Former President died today, Friday 8th May, 2026 at 86 years
Botswana Mourns Former President Festus Mogae
The Pan-Afrikanist Watchman GABORONE, 8 May 2026 — Botswana’s third President, Festus Gontebanye Mogae, passed away Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. after a long illness. He was 87. President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko announced the…
8 May 2026
Bharath Kumar Kuthati, High Commissioner of India to Botswana and Special Representative to the SADC (Pic. TPA)
Botswana poised to reap gains from Fourth India–Africa Summit
By Cynthia Thanda On May 7, 2026, the Indian High Commission in Gaborone briefed the press on the forthcoming Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV), set for May 28–31 in New Delhi. Under the theme “India–Africa…
7 May 2026
Bharath Kumar Kuthati, High Commissioner of India to Botswana and Special Representative to the SADC (Pic. TPA)
Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit set for end of May in New Delhi
GABORONE – India has announced preparations for the Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV), describing it as a pivotal moment in strengthening South–South cooperation and deepening ties with African nations, including Botswana. Speaking at India House…
7 May 2026
Some of the UB Staff members were recognised as the inaugural global cohort of the WIPO-KIPO-CIPA IP Meister Programme. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod.
UB Staff graduate from world’s first WIPO IP Meister Programme
Gaborone, Botswana 6th May 2026 – A group of staff members from the University of Botswana (UB) has graduated as part of the world’s first cohort of the Intellectual Property (IP) Meister Training Programme, a…
7 May 2026
Tshepo Sabone Orange Botswana Data Protection Officer
Orange Botswana pledges stronger safeguards for customer data
Orange Botswana has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting customer information, stressing that data security is not only a regulatory requirement but a fundamental responsibility in the digital age. The telecommunications operator said every call, message,…
6 May 2026
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President Duma Boko and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, enjoy cordial relations that subsist between their nations
Botswana rebuts viral post alleging rift with South Africa
GABORONE, 5 May 2026 — The Ministry of International Relations has dismissed as false a social media post claiming Botswana had cut electricity supplies to South Africa and closed its borders. The viral post, captioned…
7 May 2026
Presidents Paul Kagame and Duma Boko
Botswana, Rwanda seal visa-free travel deal as leaders push deeper cooperation
Gaborone, May 6, 2026 – Botswana and Rwanda have announced reciprocal visa-free travel measures as part of a renewed push to strengthen bilateral ties during Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s two-day State Visit to Botswana. Speaking…
7 May 2026
Russian Ambassador Andre Kemarskiy paid a courtesy call on SADC Executive Secretary, Elias Magosi
SADC, Russia extend strategic cooperation agreements to 2028
Gaborone, May 6, 2026 – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Russian Federation have reaffirmed their strategic partnership following a courtesy call by Russian Ambassador Andrey Kemarskiy to SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi…
7 May 2026
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SADC PF links child marriage fight to broader SRHR and economic inclusion agenda at Women Deliver 2026
By Moses Magadza The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Ms Boemo Sekgoma, has stressed the need for a comprehensive, multi-sectoral response to child marriage. She has argued that the practice is…
6 May 2026
Muammar Gaddafi (Photo by Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images)
THE LIFE & TIMES OF MUAMMAR GADDAFI: TYRANT OR MESSIAH, JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Gurjeet Singh Some nations tell their stories through folklore and lullabies. Libya’s, however, is inseparable from the life of one man: Muammar Gaddafi. Born in 1942 into a Bedouin family, in a remote desert area…
5 May 2026
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda pays a two-day state visit to Botswana
Kagame’s Visit Marks New Chapter in Botswana–Rwanda Partnership
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Gaborone, May 5, 2026 — Rwandan President Paul Kagame will arrive in Botswana for a two-day state visit from May 6–7 at the invitation of President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko. This marks Kagame’s second…
5 May 2026
Leaders of the Alliance of Sahel States -Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Sahel Rising: The AES Confederation’s Defiant March Toward Sovereignty, Security, and Revolutionary Transformation
By Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Amid intensifying efforts to undermine the Sahelian revolution through destabilisation, propaganda, and psychological warfare, the Confederation of Sahel States Alliance of Sahel States is not retreating. It is consolidating. Far…
22 April 2026
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President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, has rallied his nation against the U.S. blockade
Cuban Parliament condemns new U.S. Executive Order, calls for global solidarity
HAVANA, May 6, 2026 – The International Relations Committee of the National Assembly of People’s Power has issued a strong rejection of a new Executive Order by the President of the United States, denouncing it…
7 May 2026
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
Russia issues warning over alleged Ukrainian threats to Victory Day celebrations
Moscow, May 6, 2026 – The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that it has circulated a Note Verbale to all diplomatic missions and international organisations, warning of potential retaliatory strikes on Kiev should…
7 May 2026
Pope Leo XIV prays in front of a statue of Mary and the Christ Child as he celebrates the final Mass of his apostolic journey to Africa at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea April 23, 2026. (OSV News photo/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV’s African Tour Confronts Corruption, Exploitation and Calls for Decolonised Faith
by Fortune Madondo Pope Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost) has concluded a 10‑day Apostolic Journey to Africa, visiting Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea from April 13–23, 2026. The trip underscored the Vatican’s growing focus…
3 May 2026
Putin receives the President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, at the Kremlin in Moscow(
Putin and Sassou Nguesso Reinforce Russia–Congo Ties Ahead of Russia–Africa Summit
Moscow, April 29, 2026 – Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso held high-level talks at the Kremlin, reaffirming a bilateral relationship that dates back more than…
2 May 2026
Fatherland or Death! Cuba will achieve victory in defense of sovereignty and socialism
Girón, today and forever! As long as there is a woman and a man willing to give their life for the Revolution, we’ll be victorious! Cuba lives under the constant siege of the United States…
18 April 2026
End the Blockade against Cuba
HOW THE USA EMPLOYS AGENDA SETTING, FRAMING & GASLIGHTING TO DEMONISE CUBA
By Fortune Madondo In the world of politics and power, manipulatory techniques are employed to support a narrative and create a reality. All this for what end… to deliberately contaminate global opinion, to shape public…
13 April 2026
President of Russia Vladimir Putin held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty
Russia and Egypt Eye Grain Hub, Nuclear Power, and Industrial Zone Projects
Moscow: April 2, 2026 President Vladimir Putin welcomed Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Badr Abdelatty, for high-level talks aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations. The discussions were attended by…
2 April 2026
Fifty Years of Silence: Monitoring Human Rights in Western Sahara Is a Moral Imperative
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Sahrawi AU PSC bid shatters Morocco’s neo-colonial narrative
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