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Russian Foreign Ministry exposes US involvement in the conflict in Ukraine

Press Release On September 15, 2022 and February 21, 2023, the Foreign Ministry made demarches with protest notes to the US Embassy in Moscow in connection with numerous facts of the direct involvement of US…

12 July 2023

France-Algeria relations: The lingering fallout from nuclear tests in the Sahara

The continued fallout from the nuclear tests carried out by France in the desert of its former colony, Algeria, continues to pollute relations between the two countries more than 60 years later, as Maher Mezahi…

9 June 2021

African Union sends fact-finding mission to Chad

Mission to probe killing of late President Idriss Deby, facilitate return to constitutional order Addis Getachew Tadesse A fact-finding mission of the African Union Commission headed for Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Thursday to investigate the…

3 May 2021

Time for AU to call out its members on Palestine

The African Union is one of Palestine’s most loyal allies, but, individually, some African countries are happy to look the other way when voting at the UN when it comes to Israel’s occupation of Palestine.…

27 February 2021

Kwame Nkrumah: why, every now and then, his legacy is questioned

Kwame Nkrumah led Ghana to independence in 1957 – the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve this feat. He’s still remembered for his unrepentant anti-colonial stance and strident Pan-Africanism. Above all, he is regarded as one of…

25 February 2021

A History of Pan Africanism

“Pan Africanism can be said to have its origins in the struggles of the African people against enslavement and colonisation” Dr Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem (Pan Africanism: Politics, Economy and Social Change in the Twenty-first Century) And…

25 February 2021

Botswana investigating mystery deaths of at least 275 elephants

GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana is investigating a growing number of unexplained deaths of elephants, having confirmed 275 had died, up from 154 two weeks ago, the government said on Thursday: The dead elephants were first…

25 February 2021

Biden has much to lose by not reversing US position on Western Sahara

Johannesburg – One of the first things that President Joe Biden should have done upon entering office is to have reversed former president Donald Trump’s proclamation that the US recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.…

19 February 2021

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to CBS

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with CBS

Question: Good morning, Minister Lavrov. I want to ask you about what happened in Kiev. There was a large Russian attack on that capital city at about 1 o’clock in the morning. President Trump has…

7 May 2025

Miss Botswana 2024, Anacia Gaothusi shows off her Sari, as she prepares for Miss World competition in Hyderabad, India

Bridging Cultures: Anacia Gaothusi Prepares for Miss World with a Grand Indian Farewell

Cynthia Thanda The catchphrase, “Namaskara” reverberated throughout the posh and lush gardens of the Indian High Commissioner’s residence on the evening of May 2, 2025. Radiant guests lined up to welcome Miss Botswana 2024, Anacia…

3 May 2025

The President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Honourable Justin Tokely (left), poses for a photograph with the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, Honourable Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, at Heroes’ Acre in Namibia this week. Photo: George Sanzila, National Assembly of Namibia.

SADC PF Executive Committee calls on Namibian Speaker

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Honourable Justin Tokely, has praised Namibia’s longstanding commitment to regional parliamentary cooperation and called for renewed support as the Forum…

3 May 2025

Workers of the World Unite, You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Chains

Workers of the World, Unite: From Africa to Palestine, the Struggle Against Exploitation is One

Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Introduction As we commemorate International Workers’ Day on May 1st, 2025, we salute the indomitable spirit of the working class across the globe. Born from the heroic struggle of workers in…

1 May 2025

Cape independence march

The Battle for South African Unity: Resisting Neo-Colonial Secessionism

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG)’s decision to seek United States backing for Western Cape secession is nothing short of a neo-colonial betrayal. It is a move that seeks to reverse…

1 May 2025

Emmanuel Njang Attends Global South NGO Platform in Baku, Azerbaijan to Represent Botswana Youth

April 30, 2025 – Emmanuel Njang, President of the Upright African Movement (UAM), is in Baku, Azerbaijan, attending the Global South NGO Platform, which runs from April 30 to May 2, 2025. This important conference,…

1 May 2025