Second dose of Covid-19 vaccines starts
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised the public that the campaign for the second dose of Covid 19 vaccines will commence on the 8th June 2021. According to Spokesperson…
8 June 2021
CAF postpones 2022 Africa Cup of Nations draw due to logistical reasons
The draw for next year’s tournament was initially scheduled to be held in the host country, Cameroon on June 25 The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the postponement of the 2022 Africa Cup…
7 June 2021
© UNICEF/Catherine Ntabadde Health workers on Bwama Island on Lake Bunyonyi in Uganda prepare to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
Risk of COVID-19 surge threatens Africa’s health facilities
Critical health facilities across Africa risk being overwhelmed by surging COVID-19 infections, the UN health agency said on Thursday. The appeal to the continent’s authorities to boost lifesaving facilities comes as the World Health Organization…
7 June 2021
Burkina Faso attack: At least 160 killed in village raid
Armed men killed at least 160 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the country’s worst attack in recent years, officials say. Homes and the local market were burned during the…
7 June 2021
Massive underground water reserves in Africa’s driest areas
Huge reserves of underground water in some of the driest parts of Africa could provide a buffer against the effects of climate change for years to come, scientists said. Researchers from the British Geological Survey…
7 June 2021
Chinese Ambassador to Botswana H.E Wang-Xuefeng-Transport and Communications Minister-Thulagano-Segokgo-Miles-Nan-and-Assistant-Minister-of-Basic-Education-Naniki-Makwinja-at-the-SOS-Childrens-Village-in-Tlokweng-scaled.jpg
China Supports Africa’s Fight against COVID-19 and Economic Recovery with Concrete Actions
H.E. Wang Xuefeng* “We are all waves of the same sea”. Chinese President Xi Jinping quoted an ancient Roman philosopher at the Global Health Summit on 21st May to highlight the importance of solidarity and…
2 June 2021
A member of the Pan African Parliament kicks out at ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina during scuffles over the election of the parliament's new leadership. Image(C) Screengrab
SA-based Pan African Parliament descends into chaos over selection of President
South and North African lawmakers want parliament’s top leadership position to be chosen on rotational basis. Chaos erupted at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday, with scuffles between some lawmakers at…
1 June 2021
Participants during the week-long training
Botswana Red Cross Society awarded prestigious Coin of Honour Award
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Botswana Red Cross Society (BRCS) was among participants that were presented with the coin of honour by the Northern Carolina Army National Guard (NCNG) for facilitating and actively contributing towards the…
1 June 2021
General Lieutenant Lothar von Trotha, the chief military commander in German South-West Africa, with his staff during the Herero uprising, 1904. Image: Bundesarchiv, Bild
Germany apologises for colonial-era genocide in Namibia
Germany finally apologised for its role in the slaughter of Herero and Nama tribespeople in Namibia more than a century ago and officially described the massacre as genocide for the first time, as it agreed…
31 May 2021
SADC Presidents have resolved to convene an Extraordinary Summit by June 20th to respond to the conflict in Mozambique
Mozambique to host SADC Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC)
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Leaders of SADC gathered today (May 27th 2021) in Maputo, Mozambique commended Mozambique for agreeing to host the SADC Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre. In contrast to expectations that the leaders…
27 May 2021
