Presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe); Felix Tshisekedi (DRC) Felipe Nyusi (mozambique); Mokgweetsi Masisi (Botswana) and Edgar Lungu (Zambia) with SADC Executive Secretary, Lawrence Stergomena Tax
US$259 million Kazungula Bridge and One Stop Border Post finally commissioned
The US$259 million Kazungula Bridge over the Zambezi River and One Stop Border Post facilities connecting Botswana and Zambia were commissioned on 10th May 2021, paving the way for enhanced Southern African Development Community (SADC) integration and…
11 May 2021
President Masisi taking Oath of Office, now he has to deliver on his promises Pic (C) The Caravel
President Mokgweetsi Masisi resets Govt.’s priorities to deal with Covid-19 aftermath
Bagaetsho, as you may be aware, I recently retreated into introspection and reflection with my Cabinet and other leaders of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party in order to reassess our progress in achieving our national…
9 May 2021
H.E. Wang Xuefeng, Chinese Ambassador to Botswana with Kabo Morwaeng, Minister of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, April 25th 2021 to receive a donation of 200, 000 doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines from the Government of the Peoples Republic of China
China-Africa Cooperation is Vital In the Post-Covid-19 Global Economy
By Yi Fan With COVID vaccines rolled out in more countries, we have reason to expect to be more equipped in the fight against the pandemic. Exiting the pandemic and reviving the economy is a…
6 May 2021
Right Livelihood Laureate Aminatou Haidar
UN experts condemn human rights violations against Aminatou Haidar and other Sahrawi activists
In a joint communication to the Moroccan government, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, the Special Rapporteur on torture, and the Working…
4 May 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron flanked by Mahamat Idriss Deby, son of the late Chadian president, arrives to attend the state funeral for the late Chadian President Idriss Deby in N'Djamena, Chad April 23, 2021. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via REUTERS
Déby’s death: A microcosm of the flaws of French foreign policy in Libya
MENASource by Emadeddin Badi On April 20, after clashes that pitted the Chadian national army against rebels in the Kanem region of northern Chad, the country’s President Idriss Déby was killed. Déby, a larger than…
4 May 2021
Morocco’s jailed journalists deserve the Biden administration’s attention
Opinion by the Editorial Board ONE OF the more awkward foreign policy problems inherited by the Biden administration is President Donald Trump’s reckless recognition in December of Morocco’s claim to the disputed territory of Western…
4 May 2021
UB online Radio official launch slated for thursday May 6, 2021
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman: The University of Botswana has finally established an online radio station which can be accessed on www.ubradio.co.bw or through a UBRadio App that can be downloaded on Google Playstore. According to…
4 May 2021
Covid-19 was declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March, since then it has been used as a pretext by governments to put constitutional guarantees on hold. Now that relative calm appears to be in prospect, it is imperative that these exceptional measures be lifted. image by Klawe Rzeczy
UDC calls for repeal of draconian Media Practitioners Act, advocates for more self regulation
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC0 joined the rest of the world on Monday to send a message of solidarity with all media workers on the occasion of World Press Freedom…
4 May 2021
The Algerian Revolution Changed the World for the Better
By Robert Maisey The Algerian struggle for freedom from French imperialism was absolutely central to the political landscape of the twentieth century. We should remember its heroic history and honor its legacy today. Algeria today…
3 May 2021
African Union sends fact-finding mission to Chad
Mission to probe killing of late President Idriss Deby, facilitate return to constitutional order Addis Getachew Tadesse A fact-finding mission of the African Union Commission headed for Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Thursday to investigate the…
3 May 2021
