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UNDP reveals top 12 entrepreneurs transforming access to health, energy, and waste management in developing countries

UNDP, along with its partners EPFL, Orange and SAP announced today the selection of 12 exceptional growth-stage ventures striving to impact access to quality health, clean energy and waste management in developing countries. Sizeable investment…

24 April 2021

Botswana receives donation of 200 000 doses of Sinovac vaccines from China

Pan Afrikanist Watchman Botswana will on Sunday 25 April 2021 receive a donation of two hundred thousand (200 000) doses of Sinovac vaccines from the Government of the People’s Republic of China. China has stood…

23 April 2021

Polisario troops in a parade

Polisario Front criticises Security Council’s inaction on Western Sahara

Polisario Front strongly criticised Security Council’s “inaction” regarding Moroccan perpetuated violation of Saharawi people’s rights to freedom and full independence, after a closed videoconference (VTC) consultations on Western Sahara organised Wednesday 21st April, in which…

23 April 2021

Dodigi Program applications now open

DoDigi is a free12-week training and mentoring program for entrepreneurs focused on the Digital Economy, where at the end of the course, participants will have their products and/or services available for purchase online for greater…

21 April 2021

Press Summary of the 8th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party from April 16th to 19th in Havana

Cuba in Congress!   Beginning the 16th through the 19th, Cuba as a whole, represented by its delegates to the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, gathered in the capital’s Convention Centre in…

20 April 2021

UDC spin-doctor reacts to Cabinet reshuffle

Moeti Mohwasa Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Head of communications Moeti Mohwasa has reacted in a Facebook post to last week’s Cabinet reshuffle that saw Finance and Economic Minister Dr. Thapelo Matsheka being moved to…

19 April 2021

Video address by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight into space, Moscow, April 12, 2021

Сolleagues, friends, This year, the whole world is celebrating a truly significant event, the 60th anniversary of the first manned flight into space. On April 12, 1961, a citizen of our country, Yuri Gagarin, for the…

18 April 2021

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects a Guard of Honour on November 12, 2015 in London, England. Modi began a three-day visit to the United Kingdom today which will be marked by a speech to Parliament a meeting with the Queen and an address to crowds at Wembley Stadium. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi addresses inaugural session of Raisina Dialogue 2021

Friends, Namaskar! This edition of Raisina dialogue takes place at a watershed moment in human history. A global pandemic has been ravaging the world for over a year. The last such Global pandemic was a…

18 April 2021

WTO Director General Dr. Ngozi-Okonjo Lweala

IMF projects China’s economy will grow by 8.4% in 2021

China’s economy is projected to expand by 8.4 percent in 2021, according to the latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 6th April. The figure is 0.3 percentage points…

13 April 2021

Chinese FM calls for equitable vaccine distribution

When meeting with his counterparts from Southeast Asia on 5th April, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that rich nations with 16% of the world’s population have acquired 60% of the global…

13 April 2021

Tebogo Letsile wins coveted prize

LETSILE TEBOGO CROWNED KING OF AFRICAN SPORT AT 2025 RASA

Botswana’s golden boy, Letsile Tebogo, has once again etched his name in history this time as Sportsman of the Year and Sportsperson of the Year at the 2025 Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA), reinforcing his…

27 May 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin remains one of the few world leaders that truly cares about Africa's progress and advancement

A Legacy of Partnership: Russia and Africa’s Evolving Ties

On Africa Day (May 25), Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his nation’s commitment to strengthening diplomatic, economic, and political ties with African countries. In his message to African heads of state and government, he praised…

26 May 2025

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Where Wildlife Populations ‘Vote’ For International Hunting

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 21 May 2025 When the Kariba Dam wall was built across the Zambezi River to generate hydroelectric power for Zimbabwe and Zambia, its engineers likely never imagined it would one day…

22 May 2025

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Botswana Stands with Palestine: Nakba Day 2025 Solidarity March

Cynthia Thanda TPA reporter Green, white, black, and red—the colors of the Palestinian flag—were the only ones that mattered on 17 May 2025, as Batswana gathered at Tsholofelo Community Hall for a solidarity march in…

18 May 2025

Lesotho’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Mokhethi Shelile. Photo: Contributed.

Lesotho’s Trade Minister urges rethink of global trade amid the tariff crisis

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The Kingdom of Lesotho’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Mokhethi Shelile, has advocated for a radical reimagining of global trade, warning that the recent imposition of reciprocal tariffs…

17 May 2025

End the Ongoing Nakba: DITSHWANELO Calls for Urgent Action

DITSHWANELO – The Botswana Centre for Human Rights stands in solidarity with the global community in commemorating International Nakba Day on 15 May. This year marks 77 years since the beginning of the Nakba in…

17 May 2025