The Commonwealth is an organisation that ties together 56 countries, including a few in Africa that have been admitted despite not having been British colonies. Of the 56, only a minority recognise ...

Verwoerd further insisted that South Africa could not accept diplomatic representatives from colored states —even if they were members of the Commonwealth. It was argued that this made a ...

The British Commonwealth, also known as the Commonwealth of Nations, is a voluntary alliance of 56 independent states. Many ...

Nonetheless, the Commonwealth does include a remarkable range of countries ranging from significant states such as India, Canada and South Africa to the many island states of the Pacific and the ...