EU rebuffs Moroccan King’s ultimatum
Botswana Guardian’s Correspondent Morocco’s war drums are beating against all its neighbours, and against any country that will not disregard international law, and “swear allegiance” to the Commander of Believers (title of the Moroccan Monarch)…
25 August 2022
South Africa’s engagements with the world are informed by our national interest (By: Naledi Pandor)
This week we released South Africa’s national interest framework document that seeks to outline and define the key values, principles and goals that influence our foreign policy and practice as South Africa. Our framework is…
3 August 2022
Botswana Guardian: “BNF shows its Pan-Africanist spirit by supporting Western Sahara’s freedom struggle”
Last July 17, the militants of Botswana National Front (BNF) were surprised to hear an unusual speaker, an Ambassador from a far North African country, Western Sahara, who called on them to remember their duties…
29 July 2022
At 20, African Union has achieved much but the work goes on
The launch of the African Union on July 9, 2002, was met with great optimism. The AU has since accomplished much to unlock Africa’s potential and secure prosperity, but there is more to do. The…
12 July 2022
The AU should move to expel Morocco
Twenty-seven dead and counting! International media on Friday were filled with horrific scenes of “African” migrants being beaten to death with black batons while laying on the ground as Moroccan authorities in their black uniforms…
11 July 2022
Corruption: Africa’s undeclared pandemic
Corruption is devastating economies across the continent. The African Union needs to take swift action. On June 21, Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera fired the country’s chief of police, suspended several senior government officials and also…
3 July 2022
Morocco: AU and UN call for investigation into Melilla tragedy
The head of the African Union Commission, Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat, denounced the “violent and degrading treatment of African migrants” on Friday during an attempt to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla. He has called…
29 June 2022
Biden’s dangerous refusal to reverse Trump’s Western Sahara policy
Trump recognized the wholesale annexation of one country by another. If Biden lets that stand, the global implications are deeply troubling. In his final weeks in office, President Donald Trump stunned the international community in…
9 February 2022
Game Dibeela: Member of the Presidential Commission of Enquiry into the Review of the Constitution of Botswana
Independent Consultant on Governance, Electoral, Peace, and Humanitarian Support.Ms. Game Dibeela holds a Master of Arts Degree in International Studies from Stellenbosch University, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Science (Political Science and Public…
6 January 2022
BREAKING: The European Court of Justice annuls EU-Morocco deals in occupied Western Sahara
Today, the EU Court of Justice has struck a blow to the EU’s practice of applying trade and fisheries agreements with Morocco to occupied Western Sahara. The press release from the Court today specifically states that Polisario…
29 September 2021
