22 July 2014
Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary General for Common Wealth made a speech during the 2010 Nelson Mandela Lecture held in London. His speech mainly focused on the “The Commonwealth and Africa”. Sharma described the relationship between Commonwealth and Africa as a vital component, interlocking the goal of democracy and development. Moreover he highlighted that democracy and development are the main sources of security and stability.
References

Sharma, K., (2010), Speech by Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, in 2010 Nelson Mandela Africa Lecture “The Commonwealth and Africa”, at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, London, UK., from Commonwealth Secretariat, 22 July [online], Available at www.secretariat.thecommonwealth.org [Accessed: 16 July 2014]