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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

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali Abdoulaye Diop (the President of Mali currently holds the CSS presidency), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabe Abroad of the Republic of Burkina Faso Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and African Integration of the Republic of Niger Yaou Sangare Bakary.

First Russia-Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) ministerial meeting held in Moscow, April 3, 2025

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman On April 3, Moscow hosted the first Russia-Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) ministerial meeting with the participation of  Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov,  Minister of Foreign…

8 April 2025

The-polluted-water-soon-disappears-as-soon-as-it-enters-Benoni-Lake.jpeg

‘BENONI LAKE DEAD AND BURIED UNDER WATER WEED’

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 2 April 2024 ‘Gauteng Province’s Benoni Lake is dead and buried under the invasive water weed, never to be seen again!’ This view highlights the despair of many Benoni residents who…

3 April 2025

Nasser Fellowship Announces Participant Statistics

The Nasser International Forum has revealed detailed statistics of participants in the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership, revealing significant diversity in nationalities, continents, and ages of applicants. These statistics underscore the global stature of the…

3 April 2025

Prof. Peter Katjavivi (middle) speaks in Botswana last week at the signing of the Agreement to Amend the SADC Treaty to establish the SADC PF as an official institution of the regional bloc. Photo: Bright Khumanego

“Are we really here?” – Prof Peter Katjavivi reacts to transformation of SADC PF

By Moses Magadza Gaborone, Botswana – In Luke 2:25-32, Simeon, a devout man who had been promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen Christ, said – upon holding…

1 April 2025

The Executive Secretary of SADC, Mr. Elias Magosi (left) speaks while the Speaker of the Parliament of South Africa, Hon Thoko Didiza and Botswana’s Minister for State President, Hon. Moeti Ceaser Mohwasa listen in. Photo: Bright Kumanego

SADC urges swift ratification of Regional Parliament Treaty before August Summit

By Moses Magadza Gaborone, Botswana – The Executive Secretary of SADC, Mr. Elias Magosi, has hailed the recent signing of the Agreement to amend the SADC Treaty to transform the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF)…

1 April 2025

The Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana, Honourable Dithapelo Lefoko Keorapetse. Photo: Bright Khumanego, Parliament of Botswana

Botswana Speaker says SADC Regional Parliament will boost citizens’ participation

By Moses Magadza Gaborone, Botswana – The Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana, Honourable Dithapelo Lefoko Keorapetse has said that the transformation of the SADC Parliamentary Forum into a regional parliament will improve SADC…

1 April 2025

ELATED: Botswana’s Minister for State President Honourable Moeti Ceaser Mohwasa (right) with the Speaker of South Africa Hon Thoko Didiza at the signing ceremony. Photo: Bright Khumanego, Parliament of Botswana.

Call to embrace SADC Parliament

… as Botswana signs Treaty Amendment Agreement By Moses Magadza in Gaborone GABORONE- Botswana’s Minister for State President Honourable Moeti Ceaser Mohwasa, has welcomed the signing of the Agreement Amending the SADC Treaty establishing the…

29 March 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

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

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