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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions during the Ambassadorial Roundtable on the Ukraine Crisis. Digital Threats and International Information Security

Ladies and gentlemen, Your Excellencies, This is, by far, not the first time we meet to discuss a topic which, for us, is central to international politics, as President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian…

1 April 2026

Mr. Lesego Caster Moseki, Governor of Bank of Botswana

Botswana’s 2026 Monetary Policy Statement: A New Dawn

Cynthia Thanda On the 25th of February 2026, at the Linah K Mohohlo Auditorium, Bank of Botswana in Gaborone, the Bank of Botswana launched its 2026 Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) at what officials describe as…

25 February 2026

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Bridging Worlds: The Interface Between the Natural Sciences and Liberal Arts in Higher Education

Phuthego Phuthego Molosiwa (PhD) Public Lecture at BUAN, 05 February 2026 On 30th November 1609, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei turned his telescope toward the moon. To date, the world sees his action as a triumph…

11 February 2026

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talks to the media

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answers the media on Russian diplomacy performance in 2025

Colleagues, good morning. The Foreign Ministry is delighted to welcome you to this traditional press conference. We hold it annually to sum up our performance. This will be an interesting conversation for all of us…

26 January 2026

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC Briefing on Ukraine

Mr. President, I would like to very warmly thank our Western colleagues for convening this Security Council briefing on Ukraine. A huge corruption scandal has just erupted there, incriminating top officials of the Kiev regime.…

25 November 2025

The National Endowment for Democracy: What It Is and What It Does

Updated: August 09, 2024 10:00 August 2024 Introduction The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) acts as the US government’s “white gloves.” It has long engaged in subverting state power in other countries, meddling in other countries’ internal affairs, inciting division and…

13 August 2024

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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the UN Security Council on multilateral cooperation in the interest of a more just, democratic and sustainable world order

I would like to extend a warm welcome to distinguished dignitaries present in the Security Council Chamber. Their participation in today’s meeting confirms the importance of the subject under review. In accordance with Rule 37…

23 July 2024

President Vladimir Putin addresses senior staff of the Russian Foreign Ministry

TPA Watchman I am pleased to welcome all of you and express my gratitude for your active work in the interests of Russia and our people. We last met in this extended format in November 2021, and since then, there have been many pivotal and even fateful events, without…

23 July 2024

Russian President Vladimir remained as calm as water even as he faced tough questions from American journalist, Tucker Carlson

Tucker Carlson interviews Russian President Vladimir Putin and gets the whole world talking; some flipped, agitated and others, overjoyed

Tucker Carlson: Mr. President, thank you. On February 22, 2022, you addressed your country in your nationwide address when the conflict in Ukraine started and you said that you were acting because you had come to the conclusion that the United States through NATO might…

19 February 2024

Wang Yi: China Stands on the Side of Peace and Human Conscience on the Question of Palestine

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman On October 13, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy…

18 October 2023

President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the Pan African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa

Ramaphosa’s Call For A Stronger Pan African Parliament

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech at the opening of the seventh legislature of the Pan African Parliament was more than a plea for unity—it was a demand for institutional muscle.…

4 August 2026

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Botswana’s Space Ambitions and India’s Journey: A Partnership Whose Time Has Come

As Botswana charts an ambitious course towards establishing its own space capabilities and building indigenous satellites, there is much to learn from countries that have transformed bold aspirations into tangible achievements. Few examples are more…

3 August 2026

DISS Director, Peter Fana Magosi

“It’s Classified”: Not Merely an Utterance, but the Language of Patriotism and Duty

By Maitseo Tswaipe Baikepi The recent appearance of the Director General of Botswana’s most talked-about security agency, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS), Mr. Peter Fana Magosi, before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)…

3 August 2026

Induction for the batch of 2026-2028 in Nalanda University

FROM STRANGERS TO CLASSMATES: THE CLASS OF 2026 TAKES OVER NALANDA CAMPUS

Cynthia Thanda in India Once you set foot in Nalanda, you inherit a culture, and you become part of a legacy of an intellectual tradition – a heritage that has sustained itself before the universities…

3 August 2026

FNB Botswana CEO, Mr Steven Lefentse Bogatsu

FNB Botswana Wins Double Honours at Euromoney Awards

TPA Business Correspondent FNB Botswana has been recognised with two prestigious accolades at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, reaffirming its position as one of the country’s leading financial institutions. The bank was named Botswana’s…

28 July 2026

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Lavrov, Wang Yi Reaffirm Strategic Ties at SCO Meeting in Kyrgyzstan

On July 24, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Cholpon‑Ata, Kyrgyzstan,…

25 July 2026