Africa

Social Media Should Complement Government Communication, Not Replace It!

by: Vitalio Angula Pillar One of the Harambee Prosperity Plan under the Responsible Social Media Deployment Perspective required the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology to develop a Social Media Use Policy as part of…

29 January 2026

Kgosana Lebogang Phalafala Maname shakes hands with Botswana Justice Minister, Nelson Ramaotwana

Bakgatla Outraged as Pilane Recognised Amid Alleged Looting of Millions in Tribal Funds

MAHIKENG – 29 January 2026The North West Provincial Government has formally recognised Nyalala Pilane as chief of the Bakgatla ba Kgafela, despite longstanding allegations of large-scale misappropriation of tribal trust funds. The decision, announced on…

29 January 2026

White farmers appeal to Donald Trump to recoup US$3,5 billion from the Zimbabwean government. (Business Insider Africa)

Trump, White Farmers and the War on Zimbabwe’s Sovereignty: Why Africans Must Reject this Neo-Colonial Push

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The latest push by a small group of white farmers in Zimbabwe to drag Donald Trump and the United States government into a fight over land compensation is not just a…

27 January 2026

Sahrawi AU PSC bid shatters Morocco’s neo-colonial narrative

What was initially presented as a routine regional election for a seat on the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) is rapidly emerging as one of the most politically consequential confrontations in the history…

14 January 2026

Villa Syli, the historic residence of Dr Kwame Nkrumah during his exile from 1966 until his tragic passing in 1972, was generously provided by the late President Ahmed Sékou Touré as a symbol of African solidarity

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MAHAMA

January 8, 2026. Dear Mr President, I am writing as a concerned Pan-Africanist and admirer of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s legacy. As part of my Africa-wide campaign for a visa-free Africa by 2030, I visited…

9 January 2026

Dr Butale joins virtual AU PSC Ministerial Meeting

Botswana Joins AU Ministerial Talks on Somalia Crisis

GABORONE, 6 January 2026 — Honourable Dr Phenyo Butale, Botswana’s Minister of International Relations, participated in the 1324th Ministerial Meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC), convened virtually to address escalating peace…

7 January 2026

iShowspeed immerses himself in pristine nature

iSHOWSPEED SHOWS UP IN BOTSWANA: A GLIMPSE OF THE DIAMOND COUNTRY

Cynthia Thanda At sunrise, a thin fog rises from the Okavango Delta, accompanied by a golden hue formed by the sun rays kissing the chill air as a mokoro glides silently between papyrus reeds, careful…

7 January 2026

r Phenyo Butale with Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov

Botswana and Russia: Reimagining Diplomatic and Bilateral Relations in a Multipolar Era

In a candid interview with Sputnik Africa on the sidelines of the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Cairo, Egypt, late last year, Botswana’s Minister of International Relations, Dr Phenyo Butale, outlined…

5 January 2026

Trump has imperial ambitions - Pic, (C) The Independent

When Empire Breaks the Law: Venezuela, the CIA Playbook, and Africa’s Dangerous Silence

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa What we are witnessing in the latest United States aggression against Venezuela is not a war on drugs, not a defence of democracy, and certainly not a moral crusade. It is…

4 January 2026

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George presents a gift to Nigerian Gen. A A Ayannuga, the Chief of the Army Staff of Nigeria, after the U.S. Army War College International Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, hosted at the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2025. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jesús Menchaca.

WASHINGTON DC’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO NIGERIA

By Fortune Madondo On the night of 25 December 2025 when the Christian community of the world in general was celebrating the gift given to the world by heaven (Jesus Christ), the President of United…

3 January 2026

President Brahim Ghali calls for accelerating the decolonisation process in Western Sahara, Africa’s last colony

Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), September 7, 2026 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr Brahim Ghali, sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, informing him of the latest…

3 October 2026

Nigeria's Bola Tinubu met South Africa's Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa in New York

AFRICA’S $3.4 TRILLION DREAM IS BLEEDING

By Fortune Madondo The diplomatic tension between Nigeria and South Africa is killing Pan-African solidarity. As the continent’s two economic powerhouses, their friction stalls consensus, disrupts trade, and bleeds the $3.4 trillion dream. It exposes…

1 October 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu

FROM UNGA WALKOUT TO PITCH CONTROVERSY

By Fortune Madondo In 72 hours, the same state was confronted in two theatres. On September 24, 2026, at the 81st UN General Assembly, an estimated 75 to 77 delegates walked out as Prime Minister…

1 October 2026

Orange Botswana CEO Nene Maiga and TEMCO Chairman Sailas Temwa sealed the deal

Orange Botswana, TEMCO Sign Deal to Drive Digital Healthcare Project

GABORONE – Orange Botswana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Extraordinary Medical Company (TEMCO), positioning the telecommunications firm as the preferred connectivity provider for a major healthcare development planned for the Gaborone…

30 September 2026

Vivo Energy Opens 85th Shell Service Station in Mmopane

GABORONE, September 25, 2026 – Vivo Energy Botswana has expanded its national retail network with the opening of the Shell Mmopane service station, bringing the total number of Shell-branded stations in the country to 85.…

30 September 2026

Xi Jinping at 18th BRICS summit in New Dehli, India

Cementing the foundation for BRICS cooperation and bolstering the strength of the Global South

Statement by H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, at Session II of the 18th BRICS Summit, New Delhi, September 13, 2026. Your Excellency Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Colleagues, I thank Prime…

28 September 2026