Africa

25th Session of the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SEACMEQ) Managing Committee opens at University of Botswana

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The official opening ceremony of the 25th Session of the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SEACMEQ) Managing Committee opens this morning at the University of Botswana Conference…

26 September 2024

Ambassador Fan Yong proposes a toast to the fruitful building of an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era!

75th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China

By Ambassador Fan Yong Honorable Minister Kabo Morwaeng, Minister for State President, Honorable Ministers and Kgosies, Senior Government officials, Your Excellency Ambassador Morais, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Excellences, Colleagues, Friends from the Media, Ladies…

26 September 2024

Unmanned trucks transport containers in an autonomous driving pilot zone of a container terminal in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province. (Photo by Zhang Lei/People's Daily Online)  

Autonomous driving technology makes freight services more intelligent

By Yao Xueqing, Han Xin, People’s Daily Autonomous freight transport is making rapid progress in China as the country continuously improves relevant policies and standards and strengthens pilot and demonstration projects. Leveraging pilot applications of…

26 September 2024

Chairperson of the HSDSP Committee, Honourable Mope Khati from Lesotho. Photo: Moses Magadza

SADC PF committee calls for urgent health financing

By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa A statutory meeting of the Standing Committee on Human and Social Development and Special Programmes (HSDSP) of the SADC Parliamentary Forum began on 19 September 2024 in Johannesburg,…

19 September 2024

Dr-Sidi-Mohamed-Omar-Member-of-the-National-Secretariat-Representative-of-the-Frente-POLISARIO-at-the-United-Nations

Frente POLISARIO Representative at the UN refutes with documented evidence the claims of the representative of the occupying state

Tue, 09/17/2024 – 23:40  New York (United Nations), 17 September 2024 (SPS) – Dr Sidi Mohamed Omar, Member of the National Secretariat, Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations and Coordinator with MINURSO,…

18 September 2024

Free Russian language courses by St Petersburg University

We are pleased to inform you that the Center for Open Education by St Petersburg University opens its doors to the residents of the Republic of Botswana! The St Petersburg University Center will function with…

17 September 2024

The President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Honourable Roger Mancienne

SADC PF President advocates for transformative education at Pan African Parliament

By Moses Magadza The President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Honourable Roger Mancienne, has underlined the urgent need for educational reform across the continent, advocating for a comprehensive strategy to build resilient education systems that…

16 September 2024

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

Leader of Opposition Hon. Dumelang Saleshando whose Botswana Congress Party (BCP) boasts 15 MPs in the 13th Parliament

 A Response to the State of the Nation Address

By Hon Dumelang Saleshando Leader of Opposition 21 November 2024 Title: We have crossed the Rubicon: Now what awaits us? A new or old Botswana Mr. Speaker, your Honour the Vice President and fellow members…

21 November 2024

State of the Nation Address to the First Meeting of the First Session of the 13th Parliament

By Advocate Duma Gideon Boko President of the Republic of Botswana 19th November 2024 Theme: Transforming Botswana for inclusive growth May their souls rest in peace and in their memory, let us forge ahead with…

21 November 2024

HB invests 137 Million Pula in Botswana, fuelling the nation’s rise as a diamond powerhouse

Eighteen (18) months after launch, HB is advancing HB Botswana’s processing capacity with a transformative new 137 million Pula investment. This commitment will expand HB’s processing capacity and create hundreds of high-quality jobs, positioning Botswana…

21 November 2024

Elephant over-population causes massive destruction of trees, poor food and water supply for all the wildlife_

U.S. Appeals Court’s decision on ivory, Rhino horn sales may signal reopening of international trade

 By Emmanuel Koro  Johannesburg,  19 November 2024 In a significant development for a return to a reasonable approach to trade in ivory and rhino horn products,  the U.S. Second Court of Appeals has removed the…

21 November 2024

India in top 10 globally for patents, trademarks and industrial designs

India now ranks among the top 10 countries globally in the number of patents, trademarks and industrial design applications, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) 2024 report on IP trends. The World Intellectual…

20 November 2024

Irina Abramova (Moderator), Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug (Mauritania FM), Sergey Lavrov (Russia FM) and Dr Monque Nsanzabanganwa (African Union Commission) - Pic (TPA)

Russia has never been involved in the exploitation of African peoples – Sergey Lavrov

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman At the close of the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum on November 10th 2024 in the Sirius Federal Territory, Sochi, Russia’s veteran Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov fielded questions…

19 November 2024