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Missiles and Mediation: U.S. Peace Role in Ukraine Undermined by Tomahawk Pledge

The Pan-Afrikanist Watchman October 18, 2025 As Washington touts its role as a global peacemaker, its simultaneous consideration of supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles risks sabotaging its credibility and derailing fragile diplomatic overtures.…

18 October 2025

Technicians inspect a bullet train at a maintenance facility in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province. (Photo/Wang Wei)

Five decades of electrification: China’s railways at the forefront of the smart era

By Li Xinping, People’s Daily In 1975, deep in the Qinling Mountains, China’s first fully electrified railway, the Baoji-Chengdu Railway, marked the beginning of a transformative journey toward railway modernization. Half a century later, on…

18 October 2025

The 19th Hami melon festival opens. (Photo/Hu Bin)

A ‘sweet bond’ on Silk Road

By Huan Xiang, Han Liqun, Qu Pei, People’s Daily Hami, in the eastern part of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region, has long been a key hub on the ancient Silk Road and is known…

18 October 2025

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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Kommersant

Question: After the Alaska summit, many were expecting to see progress on the Ukrainian track, if not a breakthrough. The initial signs were promising, but now we’re seeing a rollback, with US President Donald Trump threatening…

16 October 2025

Venezuela rejects the U.S blockade by all means

The meeting discusses the ongoing challenges and threats faced by Venezuela, including U.S. sanctions, military aggression, and the country’s efforts to defend its sovereignty and resources. The Truth About Venezuela’s Struggles Venezuela faces significant challenges…

14 October 2025

Amb. Malainin Lakhal: “Moroccan occupation will never erase history nor Sahrawi sovereignty over Western Sahara”

The Deputy Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to the African Union and Sahrawi writer, Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, stated to the magazine of the Foundation for the Promotion of Rights, “L’Humaniste”, that the…

1 October 2025

“Global Solidarity Talks” Celebrates International Day of South-South Solidarity

In a celebration of the International Day of South-South Solidarity, the “Global Solidarity Talks” program, an initiative of the Global Solidarity Network, hosted a cultural salon titled “Cooperatives in the Global South.” This event was…

23 September 2025

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Would Learning How To Use AI To Communicate With Animals Make the U.S. and China Work Together On Other Issues?

By Emmanuel KoroJohannesburg, 18 September 2025 Many people involved in developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) believe that learning how to communicate with animals could enable the U.S. and China to deal more easily with political subjects. The…

19 September 2025

Forged in Struggle, Bound for the Future: Zimbabwe and China’s Ironclad Friendship Against Imperialism

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Seventy-six years ago, the People’s Republic of China rose from the ruins of foreign aggression and humiliation to become a beacon of hope for the world’s oppressed peoples. Forty-five years ago,…

16 September 2025

Turkish and African Leaders to Convene in İstanbul for Major Economic Forum

İstanbul, Türkiye — Over 4,000 business leaders, government officials, and financial institutions from across Africa and Türkiye are set to gather in İstanbul for the fifth Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum (TABEF), scheduled for 16–17…

15 September 2025

President Brahim Ghali calls for accelerating the decolonisation process in Western Sahara, Africa’s last colony

Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), September 7, 2026 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr Brahim Ghali, sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, informing him of the latest…

3 October 2026

Nigeria's Bola Tinubu met South Africa's Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa in New York

AFRICA’S $3.4 TRILLION DREAM IS BLEEDING

By Fortune Madondo The diplomatic tension between Nigeria and South Africa is killing Pan-African solidarity. As the continent’s two economic powerhouses, their friction stalls consensus, disrupts trade, and bleeds the $3.4 trillion dream. It exposes…

1 October 2026

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FROM UNGA WALKOUT TO PITCH CONTROVERSY

By Fortune Madondo In 72 hours, the same state was confronted in two theatres. On September 24, 2026, at the 81st UN General Assembly, an estimated 75 to 77 delegates walked out as Prime Minister…

1 October 2026

Orange Botswana CEO Nene Maiga and TEMCO Chairman Sailas Temwa sealed the deal

Orange Botswana, TEMCO Sign Deal to Drive Digital Healthcare Project

GABORONE – Orange Botswana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Extraordinary Medical Company (TEMCO), positioning the telecommunications firm as the preferred connectivity provider for a major healthcare development planned for the Gaborone…

30 September 2026

Vivo Energy Opens 85th Shell Service Station in Mmopane

GABORONE, September 25, 2026 – Vivo Energy Botswana has expanded its national retail network with the opening of the Shell Mmopane service station, bringing the total number of Shell-branded stations in the country to 85.…

30 September 2026

Xi Jinping at 18th BRICS summit in New Dehli, India

Cementing the foundation for BRICS cooperation and bolstering the strength of the Global South

Statement by H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, at Session II of the 18th BRICS Summit, New Delhi, September 13, 2026. Your Excellency Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Colleagues, I thank Prime…

28 September 2026