أرشيف الكاتب: PanAfrikanist

Captain Ibrahim Traore met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg during the Russia-Africa Summit

Is the ISIS Threat in Nigeria a Prelude to a Wider Imperialist Move Against Traoré?

Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Across Africa today, insecurity is often presented as a natural problem, as if violence simply grows from African soil. Terrorist groups appear, chaos follows, and then foreign powers arrive claiming to offer…

29 December 2025

Resource Sovereignty: Africa’s Lost Birthright

By Fortune Madondo Introduction Just as Esau was tricked out of his birthright in Genesis 25:29–34, Africa has been tricked out of its right to resource sovereignty — the authority to control, exploit, and manage…

28 December 2025

It’s time for Africa to drink its own oil

Africa Must Buy Africa: The Case of Oil

By Fortune Madondo Charity begins at home. Africa, wake up: sell to each other, buy from each other. Why import oil from abroad when Nigeria and Angola — two of the continent’s biggest exporters —…

28 December 2025

Joint Statement by the Participants in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum

1.1 We, the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and the African States recognised by the United Nations (UN), the Leadership of the African Union Commission and the executive bodies of the leading African integration…

23 December 2025

Russia-Africa Partnership Forum Marks Historic Milestone in Cairo

Cairo, December 20 — The Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum convened in Cairo on December 19–20, marking the first time the gathering was held on African soil. The event brought together foreign…

23 December 2025

Russia's Foreign Minister and his entourage met Botswana'sMinister of International Relations Dr Phenyo Butale who was accompanied by Ambassador Clifford Maribe

Russia and Botswana Strengthen Ties at Cairo Forum

Cairo, December 19 — On the sidelines of the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Botswana’s Minister of International Relations, Phenyo Butale, to discuss deepening cooperation…

23 December 2025

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin

Moscow Links Africa’s Economic Growth to Security Solutions and Sovereign Development

Ahead of the 2nd Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum that was held in Cairo, Egypt from December 19˗20, 2025, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin spoke to TASS News Agency. TASS: This year’s ministerial…

23 December 2025

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin

Russia-Africa Cooperation Grows in Education, Healthcare, and Security

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin spoke to TASS News Agency ahead of the 2nd Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum that was held in Cairo, Egypt from December 19 to 20, 2025. TNA: What…

22 December 2025

The UN World Food Program (WFP) announced that they will cut support for civilians in Sudan to the bare minimum from January 2026 onwardsImage: Zohra Bensemra/REUTERS

Sudan: Humanitarian situation is ‘worst crisis’ of 2025

Jennifer Holleis Despite ongoing fighting and horrific human rights violations, global attention on the world’s worst humanitarian and displacement crises remains low. The situation in Kordofan is worsening. The ongoing war in Sudan is the most neglected…

21 December 2025

EU has secured funding for Ukraine's war effort

EU secures Ukraine funding while exposing limits of unity

Tessa Walther 12/19/2025December 19, 2025 The EU’s late-night compromise ensures Ukraine’s budget for the next two years, but shifts the burden onto EU finances while postponing a decisive test of how far Europe is willing…

21 December 2025

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

BPS top brass, led by Commissioner Dinah Marathe, sharing insights with the Russian delegation - pic. BPS

Botswana Police Service gains forensic, cybercrime edge through Russian partnership

Gaborone, April 29, 2026 — Commissioner of Police Dinah Marathe today received a courtesy call from the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Botswana, His Excellency Andrey Kemarskiy, at Police Headquarters, reaffirming the strong institutional…

30 April 2026

Outgoing Algerian Ambassador, His Excellency Abdermark Tigharghar, paid a farewell courtesy call on President Duma Boko on April 28, 2026

O𝐮𝐭𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐤𝐨

His Excellency Abdermark Tigharghar paid a farewell courtesy call on President Duma Boko following the conclusion of his two-year tenure in Botswana. Ambassador Tigharghar expressed gratitude for the warm hospitality extended to him, describing Batswana…

28 April 2026

Portia Tremlett Curator of World Art (left) with fellow Curator Sandra Bauza Santos @ Brighton & Hove Museums packs away historical items bound for Botswana as part of the repatriations programme ****Pic by David McHugh / Brighton Pictures

Brighton & Hove Museums Return 45 Artefacts to Botswana Today

GABORONE/BRIGHTON, April 28 — Forty-five cultural artefacts collected in Botswana in the 1890s arrive in Serowe today following their repatriation from Brighton & Hove Museums in the UK. The return follows a 2022 claim by…

28 April 2026

Orange-Money-CEO-Mr.-Seabelo-Pilane

Orange Money Botswana Raises Transaction Limits in Digital Push

Orange Money Botswana has increased its transaction limits for their customers, a move expected to strengthen the platform’s role as a key financial inclusion tool and accelerate the shift toward digital payments. The mobile financial…

24 April 2026

Cuban Ambassador Antonio Luis Pubillones Izaguirre, signing the Document denouncing the US blockade against Cuba

Cubans in Botswana Back Revolutionary Homeland Campaign with Public Statement

GABORONE – Members of the Cuban Medical Mission in Botswana have joined the global initiative “My Signature for the Homeland”, reaffirming solidarity with their nation’s revolutionary ideals. The Statement was read in Gaborone by the…

24 April 2026