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A meeting between Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud took place in the Saudi King’s al-Yamamah Palace..jpg

Russian-Saudi talks: Putin meets Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud

December 6, 2023 Riyadh With Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. Photo: Sergei Savostyanov, TASS At the Conclusion of the Visit of Vladimir Putin to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a Joint Statement has been adopted. Beginning of Russian-Saudi talks…

23 January 2024

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi.

Russia-United Arab Emirates talks: Vladimir Putin meets UAE’s President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi. December 6, 2023 Abu Dhabi With President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the official…

23 January 2024

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing regarding the attacks against Belgorod

Mr.President, Colleagues, It was just yesterday that we met in this room at the insistence of representatives of the Kiev regime and their sponsors, who tried to pass off the consequences of the unprofessional work…

23 January 2024

Vassily Nebenzia

Russian Foreign Ministry statement on yet another brutal attack on Russian civilians by the Kiev regime

The Kiev regime has once again revealed its inhuman Nazi essence by committing another cynical and horrific crime – an attack on residential areas in Belgorod using multiple launch rocket systems. The premeditated and meticulously…

23 January 2024

Vassily Nebenzia

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia briefs UNSC about strikes by US-led international coalition against the territory of Yemen

Mr. President, We thank Khaled Khiari for the briefing. However, in the context of an obvious armed aggression against a sovereign country, we would have liked to see the UN Secretary-General as a briefer today.…

23 January 2024

Russian MFA

Foreign Ministry statement on the Kiev regime’s latest terrorist attack on the Russian city of Donetsk

Armed formations of Ukrainian neo-Nazis, with support of the countries of the collective West, continue to carry out terrorist attacks against Russian civilians. It is clear that they have nothing human in them. Neither the…

23 January 2024

Rising on the world stage: India’s ‘Vishwa Mitra’ initiative evokes collective global interest

In an impressive demonstration of India’s rising stature on the global stage, the address delivered by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the United Nations, focusing on India’s ‘Vishwa Mitra’ initiative, has emerged as among…

23 January 2024

India’s diaspora powerhouse: Leading the 2023 global remittance list with a record $125 Billion

India has achieved a remarkable milestone in 2023 by leading the global remittance charts with a staggering $125 billion, as reported by the World Bank. India’s position at the top of the global remittance charts…

23 January 2024

Indian High Commissioner Bharath Kumar Kuthati

India-Botswana Relations Grow Stronger as world’s most populous nation marks 75th Republic Day

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman India established diplomatic relations with Botswana immediately after its independence in 1966 and opened resident diplomatic mission in Gaborone in 1987.  Botswana established its Mission in New Delhi in 2006. Bilateral…

23 January 2024

Indian economy’s stellar performance; joins the ranks of stock market superpowers

Shishu Ranjan and Ajit Jha If the year 2022 witnessed the Indian economy replacing the UK as the world’s fifth largest economy, the year 2023 saw India achieving a major milestone when its stock market…

23 January 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

SADC Executive Secretary H.E. Elias Magosi

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