Reports

Address by President Dr. Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi, on the occasion of the official opening of Kazungula Bridge

Date: 10th May 2021: My Co-Host, Your Excellency Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia; Your Excellency Mr. Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chairperson of the…

11 May 2021

Press Summary of the 8th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party from April 16th to 19th in Havana

Cuba in Congress!   Beginning the 16th through the 19th, Cuba as a whole, represented by its delegates to the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, gathered in the capital’s Convention Centre in…

20 April 2021

COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE EXTRAORDINARY DOUBLE TROIKA SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY MAPUTO, REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE

The Extraordinary Double Troika Summit (DTS) of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique, on 8thApril 2021. 2.The Double Troika Summit was…

8 April 2021

Agenda 2063

The Africa We Want THE VOICES OF THE AFRICAN PEOPLE We, the people of Africa and her Diaspora, united in diversity, young and old, men and women, girls and boys from all walks of life,…

5 April 2021

Cuban Ambassdor to Botswana H.E Patricia Pego with Journalist Ernest Moloi

“Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”

July 2020 Contexts Introduction 2 1. Continuity and intensification of the blockade policy. 5  1.1 Blockade laws in force. 5  1.2 Principal blockade measures applied from April 2019 to March 2020. 7  1.3 Implementation of…

2 March 2021

Botswana Country Report 2020

Executive Summary Botswana is expected to hold its 12th general elections in October 2019. To date, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has won each of these elections. In 2014, the BDP won, but secured the…

25 February 2021

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

“Ukraine, Europe and Global Security”

by Sergey Lavrov At a meeting in London on 7 June 2026, the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany, as well as Vladimir Zelensky, laid out five preconditions for Russia to secure a “just and…

23 June 2026

Chairperson of the SADC PF Standing Committee on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI), Hon. Dumelang Saleshando from Botswana

SADC PF–UNCTAD training programme concludes first phase, equipping Parliamentarians to drive AfCFTA implementation

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The first phase of a pioneering capacity-building partnership between the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has ended. The phase…

23 June 2026

ORANIA: A nation within a nation

By Fortune Madondo Whilst black-on-black violence is on the rise in South Africa (SA) due to xenophobic and afrophobic tendencies, there exists an unusual place in SA today. A place where history, Identity, and politics…

22 June 2026

United States Ambassador to Botswana, H.E. Ambassador H.A. Van Vranken

Botswana Universities Launch Collaborative Ideas Lab to Drive Innovation

Gaborone, June 16, 2026 – Botswana’s higher education sector will today mark a major milestone with the launch of the Ideas Test Lab, a collaborative incubation programme designed to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and problem-solving among…

16 June 2026

Members of “March and March” and “Operation Dudula” chant anti-migrant slogans during a protest march in Durban, South Africa, in May 2026. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images)

South Africa’s inequality fuels xenophobia amid global capital pressures

By Fortune Madondo South Africa’s role as the continent’s financial anchor has come under sharp scrutiny, with analysts warning that entrenched global capital interests and unresolved apartheid legacies are driving deep socio-economic divides and fueling…

16 June 2026

SADC Executive Secretary H.E. Elias Magosi

SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi joins African Union preparatory talks ahead of mid-year Coordination Meeting

Gaborone, June 9, 2026 – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary, H.E. Elias M. Magosi, has joined continental leaders in preparatory talks for the 8th African Union (AU) Mid-Year Coordination Meeting, set to…

15 June 2026