
Ms. Boemo Sekgoma, Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum. Photo: Contributed.
SADC PF reappoints Secretary General
By Moses Magadza in Port Louis, Mauritius The 54th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum has endorsed the reappointment of the Forum’s Secretary General, Ms. Boemo Sekgoma, for a second five-year term. Delegates…
26 November 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

The African Union: Achievements, Challenges, & the Future of Africa
By addressing issues on the world’s most turbulent continent, the African Union is maturing as an organization and becoming a driving force in realizing a unified and prosperous Africa. Feb 19, 2023 • By Ilias…
15 March 2023

Mali Snubs ECOWAS and AU Over Steps to Return to Democratic Elected Government
The interim Military government of the Republic of Mali has utterly turned blind eyes on what is referred to as “Accra Initiative” designed by the reputable regional organisation – Economic Community of West African States…
15 March 2023

In a landmark ruling: African Court upholds Saharawi right to self-determination and independence
(SPS)– The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights denounced the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara as a serious violation of the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination, In a landmark ruling last 22 September 2022.…
24 September 2022

African Union Commission in a stinking recruitment scandal
Appointment of new Legal Counsel raises eyebrows Botswana Guardian (BG) recently unmasked the widespread corruption, mismanagement of resources, workers’ rights violations and other irregularities that have become the norm in the African Union Headquarters and…
22 September 2022

African Union reeks of disgusting corruption-report
Officials of the Pan African body captured by foreign interests The AU seems to be slipping away from its values and principles of pan-Africanism to embracing colonialist, Zionist, capitalist and overall corruptive and corrupted priorities.…
8 September 2022

Will African institutions ever be owned by the people and speak one voice?
Two significant summits attracted attention lately, one in the Southern Africa and the other still not clear if it will or will not take place in the Northern region. Both show that much is still…
25 August 2022

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