President Masisi and Simbi Phiri celebrating
Khato Civils (Pty) Ltd, hits back, threatens to sue Umbrella for Democratic Change
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman A tug-of-war between construction mogul Simbi Phiri of Khato Civils and the country’s biggest opposition party, Umbrella for Democratic Change UDC) is looming on the horizon. It all started with an…
20 October 2021
Chinese President Jinping Xi unveils new measures at COP15 for biodiversity
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman China will take the lead by investing 233 million USD to establish the Kunming Biodiversity Fund. Chinese President Xi Jinping made the announcement while addressing the leaders’ summit of the 15th…
18 October 2021
High-level African Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development and World Food Programme delegation visits Botswana
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development hosted a two-day workshop for a high-level delegation from African Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) and World Food Programme (WFP) at…
15 October 2021
Mousa Faki Mahamat
Palestine urges African Union executive committee to reverse Israel observer status
Afro-Palestine Newswire Service As the African Union (AU) Executive Council met this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Palestine has asked it to reverse a recent decision by AU Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, granting…
15 October 2021
(C) Harleen Kaur Jaggi
World Food Day: The road to achieving Zero Hunger
By: Vitalio Angula The recent prolonged nationwide lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic had the unintended consequence of increasing food insecurity among vulnerable members of Namibian society. Food insecurity is defined as the measure of…
14 October 2021
Assimi Goita
Mali’s president Assimi Goita hits back at Emmanuel Macron of France
A few weeks ago, it emerged that Mali’s military government led by Colonel Assimi Goïta was close to hiring 1,000 paramilitaries from Russian private-security firm Wagner, which incensed France. This was necessary because France has…
13 October 2021
Labour Federations present their thoughts on what should inform the Constitutional review exercise
POSITION PAPER ON THE BOTSWANA CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW EXERCISE By Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) and Botswana Federation of Public Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSO) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The modern trend and best practice for…
13 October 2021
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Together for greater harmony between man and nature
By Yi Fan (People’s Daily Online) 09:15, October 11, 2021 Zhang Xueliang, a ranger at Xiling Snow Mountain (which is a giant panda habitat some 110 kilometers from Chengdu, capital of China’s southwest province of…
11 October 2021
Ambassador Hoshiyama Takashi flanked by officers, The lucky beneficiaries are at the back
14 Batswana leave to study and work in Japan
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman A total of 14 Batswana were bid farewell during a celebration hosted by the Ambassador of Japan to Botswana, His Excellency, Hoshiyama Takashi at his official residence, as they prepare to…
11 October 2021
Nigerian creative writer Modupe Olatunji Publishes Poetry Collection
Cynthia Thanda What if pain could be bottled and locked away in the biggest jar ever? Would yours still run over? How about getting a book that portrays the dangers and traumas caused by lack…
9 October 2021
