 October 2026 Sierra Leone\u2019s Chief Minister, *Dr. David Moinina Sengeh*, today held a high-level meeting with the Commonwealth Secretary-General, *Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey*, at Marlborough House in London, as part of his engagements to strengthen Sierra Leone\u2019s international partnerships and advance the country\u2019s development priorities. Discussions centred on the longstanding relationship between…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15476,"href":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15471\/revisions\/15476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.slhc-uk.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}