Africa

Lesotho: The Kingdom in the Sky

By Ras Mubarak* The kingdom of Lesotho glows with pride as it celebrates its 59th Independence Day on October 4, 2025. On this historic day in 1966, the Basotho people, under the steadfast leadership of…

4 October 2025

WSRW: EU trade deal with Morocco revives wide outrage over EU disrespect of international law and Sahrawi rights

The European Commission’s latest push to conclude a trade agreement with Morocco that includes Western Sahara has drawn strong condemnation from Sahrawi advocates, legal experts, and civil society across Europe, Western Sahara Resource Watch indicated…

1 October 2025

Amb. Malainin Lakhal: “Moroccan occupation will never erase history nor Sahrawi sovereignty over Western Sahara”

The Deputy Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to the African Union and Sahrawi writer, Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, stated to the magazine of the Foundation for the Promotion of Rights, “L’Humaniste”, that the…

1 October 2025

Journeying Towards a United Africa: Reflections from the Road on Nigeria’s Independence Day

By Ras Mubarak* As I write from the vibrant capital of Pretoria, South Africa, on this significant day—October 1, 2025, Nigeria’s Independence Day — I am filled with both hope and urgency. Our Trans Africa…

1 October 2025

Dr. Hussein Hassan, the Emergency Coordinator, Head, Humanitarian Response Unit, UNFPA in South Sudan. Photo: Contributed.

UNFPA sounds a warning on growing climate change, GBV, and SRHR crises in South Sudan

By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa A senior United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) official has presented findings from a recent Vulnerability Assessment, showing that climate change is exacerbating existing humanitarian, health, and gender challenges…

1 October 2025

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SADC PF strengthens Parliamentary evidence-based policy making on climate, health, and SRHR

By Moses Magadza JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – A high-level capacity-building workshop on Strengthening Parliamentary Evidence-Based Policy Making by Integrating the Nexus between Climate Change, Health, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in underway…

30 September 2025

SADC PF strengthens M&E capacity for climate, health, and SRHR policy integration

By Moses Magadza JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) has convened a two-day Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Capacity Development workshop in Johannesburg, aimed at strengthening evidence-based reporting on…

29 September 2025

Minister for State President Moeti Mohwasa receives a letter addressed to President Duma Boko from Ras Mubarak

Botswana Hosts Trans Africa Tourism Delegation, Urged to Champion Visa-Free Travel Across the Continent

The Pan-Afrikanist Watchman Gaborone, Botswana – The Trans Africa Tourism and Unity Campaign delegation was warmly received at the Office of the President on Monday, 29 September 2025, during a high-level courtesy meeting with Honourable…

29 September 2025

Mubarak on Desert Radio 2

Trans Africa Tourism & Unity Campaign Update: Namibia

By Ras Mubarak We’ve had a blitz of media activity today across various stations here in Namibia — and our message remains simple and urgent: Africa must be borderless by 2030. Africa must unite for…

26 September 2025

AI can help stop illegal wildlife trade on Internet and save endangered species such as rhinos

White Paper Seeks Leadership Backing for Wildlife Conservation Initiative Empowered by Artificial Intelligence

By Emmanuel KoroJohannesburg, 23 September 2025 A white paper from the Los Angeles-based Ivory Education Institute (IEI) released this week unveils an ambitious proposal that could redefine the future of both artificial intelligence and wildlife…

25 September 2025

Cubans in Botswana gathered in Gaborone to commemorate the National Rebellion Day

From Moncada to Gaborone: Cubans Recall July 26 as a Living Revolution

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Gaborone – On July 26, 1953, a band of young Cubans led by Fidel Castro stormed the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba and the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Barracks in…

4 August 2026

President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the Pan African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa

Ramaphosa’s Call For A Stronger Pan African Parliament

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech at the opening of the seventh legislature of the Pan African Parliament was more than a plea for unity—it was a demand for institutional muscle.…

4 August 2026

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Botswana’s Space Ambitions and India’s Journey: A Partnership Whose Time Has Come

As Botswana charts an ambitious course towards establishing its own space capabilities and building indigenous satellites, there is much to learn from countries that have transformed bold aspirations into tangible achievements. Few examples are more…

3 August 2026

DISS Director, Peter Fana Magosi

“It’s Classified”: Not Merely an Utterance, but the Language of Patriotism and Duty

By Maitseo Tswaipe Baikepi The recent appearance of the Director General of Botswana’s most talked-about security agency, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS), Mr. Peter Fana Magosi, before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)…

3 August 2026

Induction for the batch of 2026-2028 in Nalanda University

FROM STRANGERS TO CLASSMATES: THE CLASS OF 2026 TAKES OVER NALANDA CAMPUS

Cynthia Thanda in India Once you set foot in Nalanda, you inherit a culture, and you become part of a legacy of an intellectual tradition – a heritage that has sustained itself before the universities…

3 August 2026

FNB Botswana CEO, Mr Steven Lefentse Bogatsu

FNB Botswana Wins Double Honours at Euromoney Awards

TPA Business Correspondent FNB Botswana has been recognised with two prestigious accolades at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, reaffirming its position as one of the country’s leading financial institutions. The bank was named Botswana’s…

28 July 2026