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France is coming back to recolonize Africa – Sahrawi Republic Representative to the African Union

Saharawi Deputy Permanent Representative to the AU, Ambassador Malainnin Lakhal, described as a recolonization of Africa, the recent visit of President Macron of France to Morocco and speech before the Moroccan Parliament in which the…

2 November 2024

Dr Faith Rapuleng-Tuelo, UB's Director of Public Affairs

University of Botswana makes ‘significant strides’ in THE World University rankings

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The University of Botswana has recorded “significant strides” in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. According to UB’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Faith Rapuleng-Tuelo, it is an…

1 November 2024

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SADC PF committee receives calls for more women’s political participation

By Moses Magadza A public hearing convened by the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Standing Committee on Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Climate Action (FANRCA) on 18 October 2024 received presentations from different organisations within the SADC…

1 November 2024

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Türkiye-Botswana relations growing in leaps and bounds

TPA Watchman   The national day reception to celebrate the 101st anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Türkiye (October 29), was an occasion to ruminate on the state of relations between Türkiye and…

30 October 2024

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Botswana Joined 50 countries in Moscow for BRICS International Fashion Federation

At the BRICS+ Fashion Summit in Moscow, leaders from fashion associations across more than 50 countries proudly announced the formation of the BRICS International Fashion Federation. This initiative aims to establish new centers of influence,…

29 October 2024

China's President Xi Jinping is met by Russia's President Vladimir Putin as he arrives in Kazan for the BRICS Summit

President Xi Jinping Holds Meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin

On the afternoon of October 22 local time, President Xi Jinping held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kazan Kremlin. President Xi expressed his great delight in coming to the ancient Russian…

24 October 2024

On Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with journalists from BRICS countries

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman President of Russia Vladimir Putin answered questions from the heads of leading BRICS media agencies. The meeting was held ahead of the BRICS summit in Kazan. The meeting was attended by the heads of media agencies from Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia,…

23 October 2024

Putin addresses plenary session of BRICS Business Forum

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The forum is taking place in Moscow ahead of the BRICS Summit, which will be held in Kazan on October 22–24 and will include the new participants in the association for the first time. On January 1, 2024, Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia…

23 October 2024

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Africa Free Trade for Africa and Namibia

Vitalio Angula Mee Nangula sits in her two * four cubicle at the open market at Windhoek’s Single Quarter’s which has come to be known in the local vernacular as “Uutara waa Libertine”, named after…

20 October 2024

“Dismantling Apartheid: South Africa to Palestine” UK & Ireland Tour

Address by Nkosi ZMD Mandela, Held at Bristol, UK | Thursday, 17th October 2024 How did the Boycott work in SA, what does it look like for us here in UK? To boycott means to…

17 October 2024

SADC PF Secretary-General Ms Boemo Sekgoma addresses Joint Sitting

Growing calls for stronger Parliamentary oversight of prisons in Southern Africa

By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa A joint sitting of five standing committees of the SADC Parliamentary Forum began in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday. The Secretary General of the SADC PF, Ms. Boemo…

25 April 2025

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SADC PF Committee proposes bold  recommendations on prison oversight

By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa On Wednesday, a one-day meeting of the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Standing Committee on Human and Social Development and Special Programmes (HSDSP) ended in Johannesburg with strong calls for…

24 April 2025

Delegations of Russia and South Africa led by the two countries' Foreign Ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Ronald Lamola

Russia’s FM, Sergey Lavrov discussed a range of bilateral issues with his South African counterpart, Ronald Lamola

Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of Russia met with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola on April 16. Lamola had arrived in Moscow for the 18th meeting of the Mixed Intergovernmental…

23 April 2025

President Putin announces Easter ceasefire

President of Russia Vladimir Putin announces Easter ceasefire

During a meeting at the Kremlin with the Chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov President Vladimir Putin declared that the Russian Side is ceasing all military action starting April 19,…

20 April 2025

On April 17, 2025, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a telephone conversation

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has a phone conversation with his US counterpart, Marco Rubio

On April 17, 2025, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a telephone conversation. Secretary Rubio, who is currently in Paris, informed the Russian side about the…

20 April 2025

In the first installment of the Two Shores Dialogue series, two journalists — Ma Jiaying from China and Héribert Adjovi from Africa — exchange insights on the pressing issues of our time: rising trade protectionism, the shifting global order, and the long-term consequences of tariff wars. Reflecting on the legacy of the Bandung Conference, they advocate for renewed solidarity among the Global South, grounded in the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. A powerful, thoughtful dialogue that bridges continents and visions.

Beyond the tariff crisis, it’s time to take a fair look at globalisation… 70 years after the Bandung Conference

‘A LOOK FROM BOTH SIDES’ is first and foremost an interesting Dialogue between two Friends, two eminent Journalists and a crossed vision of two media professionals, one Chinese and the other African (Beninese) on major…

20 April 2025