ADC Deputy Executive Secretary for Regional Integration, Ms Angele Makombo N’Tumba, met with Ms Tatiana Dovgalenko, Director of the Department for Partnership with Africa at Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
SADC, Russia strengthen Cooperation Framework ahead of Africa-Russia Summit
Durban, August 16, 2026 – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Russian Federation have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening ties, following high-level talks on the margins of the 46th SADC Summit of Heads…
17 August 2026
High Commissioner Bharath Kumar Kuthati
Celebrating 80 years of freedom: India’s milestone and Africa’s shared vision
By Tidimalo Tities As the Republic of India enters its 80th year of independence, the tricolour unfurls not only over the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi but across diplomatic missions worldwide. For…
16 August 2026
Vice Chancellor, Professor Sachin Chaturvedi of Nalanda University
NALANDA UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES 80TH INDEPENDENCE DAY OF INDIA
Cynthia Thanda The usually busy streets of Nalanda University seemed even busier, buzzing with energy on 15th August 2026. Students, faculty members and university staff streamed toward the Vishwamitralaya auditorium, Nalanda University Campus, their laughter…
16 August 2026
Fidel at 100: The Revolutionary Legacy of a Global South Leader
By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa On 13 August 2026, Cuba marks the centenary of the birth of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, one of the most consequential revolutionary leaders of the twentieth century. The centenary is not…
12 August 2026
Ambassador Jeitendra Kumar Tripathi (Retd.)
Citizen-Centric Diplomacy of India
By Ambassador Jeitendra Kumar Tripathi (Retd.) Diplomacy has traditionally been understood as the conduct of bilateral relations between states, focusing only on political, economic, and security-related negotiations. However, the advent of the current century, marked…
9 August 2026
CENTENNIAL OF FIDEL CASTRO: A CUBAN HERO FOR AFRICA
“The man who fought for Africa from across the ocean” By Fortune Madondo He came to Africa not to take, not to dictate policy or impose his own will, but to stand shoulder to shoulder…
7 August 2026
Cubans in Botswana gathered in Gaborone to commemorate the National Rebellion Day
From Moncada to Gaborone: Cubans Recall July 26 as a Living Revolution
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Gaborone – On July 26, 1953, a band of young Cubans led by Fidel Castro stormed the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba and the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Barracks in…
4 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
Lavrov-and-Wang-Yi-met-on-the-sidelines-of-the-Council-of-Ministers-of-Foreign-Affairs-of-the-Shanghai-Cooperation-Organisation-SCO-in-Cholpon-Ata-Kyrgyzstan
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
Lavrov and Rubio hold talks on the sidelines of ASEAN Ministerial sessions
Lavrov, Rubio Hold Talks in Manila Amid Tense Global Climate
On July 23, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of ASEAN ministerial meetings in Manila, engaging in wide‑ranging discussions on bilateral and international issues. The…
25 July 2026
