Palestinian, Israeli, and foreign activists lift banners and placards during a demonstration against Israeli occupation and settlement activity in the Palestinian Territories and east Jerusalem, in Jerusalem's Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, on April 9, 2021 [AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images]
Palestinians face eviction from East Jerusalem homes
Dozens of Palestinians are facing imminent dispossession from their homes in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, in what they say is a move to force them out and replace it entirely with…
1 May 2021
POLISARIO Rep at UN refutes attempts of Morocco to mislead the int’l community by resorting to deceit and downright lies
New York (UN) 1 May 2021 (SPS)– Dr Sidi Omar, Member of the National Secretariat and Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations, sent a letter on April 29 to the Heads of…
1 May 2021
Extraordinary Troika Summit of the Organ Plus Mozambique postponed indefinitely
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman In a twist of events, the Extraordinary Troika Summit of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation that was set for 29th April, 2021 in Maputo, Mozambique, has been indefinitely postponed. This comes…
28 April 2021
Self-quarantined President Masisi not attending crucial Extraordinary Troika Summit of the Organ Plus Mozambique
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana will be conspicuously absent Thursday during a crucial Summit of the Organ…
27 April 2021
UNDP reveals top 12 entrepreneurs transforming access to health, energy, and waste management in developing countries
UNDP, along with its partners EPFL, Orange and SAP announced today the selection of 12 exceptional growth-stage ventures striving to impact access to quality health, clean energy and waste management in developing countries. Sizeable investment…
24 April 2021
Botswana receives donation of 200 000 doses of Sinovac vaccines from China
Pan Afrikanist Watchman Botswana will on Sunday 25 April 2021 receive a donation of two hundred thousand (200 000) doses of Sinovac vaccines from the Government of the People’s Republic of China. China has stood…
23 April 2021
Polisario troops in a parade
Polisario Front criticises Security Council’s inaction on Western Sahara
Polisario Front strongly criticised Security Council’s “inaction” regarding Moroccan perpetuated violation of Saharawi people’s rights to freedom and full independence, after a closed videoconference (VTC) consultations on Western Sahara organised Wednesday 21st April, in which…
23 April 2021
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
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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
