World

Yury-Ushakov-Aide-to-the-President-of-the-Russian-Federation

Putin and Trump Hold Lengthy Phone Call, Emphasize Historic Ties and Shared Interests

July 5, 2025 – Moscow/Washington Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a nearly hour-long telephone conversation on July 3, marking another round of high-level engagement between Russia and the United States. The dialogue, described…

5 July 2025

Professor Benyam Dawit Mezmur

Calls for critical reflection and action as SADC climate change and children seminar begins

Moses Magadza in Cape Town A SADC regional seminar on the impacts of climate change on children, began on 2 July 2025 here, with Professor Benyam Dawit Mezmur, the Deputy Dean of the Postgraduate Studies…

3 July 2025

Sputnik Held Internship for Foreign Radio Journalists

Sixteen journalists from around the world arrived in Moscow to participate in the in-person SputnikPro Radio internship program, which was held on June 23-27, at the press center of the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group, Sputnik’s…

3 July 2025

Dr. Musavengana Chibwana is the Senior Technical Advisor with the Africa Union Commission

SADC Regional seminar spotlights children’s rights in climate crisis

By Moses Magadza in Cape Town, South Africa A high-level regional seminar to address the impact of climate change on children is underway in Cape Town, South Africa, under the theme, “Championing Collective Child-Responsive Climate Action.” …

2 July 2025

“AfroMedia” Congratulates Ambassador Idris on His UN Appointment Representing Africa

Anthropological researcher Hassan Ghazaly, founder of the Pan African initiative on media and journalism “AfroMedia”, along with the initiative’s team, extended heartfelt congratulations to Ambassador Mohamed Idris on his appointment as the Permanent Representative of…

2 July 2025

Diamonds

Global diamond industry rebounds in 2024: Russia, Botswana lead in volume, but value declines

Mathew Nyaungwa* The global diamond industry saw a resurgence in 2024, with approximately 118 million carats of rough diamonds mined worldwide, according to the latest Kimberley Process data. Russia was the top producer, contributing 37.3…

27 June 2025

President Putin meeting with Dilma Rousseff.j

Putin meets the President of the New Development Bank, Dilma Rousseff

On the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin met with Dilma Rousseff, President of the New Development Bank established by the BRICS countries. From the Russian side, the meeting was attended…

27 June 2025

St Petersburg International Economic Forum 2025

Plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum

Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 28th St Petersburg International Economic Forum. This year’s theme is Shared Values: The Foundations of Growth in a Multipolar World. The SPIEF plenary…

27 June 2025

President Vladimir Putin with Deputy President of South Africa Paul Mashatile.j

isiZulu and isiXhosa make Russian University debut amid growing SA-Russia alliance

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman South Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile was pleasantly surprised to learn that a Russian university has begun to offer the isiZulu language, and that St Petersburg University will also start offering…

25 June 2025

“Diamonds are not Forever”

By Vitalio Angula The Southern African nations of Namibia, South Africa, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Botswana met recently to discuss the promotion of natural diamonds, said to be in decline due to the…

24 June 2025

Japan Film Festival 2026 to open in Gaborone with free public screenings

The Embassy of Japan in Botswana will officially launch the Japan Film Festival 2026 in Gaborone on 9 October, with Ambassador Shindo Yusuke set to officiate at the opening ceremony at New Capitol Cinemas in…

5 October 2026

BCP President Dumelang Saleshando

BOTSWANA AT 60: A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE, A MOMENT TO RESOLVE!

29 September 2026 Dumelang Saleshando* As we mark Botswana’s 60th birthday on 30 September, we take pride in the journey we have travelled together. We were once a poor country whose very survival was doubted…

5 October 2026

Sahrawi activists launch open-ended hunger strike, urge African rights body to intervene

ADDIS ABABA – An urgent appeal has been submitted to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), calling for immediate intervention on behalf of nine Sahrawi political prisoners who have launched an open-ended…

5 October 2026

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

Benjamin Netanyahu

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