Fadel Barro of Senegal’s Y’en a Marre movement at a press conference in Kinshasa in March 2015. Members of Y’en a Marre, Burkina Faso’s Le Balai Citoyen, and the DRC’s Filimbi and La Lucha are part of a growing trend of young people reinventing Pan-Africanism and embracing democratic solidarity in Africa. (Photo: AFP/Federico Scoppa)
Pan-Africanism Reborn?
Pan-Africanism’s long legacy as a framework for ending colonialism and advancing peace, people-based democracy, and human rights remains as vital as ever for reclaiming citizen agency. The Pan-African movement marks its 105th anniversary in 2024.…
2 November 2024
Dr Faith Rapuleng-Tuelo, UB's Director of Public Affairs
University of Botswana makes ‘significant strides’ in THE World University rankings
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The University of Botswana has recorded “significant strides” in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. According to UB’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Faith Rapuleng-Tuelo, it is an…
1 November 2024
Mr. Adolf Mavheneke, an independent consultant. Photo: Contributed.
SADC PF committee receives calls for more women’s political participation
By Moses Magadza A public hearing convened by the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Standing Committee on Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Climate Action (FANRCA) on 18 October 2024 received presentations from different organisations within the SADC…
1 November 2024
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Türkiye-Botswana relations growing in leaps and bounds
TPA Watchman The national day reception to celebrate the 101st anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye (October 29), was an occasion to ruminate on the state of relations between Türkiye and…
30 October 2024
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Botswana Joined 50 countries in Moscow for BRICS International Fashion Federation
At the BRICS+ Fashion Summit in Moscow, leaders from fashion associations across more than 50 countries proudly announced the formation of the BRICS International Fashion Federation. This initiative aims to establish new centers of influence,…
29 October 2024
Struggle Icon, Michael Kitso Dingake’s heroic exploits for South Africa’s liberation remembered
TIES THAT BIND Speaking as a representative of ASABO at the funeral of ANC stalwart Michael Dingake in Gaborone early this year, editorial consultant DOUGLAS TSIAKO took a wide-sweeping view of Botswana as the most…
28 October 2024
Togo Has Taken Up The Challenge To Revive Pan-Africanism
By Francis Kokutse After the last Pan-African Congress in South Africa in 2014, nothing much has happened, and it seemed everyone went to sleep, but thanks to the Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe, there is a…
24 October 2024
China's President Xi Jinping is met by Russia's President Vladimir Putin as he arrives in Kazan for the BRICS Summit
President Xi Jinping Holds Meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
On the afternoon of October 22 local time, President Xi Jinping held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kazan Kremlin. President Xi expressed his great delight in coming to the ancient Russian…
24 October 2024
On Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with journalists from BRICS countries
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman President of Russia Vladimir Putin answered questions from the heads of leading BRICS media agencies. The meeting was held ahead of the BRICS summit in Kazan. The meeting was attended by the heads of media agencies from Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia,…
23 October 2024
Putin addresses plenary session of BRICS Business Forum
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The forum is taking place in Moscow ahead of the BRICS Summit, which will be held in Kazan on October 22–24 and will include the new participants in the association for the first time. On January 1, 2024, Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia…
23 October 2024
