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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to the media questions during his remarks at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Antalya, April 12, 2025

Moderator: Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, welcome to ADF Talks-Russia, which is a one-on-one conversation at a time when the global diplomatic landscape is under, I think it’s fair to say, extraordinary pressure and transition. We…

15 April 2025

Ambassador Lakhal urges U.S. to adopt neutrality and uphold International Law on Western Sahara

In an interview with RT International broadcasted live last April 10, 2025, Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Sahrawi Republic to the African Union, offered thoughtful reflections on the evolving international stance toward…

11 April 2025

From Sharpeville to Gaza: The Global Struggle Against Apartheid Lives On

Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The blood of our people cries from the soil, echoing from Soweto to Gaza, from Kinshasa to Damascus. The world may have forgotten, but Africa remembers. We remember the whips, the…

11 April 2025

Mr.-Bevis-Kapaso

Innovative framework set to boost fight against child marriage in SADC

By Moses Magadza Windhoek, Namibia –A technical working group set up by the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) in collaboration with other partners has finalised a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework in the regional fight…

11 April 2025

Orange Botswana CEO Nene Maiga

Orange Botswana to Invest P1 Million Annually in Phikwe Marathon, Driving Local Economy and Sports Tourism

by Tebogo Nadisah Selebi-Phikwe just got a major lifeline. Orange Botswana (OBW) has announced a game-changing P1 million sponsorship annually for the next three years to power the Phikwe National Marathon, with the goal of…

10 April 2025

FLASHBACK: Mr Ray Ngulube speaks during a meeting of the SADC Committee of Clerks and Secretaries General of Parliaments at the National Assembly of Angola last year. Photo: Moses Magadza, SADC PF.

SADC PF mourns the passing of Clerk of the National Assembly of Zambia

By Moses Magadza Windhoek, Namibia – The SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) has expressed sorrow following the death of Mr. Roy Ngulube, the Clerk of the National Assembly of Zambia, who died on 7 April…

10 April 2025

Statement by the Sahrawi Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Wed, 04/09/2025 – 13:55 Bir Lehlou (Liberated Territories) 09 April 2025 (SPS) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sahrawi Republic issued the following statement in reaction to a position recently expressed by the American…

9 April 2025

GRATEFUL: President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko of Botswana (left) holds up a gift from the Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Hon. Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda shortly after he signed the Agreement Amending the SADC Treaty to establish a SADC Regional Parliament.

Speaker says SADC Regional Parliament no threat to national sovereignty

By Moses Magadza recently in Botswana The establishment of a SADC Regional Parliament would not infringe on the independence of Member States nor require any significant added resources. The Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe,…

8 April 2025

Alexander-Ovechkin.

Ovechkin Breaks Gretzky’s NHL Record by Scoring 895th Goal

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Washington Capitals’ Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin on Sunday overtook Canada’s Wayne Gretzky as the top sniper in the regular championships of the National Hockey League (NHL) by scoring his 895th goal. The…

8 April 2025

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