Dr Butale joins virtual AU PSC Ministerial Meeting
Botswana Joins AU Ministerial Talks on Somalia Crisis
GABORONE, 6 January 2026 — Honourable Dr Phenyo Butale, Botswana’s Minister of International Relations, participated in the 1324th Ministerial Meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC), convened virtually to address escalating peace…
7 January 2026
iShowspeed immerses himself in pristine nature
iSHOWSPEED SHOWS UP IN BOTSWANA: A GLIMPSE OF THE DIAMOND COUNTRY
Cynthia Thanda At sunrise, a thin fog rises from the Okavango Delta, accompanied by a golden hue formed by the sun rays kissing the chill air as a mokoro glides silently between papyrus reeds, careful…
7 January 2026
r Phenyo Butale with Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov
Botswana and Russia: Reimagining Diplomatic and Bilateral Relations in a Multipolar Era
In a candid interview with Sputnik Africa on the sidelines of the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Cairo, Egypt, late last year, Botswana’s Minister of International Relations, Dr Phenyo Butale, outlined…
5 January 2026
Trump has imperial ambitions - Pic, (C) The Independent
When Empire Breaks the Law: Venezuela, the CIA Playbook, and Africa’s Dangerous Silence
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa What we are witnessing in the latest United States aggression against Venezuela is not a war on drugs, not a defence of democracy, and certainly not a moral crusade. It is…
4 January 2026
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George presents a gift to Nigerian Gen. A A Ayannuga, the Chief of the Army Staff of Nigeria, after the U.S. Army War College International Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, hosted at the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., Oct. 13, 2025. U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Jesús Menchaca.
WASHINGTON DC’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO NIGERIA
By Fortune Madondo On the night of 25 December 2025 when the Christian community of the world in general was celebrating the gift given to the world by heaven (Jesus Christ), the President of United…
3 January 2026
A DRC football fan (Michel Kuka Mboladinga, bearing a striking resemblance to former Prime Minister of the DRC) stands still for the entire match (90 minutes) in patriotic homage to a hardcore Pan-Africanist hero, a larger-than-life human being, Patrice Emery Lumumba (first democratically elected Prime Minister of Congo-1960).
MOTIONLESS, EXPRESSIONLESS, SERIOUS AND DEFANT “LUMUMBA” WATCHES AFCON 2025- 2026 EDITION
By Fortune Madondo African football is not just a game. It is a voice of resilience, a message of pride, and a call for a better Africa, as the continent has more talent on and…
3 January 2026
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at the plenary session of the 2nd Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum
Colleagues, Today, we will exchange views on the work carried out since our meeting in Sochi and discuss prospects for further cooperation. Our partnership continues to develop in a consistent and dynamic manner. Its comprehensive…
30 December 2025
Captain Ibrahim Traore met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg during the Russia-Africa Summit
Is the ISIS Threat in Nigeria a Prelude to a Wider Imperialist Move Against Traoré?
Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Across Africa today, insecurity is often presented as a natural problem, as if violence simply grows from African soil. Terrorist groups appear, chaos follows, and then foreign powers arrive claiming to offer…
29 December 2025
Resource Sovereignty: Africa’s Lost Birthright
By Fortune Madondo Introduction Just as Esau was tricked out of his birthright in Genesis 25:29–34, Africa has been tricked out of its right to resource sovereignty — the authority to control, exploit, and manage…
28 December 2025
Joint Statement by the Participants in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum
1.1 We, the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and the African States recognised by the United Nations (UN), the Leadership of the African Union Commission and the executive bodies of the leading African integration…
23 December 2025
