Botswana

FALL FROM GRACE: Disgraced and deposed - Ali Bongo had supposedly just won a third term when military officers declared a coup on Wednesday 30th August 2023 ending his family's 55 year-old rule

Coup in Gabon topples the Bongo family’s 55-year old dynasty

TPA Watchman These are indeed dangerously exciting times in Africa, as military juntas in former French colonies continue overthrowing what are perceived as French puppets and agents of imperialism. The latest is Gabon – the…

30 August 2023

Sultana Khaya wins War Abolisher Award, 2023

Individual War Abolisher Award of 2023 Goes to Sultana Khaya

By David Swanson, Counterpunch, August 28, 2023 World BEYOND War has given its 2023 Individual War Abolisher award to Sultana Khaya, a Saharawi nonviolent human rights activist from Western Sahara. Khaya has been a phenomenally…

28 August 2023

PM Modi elated at India's the historical feat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address after the successful landing of Chandrayan-3 on Moon via video conferencing

Posted On: 23 AUG 2023 6:46PM by PIB Delhi My dear family members, When we see such a history being made before our eyes, life becomes blessed. Such historical events become the eternal consciousness of…

25 August 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin listed among passengers on board a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday

Yevgeny Prigozhin updates: Wagner chief believed dead in Russia plane crash

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolences to the families of all the Wagner members that perished in a jet crash north of Moscow on Wednesday. This is largely seen as official confirmation that…

24 August 2023

Finally we can celebrate! Lula da Silva, Xi Jinping, Cyril Ramaphosa, Narendra Modi and Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, who attended on behalf of President Vladimir Putin - seem to be saying

15th BRICS Summit ends on a high note, as 6 new members, inclusive of major oil producers, join the bloc

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The BRICS bloc ended its 15th summit in Johannesburg, South Africa today (Thursday) with an announcement that six more countries have been invited to join as full members beginning the 1st…

24 August 2023

Presidents of Brazil, Lula da Silva; China, Xi Jinping, South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, India's Prime Minister Narenda Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lock hands in a show of unity (Pic. FT)

15th BRICS Summit Johannesburg II Declaration BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism

Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa 23 August 2023 Preamble 1. We, the Leaders of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of South…

24 August 2023

President of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Brahim Ghali finally arrived in South Africa for the BRICS meeting and is seen in the picture with South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa

BRICS/Africa meeting: Morocco fails in its attempt to have the SADR’s participation cancelled

JOHANNESBURG – Morocco has failed miserably in its attempt to cancel the participation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) in the Brics/Africa meeting, due to take place on 24 August in Johannesburg, South Africa.…

23 August 2023

Leaders of Southern African development Community met in Luanda, Angola for their 43rd Ordinary Summit

COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 43rd ORDINARY SUMMIT OF SADC HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT

The 43rd Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held on 17th August 2023, in Luanda, Republic of Angola. Angola:                                               H.E. President João Manuel Gonçalves…

20 August 2023

MI6 on a mission in Africa

MI6 has prepared a sabotage unit of 100 Ukrainian fighters to counter Russia-Africa cooperation

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6, has prepared a sabotage unit of 100 Ukrainian fighters to be sent to Africa to counter Russia-Africa cooperation, a military-diplomatic source has…

17 August 2023

The Crooning Writer, Tee Ngugi

The Crooning Writer: Nature as a motif in Tee Ngugi’s songs and stories

by Moses Magadza In Tee Ngugi’s short story, Martha’s Garden, published in Issue Nine of the St. Petersburg Review, the tragic eponymous heroine sings a haunting song under the moonlight, against the backdrop of a…

15 August 2023

First Capital Bank Botswana CEO, Reinette van der Merwe

First Capital Bank commits P500,000 to Private Sector-led Disaster Relief Initiative

First Capital Bank has pledged P500,000 to the Private Sector Disaster Response Fund (PSDRF) in response to the severe flooding that has affected communities across Botswana. This private sector-led initiative ensures that relief efforts are…

22 February 2025

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov briefs President Cyril Ram,aphosa on the sedelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Jo'burg

Lavrov briefs President Ramaphosa about US-Russia talks; speaks at G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

On February 20, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was received by the President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. During the meeting, the…

22 February 2025

Launch of the Free Expression Legal Network

19 Feb 2025 The Free Expression Legal Network, a new initiative dedicated to strengthening legal protections for free expression and media freedom, was launched at Webber Wentzel’s Sandton office on 18 February 2025, with more…

21 February 2025

Deputy Permanent Representative of Western Sahara to the African Union, Ambassador Malainin Lakhal

Sahrawi people reject the use of culture as a colonial tool to justify occupation – Malainin Lakhal

The Deputy Permanent Representative of Western Sahara to the African Union, Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, in his responses to questions from “Chourouk Online,” referred to the recent African summit held in mid-month in Addis Ababa. The…

21 February 2025

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions following talks with US administration officials, Riyadh, February 18, 2025

We wish to extend our gratitude to the Saudi Arabian leadership for facilitating a meeting between Russian and American representatives. This appreciation was conveyed personally to the Kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during an…

21 February 2025

Donald Molosi Wins Outstanding Professional in Africa Award 2025

TPA Correspondent Banjul, The Gambia – February 19, 2025 – The AFROPA Secretariat in The Gambia is proud to announce that Botswana’s Donald Molosi PhD., has won the prestigious title of Outstanding Professional in Africa…

21 February 2025