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
Europe politicizing world food crisis
*Implementation of Istanbul Agreements on Ukrainian Grain Export The Pan Afrikanist Watchman On July 22, 2022, in Istanbul, two important agreements were simultaneously signed. The first one is the Initiative for the Safe Transportation of…
20 September 2022
Lilibet: 'the rock on which modern Britain was built'
British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, 96, has died after a 70-year-old reign
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. She died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the…
8 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
UNWANTED: The Law Society of Botswana wants a new man at the helm of the Administration of justice. Terrence Rannowane has run his course, they say
Law Society of Botswana calls for the immediate resignation of Chief Justice Terrence Rannowane
* The degradation of the rule of law, in any society, marks the onset of tyranny A dark cloud hangs over the judiciary. The recent developments in the judiciary have further deepened the crisis that…
6 September 2022
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, is visiting. three African nations - Mozambique, Kenya and Somalia. Pic [Pool/EPA/EFE]
Colonialism is an indelible stain on the conscience of Europe
By: Josep Borrell* I am travelling this week to Africa, a vibrant continent that is preparing its future: pushing ahead the digital transformation, making farming more efficient and sustainable, building new infrastructure to reinforce connections…
6 September 2022
IPI delegation consulting editors at Avani hotel in Gaborone, Botswana
Botswana: Media environment faces key risks and challenges
*IPI urges close monitoring of the Press freedom situation in the country The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The independent media environment in Botswana faces key risks and challenges that require close monitoring, the IPI global network…
3 September 2022
Audrey Chanakira (photo) contributed
Augmented Reality-Bringing museums to life
By: Vitalio Angula Imagine being in a museum with all the historic artefacts and not being able to touch them thus not living or feeling the real experience of how your ancestors lived thousands of…
31 August 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
Womndla! Women strategize on ways and means to achieve parity in politics and economic participation
Economy and power relations take centre-stage at Pan African Women Forum hosted by Conversation With Africa
Thelma Seitshiro The Pan Afrikanist The Role of African Women in Anchoring Sustainability in the Socio-Economic Development Agenda in Africa was placed under the microscope during a one day physical and virtual Pan African Women’s…
20 August 2022
