A distinguished Member of the APR Panel of Eminent Persons Ambassador Aly El-Hefny (right) shares a lighter moment with National Governance Council APRM Zimbabwe Ambassador James Manzou during media briefing at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare . Pic: Charles Muchakagara
African Peer Review Mechanism Strengthens Governance Accountability: Zimbabwe’s Targeted Review Sets Regional Benchmark
By Fortune Madondo Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President in 1957, famously declared: “Seek ye first the political kingdom, and all other things shall be added unto you.” This was his rallying cry for immediate independence…
21 December 2025
Mali’s CITES CoP20 head of delegation (in blue outfit) and fellow West African delegates pictured with Western anti-trade animal-rights NGO representatives during a sightseeing weekend break from CoP20. Observers argue that such informal engagements cultivate anti-trade positions away from official scrutiny. The individual in blue later photographed me when he saw me interviewing a fellow Western African and I just smiled at him
CITES CoP20 INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
ALLEGATIONS OF VOTE-RIGGING PERSIST AS CITES URGES COUNTRIES TO SUBMIT FORMAL COMPLAINTS By Emmanuel Koro, 17 December 2025 After investigating vote-rigging within the CITES decision-making framework across three Conferences of the Parties (CoPs) 2019, 2022…
20 December 2025
Dr Phenyo Buitale at 2nd Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Cairo, December 19-20
Botswana Seeks Deeper Russia Ties as Cairo Forum Charts Africa’s Strategic Future
Cairo, Egypt — December 20, 2025. Botswana’s Minister of International Relations, Dr Phenyo Butale, used the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum in Cairo to underscore Botswana’s intent to strengthen ties with Moscow,…
20 December 2025
The Long shadow of apartheid, the forgotten pain, and the struggle for truth
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Africa’s history in the twentieth century was shaped by invasion, colonial violence, and long struggles for liberation. From the battlefields of Ghana and Algeria to the valleys of Zimbabwe and the…
19 December 2025
Empire Speaks Without Shame: When Plunder Is Declared Policy
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa There are moments in history when empires abandon their masks. Moments when the language of “democracy,” “human rights,” and “international order” is discarded, and naked power speaks in its own brutal…
19 December 2025
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
Russia–Africa: New Horizons for Old Friends
by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for African media dedicated to the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum Cairo will soon host an important political event: heads and officials of the foreign ministries…
18 December 2025
The Economic Warfare Against Cuba Is Being Strengthened
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The events of 10 December 2025 mark a dangerous and revealing escalation in the long-running economic warfare waged against the Republic of Cuba. On that day, United States military forces boarded…
17 December 2025
Opinion: Empowering Women to Disempower Women? The Crisis of Sisterhood in Feminism
Taboka Bathoeng* The women who guard the door to leadership are often portrayed as gatekeepers, standing on platforms built by patriarchy. They are accused of pulling up the ladder, of distancing themselves from those below.…
16 December 2025
Can the United States be trusted? A Pan-Africanist reading of its new diplomatic gesture toward Zimbabwe
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The United States’ recent public posture of “re-engagement” and diplomatic outreach toward Zimbabwe has been met with a cautious welcome by some in Harare and across Africa. For people who have…
15 December 2025
UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY 2025: AFRICA MUST RISE AGAIN FOR PALESTINE
A Stain on the Conscience of Humanity: The Enduring Betrayal of Palestine By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa – The National Chairperson, Zimbabwe Palestine Solidarity Council (ZPSC) 29 November 2025 A Year of Pain, Betrayal, and Renewed…
15 December 2025
