Africa

CPC Secretary General and President of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi Jinping

Communique of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) — The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded its third plenary session here on Thursday with a communique issued. The following is the full text of the…

18 July 2024

The Quest for a Transformative People’s Constitution of Botswana

by Hon Justice Professor Dingake* I have been asked to speak on Botswana’s quest for a transformative constitution in the backdrop of a presidency-driven constitutional reform process that has now yielded the Constitutional Amendment Bill…

17 July 2024

His Excellency Kalala Mayiba Constantin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the DRC to Angola, signs the Agreement to Amend the SADC Treaty establishing the SADC Parliamentary Forum towards setting up a SADC Parliament. Photo: Contributed.

Breakthrough as DRC signs Agreement to amend Treaty towards SADC Parliament

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 11th July 2024 signed the Agreement to Amend the SADC Treaty establishing the SADC Parliamentary Forum towards setting up a SADC Parliament.…

12 July 2024

17th Chinese Medical Team starts work at Marina and Nyangabgwe Referral Hospitals

TPA Watchman Over the past 60 years, China has sent more than 23 000 doctors to Africa, which have treated and cured more than 230 million African patients and trained a great number of African…

10 July 2024

The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma; Photo: National Assembly of Angola

SADC SG thanks Angola for commitment

By Moses Magadza LUANDA, ANGOLA – The Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Ms Boemo Sekgoma, has expressed gratitude to the Republic of Angola through its National Assembly, for supporting the work of the…

8 July 2024

SADC PF President Honourable Roger Mancienne. Photo: National Assembly of Angola

SADC Parliament: 12th signature in sight

By Moses Magadza in Luanda, Angola The 55th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum ended in the Angolan capital Luanda on Friday, with indications that the 12th and final signature to amend the…

8 July 2024

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzya,

Russia Calls for Better Representation of Africa in UN Security Council

Various countries, including Russia and the United States, have repeatedly called for reform of the UN Security Council, although they disagree on the exact form that reform should take. Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN,…

3 July 2024

The MoU was signed by SADC Executive Secretary, Mr. Elias Mpedi Magosi and H.E. Mr. Bharath Kumar Kuthati, High Commissioner of India to Botswana and Special Representative of India to the SADC

India and SADC seal deal on economic cooperation

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman 2 July 2024 The Gaborone-based Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat and the Republic of India on Tuesday 2 July 2024 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Economic Cooperation. The…

3 July 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa (Pic. Credit Sowetan)

South Africa’s President appoints members of the National Executive, calls for National Dialogue

30 June 2024 by Cyril Ramaphosa Fellow South Africans, Just over a month ago, on the 29th of May, the people of South Africa voted in a watershed election. In casting their votes, the people…

30 June 2024

SADC PF and International IDEA sign MoU to reinforce democracy

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The SADC Parliamentary Forum and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to consolidate and strengthen democracy in Southern…

30 June 2024

The Iconic Taj Mahal Monument, a dedication of love

TAJ MAHAL; A LOVE STORY BUILT AT THE HEART OF AGRA CITY

Cynthia Thanda Love, such a beautiful word that carries so much weight. Some describe it as a feeling of butterflies, an emotion of sorts emitted by happiness. I have read so many books in an…

18 December 2024

Magaya-at-the-Wailing-Wall-in-Jerusalem.

Zionist Pentecostalism in Africa: A Threat to Security, Solidarity, and True Christian Values with Reflections on Zimbabwe

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa* The rise of Zionist sponsored Pentecostalism in Africa represents a dangerous alignment of religious influence, political manipulation, and imperialist agendas. This movement, actively supported by apartheid Israel, undermines Africa’s security, weakens…

17 December 2024

Signing documents for Unipod is UNDP Resident Representative Mr Balazs Horvath, Education PS, Bonolo Khumotaka and UB Vice Chancellor Prof. David Norris

Botswana’s first University Innovation Pod (UniPod) will bridge the gap between higher education and industry

By Dr Faith Rapuleng-Tuelo* Botswana’s first University Innovation Pod (UniPod) will be officially launched this afternoon (Monday 16th December 2024) at 1500hrs, at the University of Botswana Innovation Centre, Block 222. The Minister of Higher…

15 December 2024

MOSIP: THE NEW FUTURE OF NATIONAL DIGITAL IDENTITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Cynthia Thanda The visit to the Modular Open Source Identity Platform on 13th December 2024 proved beyond doubt the immense power of technology to bring people together as journalists from East and Southern Africa drank…

13 December 2024

Alexey Moiseev has been serving as a Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation since 2012. Prior to this Mr Moiseev worked in various senior positions in the private sector, and served as a senior economist at the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseev comments post the 2024 Kimberley Process Plenary Session

The 21st Kimberley Process (KP) Plenary Meeting under the UAE’s Chairmanship took place in Dubai from 12-15 November, 2024.  The outcome of the UAE Chairmanship, which was held under the “Year of Delivery” motto, allows us…

11 December 2024

Hwange District resident draws water from a wildlife-revenue-supported borehole as her child looks on

Where Villagers Are Eternally Grateful for International Hunting Benefits

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 11 December 2024 Without any other sources of water, when you quench your thirst at one of the community boreholes funded by international hunting revenue in Hwange District, you will join…

11 December 2024