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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

Indian High Commissioner, H.E Bathath Kumar flanked by Batswana scholars that have won ICCR scholarship to study in India

ICCR lighting the path: Batswana scholars embark on journey to India

By Cynthia Thanda The Tswana idiom, “Thuto lesedi la sechaba,” meaning education is the light and future of the people, aptly reflects the spirit of cooperation between Botswana and India. Both nations continue to invest…

14 July 2026

Gates and Bezos-backed firm fights for DRC's mineral data in exchange for more investments. Pic. (Business Insider Africa)

Africa’s Battle for Resource Sovereignty: Congo’s Colonial Mineral Archives at the Heart of a Global Tug-of-War

By Fortune Madondo The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and billionaires backed US-based AI mining company KoBold Metals have been at odds with Belgium and Belgian Museum over who gets to access, control and digitize millions…

14 July 2026

DJIBOUTI: “The military base capital of Africa”

By Fortune Madondo Djibouti is a tiny African nation, host to global military giants. This tiny, coastal nation of Djibouti, in East Africa, specifically, Horn of Africa (HoA) has emerged as a geopolitically strategic area…

14 July 2026

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba

Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba’s Foreign Affairs Minister at the United Nations General Assembly

“Debate: Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America agaisnt Cuba” Mr. President; Excellencies, Permanent Representatives; Distinguished delegates; The government of the United States is carrying out…

14 July 2026

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End the Pressure on Cuba: It Is Ordinary People Who Are Paying the Price

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The latest decision by the United States to impose another round of sanctions on Cuba has once again brought renewed attention to a policy that has lasted for more than six…

14 July 2026

FNB Botswana Retail Banking Executive Monkgogi Mogorosi

FNB Botswana Opens Tutume Branch to Expand Community Banking Access

Tutume, Botswana – July 8, 2026 – First National Bank Botswana (FNB Botswana) has opened a new branch in Tutume as part of its strategy to bring full-service banking closer to communities across the country. The…

14 July 2026