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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

Yevgeny Prigozhin listed among passengers on board a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday

Yevgeny Prigozhin updates: Wagner chief believed dead in Russia plane crash

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolences to the families of all the Wagner members that perished in a jet crash north of Moscow on Wednesday. This is largely seen as official confirmation that…

24 August 2023

Finally we can celebrate! Lula da Silva, Xi Jinping, Cyril Ramaphosa, Narendra Modi and Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, who attended on behalf of President Vladimir Putin - seem to be saying

15th BRICS Summit ends on a high note, as 6 new members, inclusive of major oil producers, join the bloc

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The BRICS bloc ended its 15th summit in Johannesburg, South Africa today (Thursday) with an announcement that six more countries have been invited to join as full members beginning the 1st…

24 August 2023

President of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Brahim Ghali finally arrived in South Africa for the BRICS meeting and is seen in the picture with South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa

BRICS/Africa meeting: Morocco fails in its attempt to have the SADR’s participation cancelled

JOHANNESBURG – Morocco has failed miserably in its attempt to cancel the participation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) in the Brics/Africa meeting, due to take place on 24 August in Johannesburg, South Africa.…

23 August 2023

Leaders of Southern African development Community met in Luanda, Angola for their 43rd Ordinary Summit

COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 43rd ORDINARY SUMMIT OF SADC HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT

The 43rd Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held on 17th August 2023, in Luanda, Republic of Angola. Angola:                                               H.E. President João Manuel Gonçalves…

20 August 2023

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

HSDSP-MEMBERS

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