Africa

Russian Foreign Ministry Official Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

US Sanctions on Russian Media: New Wave of Restrictions

16 September 2024 As the United States continues to pursue a strict policy of total extermination of any dissent, the country launched another wave of restrictions against the Russian media and journalists. On September 13,…

16 September 2024

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

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY: SADC-PF HIGHLIGHTS AI AS A TOOL FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE

15TH SEPTEMBER 2024 Ms. Boemo SEKGOMA SECRETARY GENERAL Dear representatives of Member Parliaments, Civil Society Organisations and other partners, It is with immense pleasure that I release this Statement on the occasion of the International…

15 September 2024

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with the RBC

Question: My first question has to do with the forum’s main theme, Combining Strengths to Create New Potential. What new global potential is referred to here? Which countries is Russia ready to join forces with to…

13 September 2024

Cuban women have led their emancipation from the frontlines

Unyielding Spirits – The heroic role of Cuban women in the fight for liberation

by Amb Phatse Justice Piitso* From biblical Babylon to modern civilisation, the question of women’s leadership roles has been a contentious issue in power dynamics. Even King Hammurabi of ancient Babylon wrote a set of…

12 September 2024

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov receives Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat

African Union awarded the Leo Tolstoy International Peace Prize

The Pan Afrikannist Watchman On September 10, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov received Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat at the Russian Foreign Minsitry. Mahamat was in Moscow for the ceremony of…

12 September 2024

China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning addresses the Press

China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning addresses the Press post-FOCAC, September 9, 2024

At the invitation of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and the UAE’s Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, from September 10 to 13, Premier Li…

11 September 2024

Benjamin-Netanyahu

Netanyahu and his extremist government have Israeli prisoners’ blood on their hands

By Emad Saber The priority of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has always been to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people. Since 7 October 2023, that included ending the genocide against Palestinians and ensuring the…

7 September 2024

Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, joined by Foreign Minister Yassine Fall of Senegal, the incumbent African co-chair of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), and Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso of the Republic of the Congo, the incoming African co-chair, met and took questions from Chinese and foreign journalists.

Foreign Ministers of the Co-Chairs of FOCAC Jointly Meet the Press

On September 5, 2024, Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, joined by Foreign Minister Yassine Fall of Senegal, the incumbent African co-chair of the…

6 September 2024

HOW TO BENEFIT MORE FROM HISTORIC BOTSWANA DIAMOND FIND

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 6 September 2024 The discovery of the world’s second-largest diamond—nearly 2,500 carats in weight—in Botswana is a  historic moment for the Southern African country. Demonstrating Botswana’s use of modern technology to maximise…

6 September 2024

International media organisations were formally admitted into the African Union of Broadcasting during its 15th General Assembly in Gaborone, Botswana

Sputnik, Russia Today teams visit Botswana, and participate in the 15th African Union of Broadcasting General Assembly

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Sputnik Africa, Russia Today, Voice of America, China Media Group and MTA Africa were today admitted into the African Union of Broadcasting Group at its 15th General Assembly being held in…

4 September 2024

Orange-Money-CEO-Mr.-Seabelo-Pilane

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

Seretse and Ruth

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