Muammar Gaddafi (Photo by Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images)
THE LIFE & TIMES OF MUAMMAR GADDAFI: TYRANT OR MESSIAH, JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Gurjeet Singh Some nations tell their stories through folklore and lullabies. Libya’s, however, is inseparable from the life of one man: Muammar Gaddafi. Born in 1942 into a Bedouin family, in a remote desert area…
5 May 2026
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda pays a two-day state visit to Botswana
Kagame’s Visit Marks New Chapter in Botswana–Rwanda Partnership
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Gaborone, May 5, 2026 — Rwandan President Paul Kagame will arrive in Botswana for a two-day state visit from May 6–7 at the invitation of President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko. This marks Kagame’s second…
5 May 2026
FNB Botswana CEO Stephen Bogatsu and Africa’s Eden Tourism CEO Jillian Blackbeard Announce Strategic Collaboration (
FNB Botswana Partners with Africa’s Eden to Boost Regional Tourism
4 May 2026 Gaborone – First National Bank of Botswana (FNB Botswana) has entered into a strategic partnership with Africa’s Eden Tourism, a regional association spanning eight Southern African countries, to strengthen tourism businesses and…
4 May 2026
Shaping Peace or Managing Silence? Botswana’s Media at a Crossroads
Today, May 3, is World Press Freedom Day, commemorated globally under the theme “Shaping a Future at Peace.” As Botswana joins the rest of the world in marking this day, it does so with little…
3 May 2026
Pope Leo XIV prays in front of a statue of Mary and the Christ Child as he celebrates the final Mass of his apostolic journey to Africa at Malabo Stadium in Equatorial Guinea April 23, 2026. (OSV News photo/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV’s African Tour Confronts Corruption, Exploitation and Calls for Decolonised Faith
by Fortune Madondo Pope Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost) has concluded a 10‑day Apostolic Journey to Africa, visiting Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea from April 13–23, 2026. The trip underscored the Vatican’s growing focus…
3 May 2026
Putin receives the President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, at the Kremlin in Moscow(
Putin and Sassou Nguesso Reinforce Russia–Congo Ties Ahead of Russia–Africa Summit
Moscow, April 29, 2026 – Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso held high-level talks at the Kremlin, reaffirming a bilateral relationship that dates back more than…
2 May 2026
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
