France-Algeria relations: The lingering fallout from nuclear tests in the Sahara
The continued fallout from the nuclear tests carried out by France in the desert of its former colony, Algeria, continues to pollute relations between the two countries more than 60 years later, as Maher Mezahi…
9 June 2021
‘Sorry’ still the hardest word, as EU steps up courtship of Africa
Sometimes it takes a little geopolitical competition to acknowledge the sins of the past. For years, relations between the European Union and African countries ticked along more or less nicely. The Lomé Convention, and the Cotonou Agreement which…
9 June 2021
The grave of Samuel Maharero, who led the Herero's fight against the German colonial army, is pictured in Okahandja, Namibia. More African countries are demanding official apologies and reparations from their former rulers
Is the tide turning on reparations to Africa?
More than 100 years after its crimes as the colonial power in Namibia, the German government last week formally apologized for the genocide that took place under its watch. In a “gesture of reconciliation,” Germany will give…
9 June 2021
UN strongly condemns violations in Central African Republic
The U.N. Security Council on Monday strongly condemned violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the Central African Republic and warned that attacks on United Nations peacekeepers there may constitute war crimes. The…
8 June 2021
CAF postpones 2022 Africa Cup of Nations draw due to logistical reasons
The draw for next year’s tournament was initially scheduled to be held in the host country, Cameroon on June 25 The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the postponement of the 2022 Africa Cup…
7 June 2021
Burkina Faso attack: At least 160 killed in village raid
Armed men killed at least 160 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the country’s worst attack in recent years, officials say. Homes and the local market were burned during the…
7 June 2021
Chinese Ambassador to Botswana H.E Wang-Xuefeng-Transport and Communications Minister-Thulagano-Segokgo-Miles-Nan-and-Assistant-Minister-of-Basic-Education-Naniki-Makwinja-at-the-SOS-Childrens-Village-in-Tlokweng-scaled.jpg
China Supports Africa’s Fight against COVID-19 and Economic Recovery with Concrete Actions
H.E. Wang Xuefeng* “We are all waves of the same sea”. Chinese President Xi Jinping quoted an ancient Roman philosopher at the Global Health Summit on 21st May to highlight the importance of solidarity and…
2 June 2021
A member of the Pan African Parliament kicks out at ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina during scuffles over the election of the parliament's new leadership. Image(C) Screengrab
SA-based Pan African Parliament descends into chaos over selection of President
South and North African lawmakers want parliament’s top leadership position to be chosen on rotational basis. Chaos erupted at the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday, with scuffles between some lawmakers at…
1 June 2021
General Lieutenant Lothar von Trotha, the chief military commander in German South-West Africa, with his staff during the Herero uprising, 1904. Image: Bundesarchiv, Bild
Germany apologises for colonial-era genocide in Namibia
Germany finally apologised for its role in the slaughter of Herero and Nama tribespeople in Namibia more than a century ago and officially described the massacre as genocide for the first time, as it agreed…
31 May 2021
SADC Presidents have resolved to convene an Extraordinary Summit by June 20th to respond to the conflict in Mozambique
Mozambique to host SADC Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC)
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Leaders of SADC gathered today (May 27th 2021) in Maputo, Mozambique commended Mozambique for agreeing to host the SADC Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre. In contrast to expectations that the leaders…
27 May 2021
