Africa

Defence Force (BDF) celebrates 46th Anniversary in colourful ceremony at National Stadium

Cynthia Thanda Botswana National Stadium stood firm with beauty and warmth as people showed appreciation and love for the Botswana Defence Force as it celebrated its 46th anniversary on 20th May 2023. The event was…

20 May 2023

Remembering the Nakba! – let’s break the pact of impunity that binds Zionism project to World Governments

PawelDelegation Lead On May 15th the Palestinian people recall the catastrophe that has shaped their lives for three-quarters of a century. In 1948, Zionist militias launched a process of ethnic cleansing that saw at least…

19 May 2023

Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, May 15, 2023

American financial company, BlackRock, managing all money flowing into Ukraine: how will this impact Ukraine’s state sovereignty?

“Under the guise of raising private investment for large-scale projects in key areas of the economy, Ukraine’s state sovereignty is in fact being transferred under the external corporate management of the world’s major investment fund…

18 May 2023

President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change Advocate Duma Boko

Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) promises to develop a National Health Insurance Scheme

Botswana is a country in despair, President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) Duma Boko told the nation during a Press Briefing held at Cresta Lodge, in Gaborone on Wednesday 16th of May 2023.…

17 May 2023

Botswana promotes sustainable livestock farming practices

By Cynthia Livestock sector has been a major livelihood for Batswana and a major contributor to the agriculture GDP. “Currently Agriculture contribution to GDP is averaging around 3% of which 80% comes from livestock subsector…

15 May 2023

Den Haag, 19-12-2022 Toespraak minister-president Rutte naar aanleiding van kabinetsreactie slavernijverleden. Foto Martijn Beekman / RVD

Prime Minister Mark Rutte owns up to the role of Netherlands in the atrocious history of slavery

by Mark Rutte The Pan Afrikanist has chosen to run the apology offered by the Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Mark Rutte on the 19th of December 2022, for the past actions of the Dutch…

14 May 2023

SWAPO Party Youth League Message on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of POLISARIO Front of the Western Sahara

By Comrade Ephraim T. Nekongo SPYL Secretary SWAPO Party Revolutionary greetings to the Polisario Front, the Liberational Movement of Western Sahara. SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) would like to congratulate the Polisario Front of Western…

10 May 2023

On the outcomes of Russia’s UN Security Council Presidency in April 2023

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Russian Federation’s UN Security Council Presidency ends on April 30. Despite the Western delegations’ efforts to escalate tensions at the Security Council, we managed to ensure the effective work of…

4 May 2023

A social worker investigating teen pregnancies in a rural African village stops at nothing, including fighting her inner demons, to protect children from abuse. Directors: Jenny H. Ledikwe & Isaac Leano Marumo Release Date: 2021 Duration: 50 mins Production: Botswana Genre: Docu-drama

“Dithunya” flies Botswana flag in South Africa

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman * “Dithunya” is the official Botswana film for Rustenburg Film Festival  * South African fans hoping to meet Moletsane on the red carpet  * Donald Molosi is expected to attend the…

3 May 2023

WHO Africa Regional Director Dr. Matshidiso Moeti paid a courtesy call on President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi

Botswana selected to host WHO Africa Ministers of Health meeting in August 28 to bid Dr Moeti a fitting farewell

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Botswana: April 17, 2023 Botswana has been nominated to host the 73rd Session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa meeting (WHO RC73) in August 2023. This was…

21 April 2023

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BPOMAS Marks 35 Years of Service, Trust and Healthcare Excellence in Botswana

ADVERTORIAL Botswana Public Officers Medical Aid Scheme (BPOMAS) is proudly celebrating 35 years of dedicated service to the people of Botswana, marking more than three decades of consistent delivery of quality healthcare financing, customer-focused service…

25 June 2026

Understanding the new European Union (EU) migration & asylum pact

“As the EU seeks to externalise its borders & migration problems” By Fortune Madondo “Migration is a European challenge which must be met with a European solution. One that is effective, fair and firm. This…

25 June 2026

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Environmental management inspectors seize illegally kept crocodiles in Gauteng, South Africa

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 24 May 2026 Springs – Two illegally kept crocodiles were seized in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa during a multi-agency operation led by the Gauteng Department of Environment, highlighting the province’s continued…

25 June 2026

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

“Ukraine, Europe and Global Security”

by Sergey Lavrov At a meeting in London on 7 June 2026, the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany, as well as Vladimir Zelensky, laid out five preconditions for Russia to secure a “just and…

23 June 2026

Chairperson of the SADC PF Standing Committee on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI), Hon. Dumelang Saleshando from Botswana

SADC PF–UNCTAD training programme concludes first phase, equipping Parliamentarians to drive AfCFTA implementation

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The first phase of a pioneering capacity-building partnership between the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has ended. The phase…

23 June 2026

ORANIA: A nation within a nation

By Fortune Madondo Whilst black-on-black violence is on the rise in South Africa (SA) due to xenophobic and afrophobic tendencies, there exists an unusual place in SA today. A place where history, Identity, and politics…

22 June 2026