Africa

Captain Ibrahim Traore met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg during the Russia-Africa Summit

Is the ISIS Threat in Nigeria a Prelude to a Wider Imperialist Move Against Traoré?

Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Across Africa today, insecurity is often presented as a natural problem, as if violence simply grows from African soil. Terrorist groups appear, chaos follows, and then foreign powers arrive claiming to offer…

29 December 2025

Resource Sovereignty: Africa’s Lost Birthright

By Fortune Madondo Introduction Just as Esau was tricked out of his birthright in Genesis 25:29–34, Africa has been tricked out of its right to resource sovereignty — the authority to control, exploit, and manage…

28 December 2025

Joint Statement by the Participants in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum

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

23 December 2025

Russia-Africa Partnership Forum Marks Historic Milestone in Cairo

Cairo, December 20 — The Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum convened in Cairo on December 19–20, marking the first time the gathering was held on African soil. The event brought together foreign…

23 December 2025

Russia's Foreign Minister and his entourage met Botswana'sMinister of International Relations Dr Phenyo Butale who was accompanied by Ambassador Clifford Maribe

Russia and Botswana Strengthen Ties at Cairo Forum

Cairo, December 19 — On the sidelines of the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Botswana’s Minister of International Relations, Phenyo Butale, to discuss deepening cooperation…

23 December 2025

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin

Moscow Links Africa’s Economic Growth to Security Solutions and Sovereign Development

Ahead of the 2nd Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum that was held in Cairo, Egypt from December 19˗20, 2025, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin spoke to TASS News Agency. TASS: This year’s ministerial…

23 December 2025

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin

Russia-Africa Cooperation Grows in Education, Healthcare, and Security

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin spoke to TASS News Agency ahead of the 2nd Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum that was held in Cairo, Egypt from December 19 to 20, 2025. TNA: What…

22 December 2025

The UN World Food Program (WFP) announced that they will cut support for civilians in Sudan to the bare minimum from January 2026 onwardsImage: Zohra Bensemra/REUTERS

Sudan: Humanitarian situation is ‘worst crisis’ of 2025

Jennifer Holleis Despite ongoing fighting and horrific human rights violations, global attention on the world’s worst humanitarian and displacement crises remains low. The situation in Kordofan is worsening. The ongoing war in Sudan is the most neglected…

21 December 2025

A distinguished Member of the APR Panel of Eminent Persons Ambassador Aly El-Hefny (right) shares a lighter moment with National Governance Council APRM Zimbabwe Ambassador James Manzou during media briefing at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare . Pic: Charles Muchakagara

African Peer Review Mechanism Strengthens Governance Accountability: Zimbabwe’s Targeted Review Sets Regional Benchmark

By Fortune Madondo Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President in 1957, famously declared: “Seek ye first the political kingdom, and all other things shall be added unto you.” This was his rallying cry for immediate independence…

21 December 2025

Dr Phenyo Buitale at 2nd Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Cairo, December 19-20

Botswana Seeks Deeper Russia Ties as Cairo Forum Charts Africa’s Strategic Future

Cairo, Egypt — December 20, 2025. Botswana’s Minister of International Relations, Dr Phenyo Butale, used the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum in Cairo to underscore Botswana’s intent to strengthen ties with Moscow,…

20 December 2025

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

Fatherland or Death! Cuba will achieve victory in defense of sovereignty and socialism

Girón, today and forever! As long as there is a woman and a man willing to give their life for the Revolution, we’ll be victorious! Cuba lives under the constant siege of the United States…

18 April 2026

Rosie Motene lands in Mahalapye, where history breathes, and dreams begin

By Rosie Motene Mahalapye is a village that speaks softly, but if you are listening, it teaches you everything. This past Easter weekend, I visited for the first time. I arrived with Clive G, a…

17 April 2026