
Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin tackles pertinent world issues at the Valdai Discussion Club meeting
On October 21, 2021, Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation took part in a plenary session of the 18th annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club on the theme ‘Global Shake-up in the 21st Century: The Individual, Values and the State’ in Sochi,…
28 November 2021

Ms. Boemo Sekgoma, SADC PF Secretary-General
Europe, US, and Canada close Africa out following discovery of Omicron Covid variant in Botswana and South Africa
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The SADC Parliamentary Forum Secretary-General Ms. Boemo Sekgoma has confirmed that her organisation is cognisant that the Covid19 pandemic is causing worldwide fears and tensions, especially with the upsurge of new…
28 November 2021

Malebogo Letsepe’s ‘Agonies of a black African woman’ hits the bookshelves
Cynthia Thanda Sometimes our passion comes as early as Primary School and that is how Tlholego Malebogo Letsepe discovered her passion for writing. She wrote a manuscript titled “Lost in Thought”. Although she lost it,…
26 November 2021

Incomplete revolution? Muna El-Kurd (L) engages with Shaeera Kalla on youth struggles and the use of social media. Photo credit: Mohammed Faadil Cassim
From Nigeria to Palestine, the revolution will be hashtagged
From Palestine to Nigeria, young people are using social media to change the rules of political engagement, writes Suraya Dadoo In 2010, twelve-year old twins, Muna and Mohammed El-Kurd, used a camera to document being…
24 November 2021

Presidents Kenyatta and Ramaphosa reaffirm their commitment to the ideals of Pan Africanism during the former's state visit to South Africa -(C) Kenya News Media
Kenya, South Africa proponents of Pan Africanism
The Pan Afrikanist Wathcman At the invitation of HE Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of the Republic of South Africa, HE Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, paid a State Visit to the…
23 November 2021

New SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi lays out his vision and roadmap
Elias Magosi ascended to the helm of the Southern African Development Community as Executive Secretary at the 41st Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the SADC that was held on the…
22 November 2021

The SG (white mask) Ms. Boemo Sekgoma with RWPC Vice Chairperson Hon. Shally Raymond from Tanzania. Pic, SADC PF
GBV Model Law is a guiding instrument and not a mandatory benchmark – SADC PF Secretary General, Ms. Boemo Sekgoma
By Boemo Sekgoma SADC PF Secretary General At the end of a three-day joint virtual session of the Regional Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (RWPC) and Standing Committees of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) from 15th…
19 November 2021

Children’s artworks cement longstanding cordial relations between Botswana and Japan
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The 8th annual Japan-Botswana Children’s Painting Exhibition has been showing at Ben Thema Primary School next to African Mall in Gaborone. The exhibition opened on November 11th and ended on Thursday…
19 November 2021

Nemadzivhani urges Batswana to use Setswana on Social Media
* “Botswana needs to make Setswana fashionable,” says Nemadzivhani * “African writers write in foreign languages to get more readers,” says Nemadzivhani. — Mashudu Nemadzivhani is an award-winning writer from Limpopo in South…
15 November 2021

Moreetsi Gabang
Moreetsi Gabang, the filmmaker, lights up screens with new release ‘Motswaka’
By Cynthia Thanda The Pan Afrikanist reporter Just like most stories, Moreetsi Gabang has always been compelled by the arts such as drawing and writing from a very young age. However, it was after his…
12 November 2021