أرشيف الكاتب: PanAfrikanist

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Sergey Lavrov held talks with Senegal’s Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, Yassine Fall

On August 29, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Senegal Yassine Fall, who is in Moscow on a working visit. During the talks, the Ministers discussed in detail…

30 August 2024

The China-aided Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, May 27, 2024. /Xinhua

Beyond rhetoric: China’s impact on human rights in Africa

by Zhao Yating China and African nations have both experienced Western colonialism and oppression and therefore value their hard-won collective human rights and understand the importance of human rights protection. In addition, both sides recognize…

30 August 2024

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Lesoma: Where International Hunting Income Prevents Wildlife Crop Destruction

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 29 August 2024 Unlike neighbouring villages, Lesoma, Botswana, is the only one where wild animals are not  causing crop destruction. The animals that had forced the Lesoma Village residents to be…

30 August 2024

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Driver wins Chinese Scholarship to study Business Management at UIBE in Beijing

By TPA Watchman Who, other than Bothata Bothata can testify to the vicissitudes of life – a boundless mystery, wrapped in an enigma? For his is a tale of the kindness of Fate, the virtues…

30 August 2024

READY TO FLY: Batswana students at the Sir Seretse Khma International Airport before the departure to India for their studies

Pre-Departure Orientation for ICCR India-Africa Maitri Scholarship Winners Held at the High Commission of India

Gaborone, Botswana – August 29, 2024 By Sethulakshmi Ravindran The High Commission of India in Botswana hosted a pre-departure orientation program on August 28, 2024 for the Botswana students selected for the ICCR India-Africa Maitri…

29 August 2024

Former First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos speaks during a regional dialogue on advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Pretoria last week. Photo: Moses Magadza.

Former First Lady Geingos advocates for young people’s SRHR in Southern Africa

By Moses Magadza in Pretoria, South Africa Former First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos, has emphasised the urgent need to champion Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for young people across East and Southern…

27 August 2024

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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on August 23, 2024

Dragon TV: Over the past few years, China’s wind and solar power generation has been on the rise. Foreign media noted that China added as much new clean energy generation in the first half of…

27 August 2024

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian’s Regular Press Conference on August 26, 2024

Xinhua News Agency: Recently there has been a lot of attention on China-Africa poverty reduction cooperation among African media and scholars, who think China-Africa cooperation brings new hope to Africa for realizing food self-sufficiency, poverty…

27 August 2024

Moroccan Diplomacy Thuggism: Violent aggression against Sahrawi delegation in TICAD fails to dampen growing rise of Sahrawi Struggle 

In a disgraceful episode for Moroccan diplomacy, the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) on August 23, 2024, witnessed an unprecedented display of aggression when Moroccan officials launched a violent attack on the delegation…

25 August 2024

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Friends, Family, Honour, Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo Centenary

By Vitalio Angula Friends, Family and Comrades of the Late Struggle Stalwart, Herman Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo, gathered at Heroes Acre on the outskirts of the Capital, Windhoek, on Thursday morning to commemorate what would…

25 August 2024

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

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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