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Sergey Lavrov being interviewed by TV BRICS

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with TV BRICS international media network

Question: Mr Lavrov, on February 10, Russia marks Diplomatic Workers’ Day, a professional holiday for the personnel of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its missions abroad. You probably celebrate this day at work as…

10 February 2026

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Animated films lead China’s cinema boom in 2025

By Liu Yang, People’s Daily China’s film industry saw animated features deliver exceptional results in 2025, with nationwide box office revenue reaching 51.832 billion yuan (about $7.37 billion). Animation alone contributed over 25 billion yuan…

5 February 2026

India and the South Caucasus

by Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar The South Caucasus – comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia – is a small but geopolitically significant region, susceptible to intense competition between regional and global powers. It is also situated at…

3 February 2026

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla

Cuba Under Siege: Why Zimbabwe Stands with Havana Against Imperialist Aggression

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa From Harare to Havana, history teaches us one clear lesson: imperialism never forgives those who choose dignity over submission. Today, as the United States escalates its economic war against Cuba by…

2 February 2026

Putin called Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra

Putin Congratulates Touadéra on Election Victory, Pledges Stronger Ties with Central African Republic

MOSCOW/ BANGUI – 28 January 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra on his re-election, following polls held on 28 December 2025. In a telephone call on Tuesday,…

29 January 2026

Aide to the President Yury Ushakov

Russia, US Agree to Launch Security and Economic Working Groups in Abu Dhabi

Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin has held an extended meeting with US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, joined by senior White House figures Jared Kushner and Josh Gruenbaum. The talks, which lasted…

27 January 2026

Vassily Nebenzia briefs the UNSC on Ukraine

Russia Accuses Ukraine of “Terrorist Attacks” at UN Security Council Briefing

United Nations, New York — January 13, 2026 Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, delivered a forceful statement at a UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of committing “terrorist attacks”…

13 January 2026

The Great Unravelling: Trump withdraws the USA from 66 organisations

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman America’s retreat from 66 organisations is not just about money—it’s about abandoning the scaffolding of global cooperation. Each dollar withdrawn is a thread pulled from the fabric of multilateralism, leaving institutions…

8 January 2026

UN Security Council Meeting on Venezuela crisis

Moscow Accuses Washington of ‘Banditry’ in Venezuela, Calls for UN Action

UNITED NATIONS, January 5, 2026 — Russia has accused the United States of committing “armed aggression” against Venezuela and called for the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and his spouse, who Moscow claims are…

6 January 2026

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez, January 3, 2026

Russia Slams U.S. ‘Armed Aggression’ in Venezuela, Warns of Escalation

MOSCOW, January 3, 2026 — Russia has denounced what it described as an act of “armed aggression” by the United States against Venezuela, pledging solidarity with the Venezuelan people and support for the Bolivarian government’s…

6 January 2026

FOOLS GET OLDER, NOT WISER

By Donald Molosi* In Botswana, we are taught to bow before we are taught to stand. Hear me out. The bow is subtle. It is in the softened voice. The lowered gaze. The bending of…

24 April 2026

Leaders of the Alliance of Sahel States -Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

Sahel Rising: The AES Confederation’s Defiant March Toward Sovereignty, Security, and Revolutionary Transformation

By Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Amid intensifying efforts to undermine the Sahelian revolution through destabilisation, propaganda, and psychological warfare, the Confederation of Sahel States Alliance of Sahel States is not retreating. It is consolidating. Far…

22 April 2026

BPP President Motlatsi Molapise and Secretary General, Mantlha Sankoloba

BPP gears for leadership forum in Francistown, reaffirms role in UDC leadership

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Francistown, Botswana — The Botswana People’s Party (BPP) will convene a Leadership Forum on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Bluetown Hall in Francistown as part of efforts to revive its organizational…

21 April 2026

Seretse and Ruth

Sir Seretse Khama: The Architect of a Nation’s Destiny

By Singh Gurjeet The year was 1921. In the heart of Serowe, the earth lay cracked and thirsty, its dust rising like whispers of forgotten prayers. The air was heavy, drifting across the village as…

21 April 2026

Fatherland or Death! Cuba will achieve victory in defense of sovereignty and socialism

Girón, today and forever! As long as there is a woman and a man willing to give their life for the Revolution, we’ll be victorious! Cuba lives under the constant siege of the United States…

18 April 2026

Rosie Motene lands in Mahalapye, where history breathes, and dreams begin

By Rosie Motene Mahalapye is a village that speaks softly, but if you are listening, it teaches you everything. This past Easter weekend, I visited for the first time. I arrived with Clive G, a…

17 April 2026