From left: SADC PF Secretary General H.E. Boemo Sekgoma; Vice President Hon. Sylvia Lucas-Izaks; Fumukazi Zilanie; Chief Madzimawe; Chief Chamuka; and Ms Aneth Michael shortly after the launch. Photo: Cozar Photography.
SADC PF launches dashboard to track action on child marriage
By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa A new regional dashboard tracking implementation of the SADC Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage was launched in Johannesburg on Monday, 12th…
18 October 2026
Who governs the AU? Controversy over the AUC Chairperson’s “Super-Commissioner”
Article first published in The Botswana Guardian* The appointment of Fathallah Sijilmassi as Special Envoy for G20 and Global Affairs by AUC Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf is not simply a personnel matter. It raises a…
16 October 2026
The African Union: Old corrupt practices return as foreign agendas gain ground
The African Union Commission (AUC), is once again haunted by the very practices it was supposed to overcome. Barely months after the election of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf raised hopes of institutional renewal, unilateral decisions, opaque…
14 October 2026
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY: AN AFRICAN FOOD MANIFESTO
“A Roadmap for African Food Sovereignty” NAMING THE WOUND. DEFINING THE CURE. GIVING THE PRESCRIPTION. By Fortune Madondo Reclaiming Our Plates Every year, Africa sends US$100 billion abroad to buy food — that is more…
9 October 2026
RATED TO RATING: AfCRA & THE FIGHT FOR RATING SOVEREIGNTY
A Pan-African Doctrine By Fortune Madondo “Credit rating agencies play an indispensable role in the architecture of global finance, acting as critical gatekeepers to capital markets”. UNDP, 2025 Gatekeepers In our villages, a gatekeeper decides…
9 October 2026
Sahrawi activists launch open-ended hunger strike, urge African rights body to intervene
ADDIS ABABA – An urgent appeal has been submitted to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), calling for immediate intervention on behalf of nine Sahrawi political prisoners who have launched an open-ended…
5 October 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
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Batswana in India Send Love as Botswana Celebrates 60 Years of Independence
Cynthia Thanda The 30th of September reminds every Motswana of the beginning of a new era – one shaped by the spirit of Botho and the determination of our forefathers, who paved the way from…
30 September 2026
Outgoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres,
THE UN CANNOT DELIVER FOR ALL WITHOUT AFRICA AT THE HEAD TABLE – NOTES FROM UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) 81st SESSION
“As Amplified African Voices Demand Reform” By Fortune Madondo Theme of the 81st Session of UNGA The theme of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) reads: “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation:…
24 September 2026
