Botswana

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IX Saint Petersburg International Cultural Forum presents ‘United Cultures Forum’ from 16 to 18 November this year

Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Russian Federation will host IX Saint Petersburg International Cultural Forum – “United Cultures Forum” to be held on November 16-18, 2023. As part of the three-day forum, leading cultural figures and…

12 October 2023

-UN-UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David R. Boyd - UN photo

UN expert to assess environmental impacts on human rights in Botswana early October

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman GENEVA (27 September 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David R. Boyd, will conduct a visit to Botswana from 3 to 11 October 2023. The…

29 September 2023

President Putin takes a poke at former colonisers during the 8th Eastern Economic Forum

Putin raps former colonisers for throwing Africa into a debt trap

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has once again taken a swipe at the former colonisers for throwing Africa into a debt trap from which she cannot escape. Addressing the Plenary Session of…

20 September 2023

OHMORI Setsuo, Ambassador of Japan to Botswana handing clothing to beneficiaries in Dukwi refugee camp

Japanese apparel brand, UNIQLO, donates clothing to Dukwi Refugee Camp residents

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Early this month, the 6th of September 2023, H.E. Mr. OHMORI Setsuo, Ambassador of Japan to Botswana, officially handed over clothing donated by UNIQLO to the residents of Dukwi Refugee Camp…

19 September 2023

Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Tunisia's Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar were among some of the delegates at the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit held from July 26-27 in St. Petersburg, Russia (Pic. TASS)

Webinar on ‘Russia – Africa: through the pages of history and culture’ starts 10am on September 12

The Pan Afrikan Watchman A webinar “Russia – Africa: through the pages of history and culture” within the International education project “Russian Language in Africa: the way of friendship and cooperation” will be held at…

12 September 2023

President Masisi off to Bahamas, Cuba, New York and Germany

President Masisi on state visit to Bahamas, will participate at the G77 and China meeting, and 78th session of the UN General Assembly

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman GABORONE, 11th September 2023 The President of the Republic of Botswana, Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi will today undertake a three-day State Visit to the Commonwealth of Bahamas from 12th to…

11 September 2023

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

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BPOMAS Marks 35 Years of Service, Trust and Healthcare Excellence in Botswana

ADVERTORIAL Botswana Public Officers Medical Aid Scheme (BPOMAS) is proudly celebrating 35 years of dedicated service to the people of Botswana, marking more than three decades of consistent delivery of quality healthcare financing, customer-focused service…

25 June 2026

Understanding the new European Union (EU) migration & asylum pact

“As the EU seeks to externalise its borders & migration problems” By Fortune Madondo “Migration is a European challenge which must be met with a European solution. One that is effective, fair and firm. This…

25 June 2026

Confiscated-crocodiles-just-before-being-transported-away-from-a-Springs-residential-property

Environmental management inspectors seize illegally kept crocodiles in Gauteng, South Africa

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 24 May 2026 Springs – Two illegally kept crocodiles were seized in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa during a multi-agency operation led by the Gauteng Department of Environment, highlighting the province’s continued…

25 June 2026

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

“Ukraine, Europe and Global Security”

by Sergey Lavrov At a meeting in London on 7 June 2026, the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany, as well as Vladimir Zelensky, laid out five preconditions for Russia to secure a “just and…

23 June 2026

Chairperson of the SADC PF Standing Committee on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI), Hon. Dumelang Saleshando from Botswana

SADC PF–UNCTAD training programme concludes first phase, equipping Parliamentarians to drive AfCFTA implementation

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The first phase of a pioneering capacity-building partnership between the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has ended. The phase…

23 June 2026

ORANIA: A nation within a nation

By Fortune Madondo Whilst black-on-black violence is on the rise in South Africa (SA) due to xenophobic and afrophobic tendencies, there exists an unusual place in SA today. A place where history, Identity, and politics…

22 June 2026