Batswana Take to the Streets in Demand for Justice for Tshepi
Cynthia Thanda Thousands of Batswana marched through the streets on Thursday, 9th April 2026, united in grief and outrage, demanding justice for Retshepile Setso Tshedu — a 13-year-old girl from Sehithwa whose death has shaken…
9 April 2026
Land Is Not for Sale: From Palestine to Zimbabwe, the Fire of Liberation Still Burns
March 30, 2026 By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa March 30 is not just a date. It is a warning to the oppressor and a declaration to the oppressed that land is life, and life cannot be…
8 April 2026
Rising for Palestine: Africans in Solidarity for Decolonisation and Liberation
“To view Palestine through an African lens is not to appropriate suffering, but to clarify its coordinates.” Raouf Farrah and Suraya Dadoo (2026) In a groundbreaking new anthology edited by Algerian researcher Raouf Farrah and…
8 April 2026
Officials from the SADC Parliamentary Forum and GIZ during a review meeting
GIZ–SADC PF partnership set to strengthen democratic governance
By Moses Magadza A strategic partnership between the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is poised to strengthen democratic governance and regional integration across Southern Africa. This is according…
8 April 2026
History Made as the United Nations Votes to Adopt Ghana’s Resolution A/80/L.48
The United Nations Declares the Transatlantic Slave Trade the Gravest Crime Against Humanity
By Fortune Madondo UN Resolution On Wednesday, 25 March 2026, the Assembly adopted a resolution during the commemoration of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade,…
7 April 2026
President Mahama has announced that, effective 25th May 2026, Ghana will commence a free visa regime for all Africans
Ghana Joins Rwanda and Benin in Opening Doors to Africans
When Ghana announced that all African passport holders will enjoy visa-free entry beginning May 25, 2026—Africa Day—it joined a small but growing club of nations reshaping the continent’s future. Benin, The Gambia, Rwanda, and Seychelles…
4 April 2026
Honourable Kabo Ketshogile, the Chairperson of Palapye District
SADC PF, Botswana Parliament gather evidence to strengthen response to climate-related emergencies
By Moses Magadza in Palapye Botswana The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and the Parliament of Botswana held a three-day outreach programme to flood-affected communities in Tswapong Distric from 30 March to 1 April…
2 April 2026
President of Russia Vladimir Putin held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty
Russia and Egypt Eye Grain Hub, Nuclear Power, and Industrial Zone Projects
Moscow: April 2, 2026 President Vladimir Putin welcomed Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Badr Abdelatty, for high-level talks aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations. The discussions were attended by…
2 April 2026
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions during the Ambassadorial Roundtable on the Ukraine Crisis. Digital Threats and International Information Security
Ladies and gentlemen, Your Excellencies, This is, by far, not the first time we meet to discuss a topic which, for us, is central to international politics, as President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian…
1 April 2026
Fare Hike Fury: Batswana Outraged as Transport Costs Skyrocket
By Cynthia Thanda The night of March 31, 2026, erupted in anger across Botswana as the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure announced steep public transport fare hikes—effective April 1—sparking a storm of condemnation online and…
1 April 2026
