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EU seized on illegality of economic activities in Western Sahara

126 Saharawi civil society organizations seized European Union’s high institutions to denounce the illegality of EU’s economic activities and exploitation of natural resources in the occupied zones of Western Sahara, without the consent of the…

27 January 2022

Incomplete revolution? Muna El-Kurd (L) engages with Shaeera Kalla on youth struggles and the use of social media. Photo credit: Mohammed Faadil Cassim

From Nigeria to Palestine, the revolution will be hashtagged

From Palestine to Nigeria, young people are using social media to change the rules of political engagement, writes Suraya Dadoo In 2010, twelve-year old twins, Muna and Mohammed El-Kurd, used a camera to document being…

24 November 2021

New SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi lays out his vision and roadmap

Elias Magosi ascended to the helm of the Southern African Development Community as Executive Secretary at the 41st Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the SADC that was held on the…

22 November 2021

Health Minister Dr. Edwin Dikoloti

Botswana begins vaccinating ages 18 to 29 against Covid-19

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Effective Monday 25th of October 2021, the Ministry of Health and Wellness transited the COVID-19 vaccination to Phase three of the National Vaccine Deployment Plan. Making the announcement, Ministry spokesperson Dr.…

26 October 2021

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Together for greater harmony between man and nature

By Yi Fan (People’s Daily Online) 09:15, October 11, 2021 Zhang Xueliang, a ranger at Xiling Snow Mountain (which is a giant panda habitat some 110 kilometers from Chengdu, capital of China’s southwest province of…

11 October 2021

SADC Parliamentary Forum consults inter-parliamentary organisations on SADC Model Law on Gender-Based Violence

STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL DURING STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS FOR THE GBV MODEL LAW WITH WORLD, CONTINENTAL AND REGIONAL PARLIAMENTS – ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 2021 Ms. Boemo Sekgoma It is with immense pleasure that I welcome you…

4 October 2021

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Botswana receives 300, 000 doses of Astra Zeneca Vaccine from Germany

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman A donation of 300, 000 doses of the Astra Zeneca vaccine from Germany arrived today, Friday 1st of October 2021 at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKA). This is the second…

1 October 2021

This week, African and Palestinian groups urged the AU to remove Israel as an observer state.

Palestinian and African groups urge AU to revoke Israel’s observer status

As the African Union (AU) executive committee prepares to meet on October 13, Palestinian and African civil society groups are urging the continental body to review a recent decision by AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki…

1 October 2021

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Masua urges the remaining 13 African States to join the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The 13 states that have not yet ascended to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) have been urged to join and help in building the ‘Africa we want’ as envisaged in…

29 September 2021

BREAKING: The European Court of Justice annuls EU-Morocco deals in occupied Western Sahara

Today, the EU Court of Justice has struck a blow to the EU’s practice of applying trade and fisheries agreements with Morocco to occupied Western Sahara.  The press release from the Court today specifically states that Polisario…

29 September 2021

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