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President Vladimir Putin’s address to citizens of Russia

Friends, Today, I am addressing the citizens of Russia once again. Thank you for your restraint, cohesion and patriotism. This civic solidarity shows that any blackmail, any attempt to stage domestic turmoil is doomed to fail. I will repeat – society and the executive and legislative branches…

28 June 2023

SADCPF Secretary General Boemo Sekgoma

Secretary-General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma. Photo: Contributed

Growing concern over worsening forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV)

From Moses Magadza in Malawi SALIMA, MALAWI – Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has changed from the traditional physical assaults to more sophisticated means such as psychological, emotional and even cyber violence. And because GBV is still…

22 June 2023

Kaone Kario nominated for Best Actress in Canada for role in PCH

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman * Kaone Kario has been nominated for Best Actor in Canada  * PCH is set to premiere in United States on June 25 in Boston  * Kaone Kario: “I am celebrated…

13 June 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Embassy of Russia in Botswana celebrates June 12, Russia Day

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Every year on June 12, the Russian Federation celebrates Russia Day. On that day in 1990 the First Congress of People’s Deputies of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (RSFSR) adopted…

12 June 2023

Leading from the Front: SADC-PF Head H.E. Boemo Sekgoma appointed Patron of SADC Youth Parliament

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Secretary General of Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF)Her Excellency Boemo Sekgoma is now the Patron for the SADC Youth Parliament.  The official announcement was made by Washington Mumbamarwo the Head of Media,…

9 June 2023

Who blew up the Kakhovka dam? Terrorist methods and tactics abound in the Russia-Ukraine war

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Ukrainian version By Dmytro Kuleba  “In the early hours of June 6, 2023, Russian forces blew up the Kakhovka dam in the occupied territory in the south of Ukraine. This…

8 June 2023

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The homosexuality of cultural imperialism

(C) Vanguard Newspaper I made acquaintance with a lady, Yeye Akilimali Funua Olade, about 1990. A few months later, my wife and I visited her in Ila Oragun where she was running a rural library,…

6 June 2023

Does the world stop and say, ‘No one among us can cut diamonds like Botswana can’

By Ndaba Gaolathe WHAT MAKES NATIONS WEALTHY 1. “There is no one amongst us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians”, words of Solomon about a nation that he called upon to assist…

5 June 2023

Botswana-born model Kaone Kario makes her film acting debut in PCH.

“Partly Cloudy & Hot” (PCH) will premiere in Boston, USA

* “Partly Cloudy & Hot” will premiere at the prestigious Museum of Fine Arts in Boston at the end of June 2023 * Says Kaone Kario, “Zenzo Ngqobe, you are such a delight to become one…

5 June 2023

China's Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, South Africa's Naledi Pandor, India's Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Russia's Sergey Lavrov (Pic Russian Foreign Ministry)

BRICS: an example of genuine multilateralism

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The world is rapidly changing right before our eyes, with the gradual collapse of the unipolar system giving way to a polycentric world order. And at the heart of the new…

3 June 2023

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

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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