أرشيف الكاتب: PanAfrikanist

Zim to benefit from visa-free travel in Africa

Ivan Zhakata Herald Correspondent ZIMBABWE stands ready to benefit significantly from a borderless Africa that promotes visa-free travel, free trade and regional economic integration, Ghana’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Bonaventure Adjavor has said. Speaking at the…

21 October 2025

Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Vassily Nebenzya’s interview with Sputnik Africa

October 19, 2025 Sputnik Africa: How Moscow sees this shaping cooperation in the security sector and ensuring a balanced narrative, global narrative with African institutions? Vassily Nebenzya: Russia, and formally the Soviet Union, was always friendly with…

21 October 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley, U.S. Africa Command commander, provides testimony at a Senate Armed Services Committee posture hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., March 16, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

Africa Must Rise: Ending AFRICOM, Imperialism, and the Chains of Neo-Colonial Oppression

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa For seventeen long years, the United States Africa Command AFRICOM has stood as the blunt instrument of Western neocolonialism on African soil. Ostensibly created to “secure peace and stability,” its true…

19 October 2025

President Boko Embarks on Strategic Investment Drive Across Oman, UAE, and Switzerland

The Pan-Afrikanist Watchman Gaborone, 18 October 2025 President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko will undertake a series of high-level Working Visits to Oman, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Switzerland from 19 to 29 October 2025,…

18 October 2025

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Missiles and Mediation: U.S. Peace Role in Ukraine Undermined by Tomahawk Pledge

The Pan-Afrikanist Watchman October 18, 2025 As Washington touts its role as a global peacemaker, its simultaneous consideration of supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles risks sabotaging its credibility and derailing fragile diplomatic overtures.…

18 October 2025

Technicians inspect a bullet train at a maintenance facility in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province. (Photo/Wang Wei)

Five decades of electrification: China’s railways at the forefront of the smart era

By Li Xinping, People’s Daily In 1975, deep in the Qinling Mountains, China’s first fully electrified railway, the Baoji-Chengdu Railway, marked the beginning of a transformative journey toward railway modernization. Half a century later, on…

18 October 2025

The 19th Hami melon festival opens. (Photo/Hu Bin)

A ‘sweet bond’ on Silk Road

By Huan Xiang, Han Liqun, Qu Pei, People’s Daily Hami, in the eastern part of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region, has long been a key hub on the ancient Silk Road and is known…

18 October 2025

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WORLD FOOD DAY- AND THE PRESSING NEED TO DECOLONIZE AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

 By Fortune Madondo Introduction 16 October is celebrated as World Food Day. Organised by the Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO). This year, 16 October 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization…

17 October 2025

Director , People and Social Impact Orange Botswana - Ms Modiri Nlanda

Beyond the Pink: Rethinking Inclusivity in Breast Cancer Awareness

By Modiri Nlanda, Orange Botswana People & Social Impact (HR) Director Each October, the world turns pink. Streets, offices, and social media timelines transform into vibrant displays of compassion and solidarity. The colour pink has…

17 October 2025

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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Kommersant

Question: After the Alaska summit, many were expecting to see progress on the Ukrainian track, if not a breakthrough. The initial signs were promising, but now we’re seeing a rollback, with US President Donald Trump threatening…

16 October 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