Africa

Dodigi Program applications now open

DoDigi is a free12-week training and mentoring program for entrepreneurs focused on the Digital Economy, where at the end of the course, participants will have their products and/or services available for purchase online for greater…

21 April 2021

WTO Director General Dr. Ngozi-Okonjo Lweala

IMF projects China’s economy will grow by 8.4% in 2021

China’s economy is projected to expand by 8.4 percent in 2021, according to the latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 6th April. The figure is 0.3 percentage points…

13 April 2021

Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi (R) meets with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Gaborone, Botswana, Jan. 7, 2021.

Chinese Ambassador-designate to Botswana, H.E. Wang Xuefeng arrived

Chinese Ambassador-designate to Botswana H.E. Wang Xuefeng and his wife Mme. Tong Xin arrived in Gaborone on the morning of 8th April 2021. Ambassador Wang said that he is very happy to be the Ambassador…

13 April 2021

AFRICA YOUTH CONFERENCE 2021

Africa has her own concrete conditions of life and concrete reality of her history which is distinct and extremely complex history and culture. Thus the liberation struggle can only be comprehended as a concrete attempt…

10 April 2021

The Children of Occupied Western Sahara live under constant terror

On the 16 November 2020, three days after the resumption of war between the Polisario Front and the illegal occupying forces of Morocco, 12 year old Hayat (surname withheld due to constant threats against her…

10 April 2021

SADC dispatches technical team to probe terror acts in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado

Pan Afrikanist Watchman An Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit will be held Mozambique on 29 April 2021 to receive reports regarding the security situation in Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique, where terrorist attacks have left many…

8 April 2021

SADC Organ Troika Ministers vow to stop terrorist attacks in Mozambique and region

Pan Afrikan Watchman Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been urged to concritise its interventions in terms of a regional approach and support to Mozambique in combating terrorism. Speaking Wednesday April 7th 2021 in Maputo,…

8 April 2021

SADC seized with security situation in northern Mozambique

 Kizito Sikuka The Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique might sound and seem to be a far away place for some people in southern Africa.  However, acts of increased extremism and terrorism in that province…

7 April 2021

Thomas Sankara: Revolution and the emancipation of women

“The revolution and women’s liberation go together. We do not talk of women’s emancipation as an act of charity or out of a surge of human compassion. It is a basic necessity for the revolution…

5 April 2021

Meet Tumisang Agosi aka ‘SHAMIL’

Reaching for the African skies: Tumisang Shamil Agosi Pan Afrikanist Watchman Not only is Tumisang ‘Shamil’ Agosi a trendsetter, but also a fashion-savvy business entrepreneur with a passion for the welfare of Africa’s youth. She…

5 April 2021

Launch of the Free Expression Legal Network

19 Feb 2025 The Free Expression Legal Network, a new initiative dedicated to strengthening legal protections for free expression and media freedom, was launched at Webber Wentzel’s Sandton office on 18 February 2025, with more…

21 February 2025

Deputy Permanent Representative of Western Sahara to the African Union, Ambassador Malainin Lakhal

Sahrawi people reject the use of culture as a colonial tool to justify occupation – Malainin Lakhal

The Deputy Permanent Representative of Western Sahara to the African Union, Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, in his responses to questions from “Chourouk Online,” referred to the recent African summit held in mid-month in Addis Ababa. The…

21 February 2025

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions following talks with US administration officials, Riyadh, February 18, 2025

We wish to extend our gratitude to the Saudi Arabian leadership for facilitating a meeting between Russian and American representatives. This appreciation was conveyed personally to the Kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during an…

21 February 2025

Donald Molosi Wins Outstanding Professional in Africa Award 2025

TPA Correspondent Banjul, The Gambia – February 19, 2025 – The AFROPA Secretariat in The Gambia is proud to announce that Botswana’s Donald Molosi PhD., has won the prestigious title of Outstanding Professional in Africa…

21 February 2025

A child’s pure salute to Dr Sam Nujoma

By TPA Correspondent Windhoek, Namibia – As the motorcade bearing the casket of the late Founding Father of the Namibian Nation, Dr. Sam Nujoma, rolled down Sam Nujoma Drive early morning on Thursday, 20 February…

20 February 2025

Black History Month in the time of Trump

By Leroy Wilson, Jr., Esq. As we continue to celebrate Black History Month in the United States and elsewhere, I think it might be helpful to consider the meaning of this month in the context…

18 February 2025