Africa

China-Europe freight train service hits 100, 000 trips

CHONGQING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) The 100,000th China-Europe freight train departed from southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on Friday morning, a significant milestone in the development of the service that facilitates economic and trade exchanges between China…

16 November 2024

Sochi, the city where long lasting Russia-Africa partnership was forged

In the coastal city of Sochi, where the Black Sea kissed the shores of the Caucasus mountains, a significant event was unfolding. The First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum was drawing to a…

13 November 2024

Joint Statement of the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, Sirius Federal Territory, Russian Federation, 10 November 2024

We, the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and African States recognised by the United Nations (UN), Leadership of the African Union Commission and of executive bodies of the leading African integration organisations, as well…

12 November 2024

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Botswana celebrates inauguration ceremony of the 6th President of the Republic

Cynthia Thanda The swell of the clouds signified a nod from the ancestors and joy that Batswana exhibited for His Excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko as he was sworn in at the National Stadium, Gaborone…

11 November 2024

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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on November 6, 2024

The Paper: The seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) kicked off in Shanghai yesterday. We noted Chilean cherries cultivated in high-altitude areas of the snow-capped Andes Mountains made their global debut in the CIIE exhibition…

7 November 2024

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview to Argumenty i Fakty newspaper

Question: Let me commence with BRICS. A significant number of countries, approximately 30 or perhaps more, have voiced their intention to join this group. Notably, Türkiye, a NATO member, which was rather surprising to me. Conversely,…

7 November 2024

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Delegates during a workshop aimed at enhancing the monitoring and evaluation framework for the SADC Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage.

SADC PF workshop seeks better monitoring and domestication of child marriage Model Law

Moses Magadza in Johannesburg A workshop aimed at enhancing the monitoring and evaluation framework for the SADC Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage got underway in Johannesburg, South Africa…

6 November 2024

France is coming back to recolonize Africa – Sahrawi Republic Representative to the African Union

Saharawi Deputy Permanent Representative to the AU, Ambassador Malainnin Lakhal, described as a recolonization of Africa, the recent visit of President Macron of France to Morocco and speech before the Moroccan Parliament in which the…

2 November 2024

Fadel Barro of Senegal’s Y’en a Marre movement at a press conference in Kinshasa in March 2015. Members of Y’en a Marre, Burkina Faso’s Le Balai Citoyen, and the DRC’s Filimbi and La Lucha are part of a growing trend of young people reinventing Pan-Africanism and embracing democratic solidarity in Africa. (Photo: AFP/Federico Scoppa)

Pan-Africanism Reborn?

Pan-Africanism’s long legacy as a framework for ending colonialism and advancing peace, people-based democracy, and human rights remains as vital as ever for reclaiming citizen agency. The Pan-African movement marks its 105th anniversary in 2024.…

2 November 2024

Dr Faith Rapuleng-Tuelo, UB's Director of Public Affairs

University of Botswana makes ‘significant strides’ in THE World University rankings

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The University of Botswana has recorded “significant strides” in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. According to UB’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Faith Rapuleng-Tuelo, it is an…

1 November 2024

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Orange Money Botswana Raises Transaction Limits in Digital Push

Orange Money Botswana has increased its transaction limits for their customers, a move expected to strengthen the platform’s role as a key financial inclusion tool and accelerate the shift toward digital payments. The mobile financial…

24 April 2026

Cuban Ambassador Antonio Luis Pubillones Izaguirre, signing the Document denouncing the US blockade against Cuba

Cubans in Botswana Back Revolutionary Homeland Campaign with Public Statement

GABORONE – Members of the Cuban Medical Mission in Botswana have joined the global initiative “My Signature for the Homeland”, reaffirming solidarity with their nation’s revolutionary ideals. The Statement was read in Gaborone by the…

24 April 2026

FOOLS GET OLDER, NOT WISER

By Donald Molosi* In Botswana, we are taught to bow before we are taught to stand. Hear me out. The bow is subtle. It is in the softened voice. The lowered gaze. The bending of…

24 April 2026

Leaders of the Alliance of Sahel States -Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

Sahel Rising: The AES Confederation’s Defiant March Toward Sovereignty, Security, and Revolutionary Transformation

By Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Amid intensifying efforts to undermine the Sahelian revolution through destabilisation, propaganda, and psychological warfare, the Confederation of Sahel States Alliance of Sahel States is not retreating. It is consolidating. Far…

22 April 2026

BPP President Motlatsi Molapise and Secretary General, Mantlha Sankoloba

BPP gears for leadership forum in Francistown, reaffirms role in UDC leadership

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Francistown, Botswana — The Botswana People’s Party (BPP) will convene a Leadership Forum on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Bluetown Hall in Francistown as part of efforts to revive its organizational…

21 April 2026

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Sir Seretse Khama: The Architect of a Nation’s Destiny

By Singh Gurjeet The year was 1921. In the heart of Serowe, the earth lay cracked and thirsty, its dust rising like whispers of forgotten prayers. The air was heavy, drifting across the village as…

21 April 2026