Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo
Kenya-China trade dates back 600 years
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The pictures of ancient Chinese coins unearthed in Kenya show that the exchanges between the two countries can be traced back to more than 600 years ago when the great Chinese…
11 January 2022
Stunning evening wear by Phatsimo
Start the year with Phatsimo’s captivating fashion designs
By Cynthia Thanda Want to improve your fashion taste and wondering how? Worry not and join the PanAfrikanist family as we share tips from Phatsimo Ranjo, a Mmadinare-born fashion designer. Despite being born in Mmadinare,…
7 January 2022
Desmond Tutu, Whose Voice Helped Slay Apartheid, Dies at 90
The archbishop, a powerful force for nonviolence in South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. By Marilyn Berger Dec. 26, 2021Updated 9:03 a.m. ET Desmond M. Tutu, the cleric who…
27 December 2021
Balopi says he will now focus all his energies on the party and his constituency
BDP Secretary-General Mpho Balopi resigns from Cabinet
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Minister of Employment, Labour Productivity and Skills Development Mpho Balopi handed President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi a surprise gift on the Eve of Christmas when he resigned from Cabinet. Indeed, the…
25 December 2021
Botswana was blessed with the presence of Hollywood actress, Nayo Wallace in August this year, who came to train actors for the film, 'Greed'. She was interviewed for the local press by Ernest Moloi
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
The year 2021 has been a rollercoaster. We have all lost a family member, a friend, a schoolmate, a work colleague, a relative, or an acquaintance to this monster called Covid-19 and its mutating variants,…
25 December 2021
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - DECEMBER 18: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), President of Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi (L) and African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat (R) pose for a photo ahead of a joint press conference within the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit in Istanbul, Turkey on December 18, 2021. ( Murat Kula - Anadolu Agency )
Turkey and AfCFTA Secretariat signed MoU during 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit was held on December 16-18, 2021 in Istanbul with the theme ‘Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity’. The summit was the most comprehensive Africa-themed international…
24 December 2021
The former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ian Kirby was elevated to the position by then President Ian Khama
Judge Ian Kirby’s contribution to Botswana’s law is undeniable – Prof. Justice Dingake
By Justice Professor Key Dingake Justice Kirby hanged his judicial robes at the end of November 2021 after many years of distinguished service. Born in 1945, the content of his jurisprudence was in many respects…
22 December 2021
The world is her oyster - Queen Palesa
90 more days before Queen Palesa struts Miss World ramp
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The abrupt postponement came as a shock! It was late Thursday when news of the postponement of the Miss World Grand Finale, was announced hardly hours before the much-anticipated spectacle could…
16 December 2021
Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Hon,. Adv. Jacob Mudeda
SADC Parliament will not undermine the supreme authority of the SADC Summit
By Hon. Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda (Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe) “The Windhoek Initiative and the birth of the SADC Parliamentary Forum: Celebrating the emergence of the voice of Parliaments in SADC Regional…
13 December 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping
China will provide another one billion doses of vaccines to Africa – Xi Jinping
by H.E. Xi Jinping At the Opening Ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Dakar, Senegal, on the 29th of November 2021, Chinese President, H.E. Xi Jinping announced…
29 November 2021
