أرشيف الكاتب: PanAfrikanist

Trump has imperial ambitions - Pic, (C) The Independent

When Empire Breaks the Law: Venezuela, the CIA Playbook, and Africa’s Dangerous Silence

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa What we are witnessing in the latest United States aggression against Venezuela is not a war on drugs, not a defence of democracy, and certainly not a moral crusade. It is…

4 January 2026

US strikes Caracas (ABC Media picture)

“Venezuela Declares State of Emergency, Denounces U.S. ‘Imperialist Aggression’”

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects, condemns, and denounces before the international community the extremely grave military aggression carried out by the current Government of the United States of America against Venezuelan territory and population,…

3 January 2026

Maduro and his wife were captured. US President Donald Trump says they will be sent to New York

U.S. attacks Venezuela, captures Maduro and his wife; AG Bondi says charges include ‘Narco-Terrorism’

by Victor Loh U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife during a stunning, large-scale attack on their nation overnight. American authorities said Saturday morning that the couple had been indicted in New…

3 January 2026

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George presents a gift to Nigerian Gen. A A Ayannuga, the Chief of the Army Staff of Nigeria, after the U.S. Army War College International Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, hosted at the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2025. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jesús Menchaca.

WASHINGTON DC’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO NIGERIA

By Fortune Madondo On the night of 25 December 2025 when the Christian community of the world in general was celebrating the gift given to the world by heaven (Jesus Christ), the President of United…

3 January 2026

A DRC football fan (Michel Kuka Mboladinga, bearing a striking resemblance to former Prime Minister of the DRC) stands still for the entire match (90 minutes) in patriotic homage to a hardcore Pan-Africanist hero, a larger-than-life human being, Patrice Emery Lumumba (first democratically elected Prime Minister of Congo-1960).

MOTIONLESS, EXPRESSIONLESS, SERIOUS AND DEFANT “LUMUMBA” WATCHES AFCON 2025- 2026 EDITION

By Fortune Madondo African football is not just a game. It is a voice of resilience, a message of pride, and a call for a better Africa, as the continent has more talent on and…

3 January 2026

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at the plenary session of the 2nd Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum

Colleagues, Today, we will exchange views on the work carried out since our meeting in Sochi and discuss prospects for further cooperation. Our partnership continues to develop in a consistent and dynamic manner. Its comprehensive…

30 December 2025

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

United States Ambassador to Botswana, H.E. Ambassador H.A. Van Vranken

Botswana Universities Launch Collaborative Ideas Lab to Drive Innovation

Gaborone, June 16, 2026 – Botswana’s higher education sector will today mark a major milestone with the launch of the Ideas Test Lab, a collaborative incubation programme designed to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and problem-solving among…

16 June 2026

Members of “March and March” and “Operation Dudula” chant anti-migrant slogans during a protest march in Durban, South Africa, in May 2026. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images)

South Africa’s inequality fuels xenophobia amid global capital pressures

By Fortune Madondo South Africa’s role as the continent’s financial anchor has come under sharp scrutiny, with analysts warning that entrenched global capital interests and unresolved apartheid legacies are driving deep socio-economic divides and fueling…

16 June 2026

SADC Executive Secretary H.E. Elias Magosi

SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi joins African Union preparatory talks ahead of mid-year Coordination Meeting

Gaborone, June 9, 2026 – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary, H.E. Elias M. Magosi, has joined continental leaders in preparatory talks for the 8th African Union (AU) Mid-Year Coordination Meeting, set to…

15 June 2026

Cuba, the GAE and the United States: Anatomy of a State Slander

The GAE is not an opaque structure, nor parallel to the Cuban State; it has been, on the contrary, an articulated response of proven efficiency to the economic siege that has historically tried to suffocate…

15 June 2026

EU Ambassador to Botswana and SADC, Petra Pereyra had a good meeting with Honourable Minister of Minerals and Energy, Bogolo Kenewendo. They briefly discussed the implementation of the EU-funded ASPIRE (Accelerating Sustainable and Productive Investment in Renewable Energy and Efficiency) programme

EU’s ASPIRE programme: Can Botswana break free from coal dependency?

Gaborone, Botswana – The European Union has unveiled a €5.3 million initiative aimed at accelerating Botswana’s shift towards renewable energy and efficiency. Known as the Accelerating Sustainable and Productive Investment in Renewable Energy & Efficiency…

15 June 2026

Alliance Française Opens Call for Short Films Ahead of European Film Festival

GABORONE – Botswana filmmakers have been invited to submit short films for consideration in the upcoming European Film Festival, with three local productions set to be selected and screened in September 2026. The initiative, announced…

15 June 2026