أرشيف الكاتب: PanAfrikanist

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Channel One on Talks in Riyadh and their Outcome

Moscow, March 25, 2025 Question: Let us begin with your birthday. You have received plenty of birthday wishes. There was even a “marathon” of your wonderful verses. Did you have time to look and read…

26 March 2025

Victoria Adbaraya Toya Montou: The Warrior Mother of Haiti and the Unyielding Spirit of Freedom

By Ambassador Phatse Justice Piitso20 March 2025History chronicles human civilisation, from the epochal age of monarchical and aristocratic despotism to the modern era of democratic supremacy. It has long been a subject of scholarly and…

25 March 2025

Ambassador Yusuke Shimdo and Minister Moeti Mohwasa toast to the two countries' exceptional bilateral and diplomatic ties

Japanese Envoy, H.E Mr. Yusuke SHINDO commences tour of duty in Botswana, SADC

Cynthia Thanda The warm evening breeze of 20th March 2025 and friendly smiles plastered by the government officials and the public welcomed the presence of His Excellency Mr. Yusuke SHINDO as he celebrated assumption of…

21 March 2025

Orange Botswana Expands Customer Access with New Airport Shop.

Orange Botswana Expands Customer Access with New Airport Shop

by Tebogo Nadisah Orange Botswana has taken a significant step in enhancing customer accessibility by launching a new service shop at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKIA). This expansion is part of the company’s ongoing…

21 March 2025

The Secretary General of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Ms. Boemo Sekgoma.

SADC Parliamentary Forum Secretary General calls for stronger Parliamentary action to end FGM

By Moses Magadza in New York NEW YORK, USA – The Secretary General of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Ms. Boemo Sekgoma, has called for urgent and sustained parliamentary action to…

20 March 2025

Zimbabwe’s Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Honourable Monica Mutsvangwa shares the Zimbabwean story in New York.

Zimbabwe showcases best practices in gender institutionalisation at CSW69

By Moses Magadza in New York New York, USA – Zimbabwe showcased a comprehensive range of initiatives aimed at advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment at a side event on the sidelines of the 69th…

19 March 2025

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders including Li Qiang, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attend the closing meeting of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2025. [Xinhua]

China’s top legislature concludes annual session

The 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, concluded its third session on March 11. Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders including Li Qiang, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and…

17 March 2025

Orange Botswana CEO Nene Maiga (middle) signing the contract with Letsile Tebogo (right) and the Orange Botswana CMO Yves Famien (left)

Orange Botswana Extends the Fruitful Partnership with Olympics Champion Letsile Tebogo

by Tebogo Nadisah Orange Botswana has renewed its partnership with Olympic Athletics Champion Letsile Tebogo, extending the athlete’s role as Orange brand ambassador. This extension solidifies a relationship that has flourished since Tebogo turned professional,…

17 March 2025

Botswana’s Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport, and Culture, Ms Lesogo Chombo speaks at a side event organised by the SADC PF on 13 March 2025 at the Botswana High Commission in New York during the CSW69. Photo: Moses Magadza

Botswana’s Minister calls for greater inclusion of women and girls in leadership, education, and policy at CSW69

By Moses Magadza in New York, USA Botswana’s Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport, and Culture, Ms Lesogo Chombo, has called for bold action to advance gender equality. She was speaking on March 13th as the…

17 March 2025

Russia's Fioreign Minister Sergey Lavrov fielding questions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview to the US bloggers Mario Nawfal, Larry C. Johnson and Andrew Napolitano

Question: Mr. Minister, it’s a pleasure to speak to you Sir. The first question I have, as I speak to people here in Moscow – there’s a perception that the US has changed, they are describing…

12 March 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