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The ICC has no jurisdiction over Russia and its citizens – Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at Arria-formula meeting of UNSC members “Children and armed conflict: Ukrainian crisis. Evacuating children from conflict zone”, April 5, 2023 The Pan Afrikanist Watchman We welcome you to this…

20 April 2023

High Commissioner Designate to Kenya Andrew Onalenna Sesinyi takes up his appointment in Nairobi in May (C) Mmegi

Seasoned Journalist, Author and Diplomat Andrew Sesinyi appointed High Commissioner to Kenya

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Seasoned journalist Andrew Sesinyi – who boasts over three decades of an illustrious career in the public service, banking industry, and international media organisations – has been appointed High Commissioner to…

20 April 2023

President Hage Geingob of Namibia (File Picture)

President of Namibia: the Russian – African summit will enable to promote the idea of the new world

In his exclusive interview to Mikhail Gusman, First Deputy Director General of TASS, Hage Geingob, President of Namibia, told about his expectations from the visit to St. Petersburg for the Russian–African summit, his attitude towards…

19 April 2023

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meeting BRICS African Ambassadors in Moscow recently

Russian Embassy in Botswana dismisses Sunday Standard article as ‘complete nonsense’

Press Release Two months after Sunday Standard’s article “Masisi gets on Putin’s bad side”, to which our Embassy had already reacted accordingly (follow the link to read our comments) another invention appeared in the latest…

19 April 2023

Tsatsi rises with the sun: Bright and Explosive

Cynthia Thanda “Tsatsii, they say great things come in little packages, if dynamites were a person it would be you: Explosive and smart, always planning two steps ahead of the foes and just when the…

15 April 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 6, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

China’s President Xi Jinping holds trilateral meeting with France’s Emmanuel Macron, European Union’s Ursula von der Leyen

BEIJING, April 6 — Chinese President Xi Jinping held a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing on Thursday. Xi pointed out that China and…

10 April 2023

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs

The West’s False Narrative about Russia and China

Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs* The world is on the edge of nuclear catastrophe in no small part because of the failure of Western political leaders to be forthright about the causes of the escalating global…

8 April 2023

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Over half of the settlements between Russia and China denominated in national currencies

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Argumenty i Fakty: Chinese President Xi Jinping recently was in Russia on an official visit. What was the outcome of the Russian-Chinese talks? Sergey Lavrov: The state visit by President of the People’s Republic of…

5 April 2023

Namibia back-peddles on commitment to wildlife conservation

By Vitalio Angula The year Twenty Twenty-Three (2023) marks the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, Wildlife and Flora (CITES). On the 3rd of March, the United Nations…

3 April 2023

Botswana holds Computer Science Education Summit in efforts to build knowledge economy

Thelma Obakeng Seitshiro The Computer Science Education Botswana held a two-day summit on the 30th and 31st March 2023 in an effort to create change towards providing inclusive computer science education for all in Botswana.…

3 April 2023

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Ivory stockpiles deepen Southern Africa conservation funding debate

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 13 November 2026 Emmanuel Koro argues for lasting regulated markets as wildlife authorities face the costs of protecting elephants and supporting neighbouring communities. Southern Africa’s ivory debate turns on a difficult…

13 November 2026

Zwelibanzi Sapula Executive Director and Head of Mission, SADC Development Finance Resource Centre

How Botswana can turn its project pipeline into an investment proposition

By Zwelibanzi Sapula Executive Director and Head of Mission, SADC Development Finance Resource Centre In his State of the Nation Address on 9 November, President Duma Boko asked a question that deserves more attention in…

11 November 2026

Zimbabwean poet, musician and cultural icon Albert Nyathi

Albert Nyathi: Decolonising the African Mind Begins with Confronting Historical Truths

Zimbabwean poet, musician and cultural icon Albert Nyathi believes that the decolonisation of the African mind must begin with an honest examination of the continent’s history, including the prejudices and distortions that have shaped how…

10 November 2026

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Namibia Leads Efforts in Global Autism Awareness

By Vitalio Angula The just-ended World Autism Organisation Congress, held under the theme, Transform the Narrative, brought together international and local delegates for three days of in-person and online lectures, presentations, dialogues, and exhibitions on…

10 November 2026

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One million species face extinction risk as biodiversity loss accelerates

Arnold Letsholo Around one million animal and plant species are at risk of extinction due to human activities, posing a serious threat to life on Earth, journalists attending a workshop on Biodiversity Loss, Environmental Degradation…

6 November 2026

His Excellency Mr. Mourad Boukadoum, Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to Botswana and Special Representative to SADC

His Excellency Mr. Mourad Boukadoum, Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to Botswana and Special Representative to SADC

ALGERIAN EMBASSY IN BOTSWANA CELEBRATES THE 72ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION

Cynthia Thanda The warm evening breeze swept across the beautiful Gaborone sky as guests gathered at Travelodge Hotel on 3rd November 2026 to celebrate with the Algerian Embassy the 72nd Anniversary of the Glorious Revolution.…

5 November 2026