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
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
FNB Botswana CEO Stephen Bogatsu and Africa’s Eden Tourism CEO Jillian Blackbeard Announce Strategic Collaboration (
FNB Botswana Partners with Africa’s Eden to Boost Regional Tourism
4 May 2026 Gaborone – First National Bank of Botswana (FNB Botswana) has entered into a strategic partnership with Africa’s Eden Tourism, a regional association spanning eight Southern African countries, to strengthen tourism businesses and…
4 May 2026
Shaping Peace or Managing Silence? Botswana’s Media at a Crossroads
Today, May 3, is World Press Freedom Day, commemorated globally under the theme “Shaping a Future at Peace.” As Botswana joins the rest of the world in marking this day, it does so with little…
3 May 2026
President Duma Boko receives the Forensic Audit Report on Thursday, 30th, 2026, from the Chairman of the Project Steering Committee. Moses Pelaelo
Boko receives forensic audit report, vows to prosecute offenders
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Gaborone – 30 April 2026 – President Advocate Duma Boko has received the long-awaited forensic audit report, marking a decisive transition from anti-corruption pledges to active enforcement. The audit, conducted by…
30 April 2026
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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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America’s “Allies” Are Its Victims: Why Africa Must Reject Imperial Security Traps and Embrace a New Global Path
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa There is a brutal truth that Africa must finally face without fear or politeness: the so-called “security partnerships” offered by the United States are not protection agreements. They are instruments of…
17 April 2026
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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
Oil, Not Weapons: Why Africa Must Stand with Iran Against Imperial Power
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa When the President of the United States says out loud that his “favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran,” we are no longer dealing with speculation or propaganda. We…
1 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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