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Russian-Saudi talks: Putin meets Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud

December 6, 2023 Riyadh With Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. Photo: Sergei Savostyanov, TASS At the Conclusion of the Visit of Vladimir Putin to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a Joint Statement has been adopted. Beginning of Russian-Saudi talks…

23 January 2024

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi.

Russia-United Arab Emirates talks: Vladimir Putin meets UAE’s President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi. December 6, 2023 Abu Dhabi With President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the official…

23 January 2024

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing regarding the attacks against Belgorod

Mr.President, Colleagues, It was just yesterday that we met in this room at the insistence of representatives of the Kiev regime and their sponsors, who tried to pass off the consequences of the unprofessional work…

23 January 2024

Vassily Nebenzia

Russian Foreign Ministry statement on yet another brutal attack on Russian civilians by the Kiev regime

The Kiev regime has once again revealed its inhuman Nazi essence by committing another cynical and horrific crime – an attack on residential areas in Belgorod using multiple launch rocket systems. The premeditated and meticulously…

23 January 2024

Vassily Nebenzia

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia briefs UNSC about strikes by US-led international coalition against the territory of Yemen

Mr. President, We thank Khaled Khiari for the briefing. However, in the context of an obvious armed aggression against a sovereign country, we would have liked to see the UN Secretary-General as a briefer today.…

23 January 2024

Russian MFA

Foreign Ministry statement on the Kiev regime’s latest terrorist attack on the Russian city of Donetsk

Armed formations of Ukrainian neo-Nazis, with support of the countries of the collective West, continue to carry out terrorist attacks against Russian civilians. It is clear that they have nothing human in them. Neither the…

23 January 2024

Rising on the world stage: India’s ‘Vishwa Mitra’ initiative evokes collective global interest

In an impressive demonstration of India’s rising stature on the global stage, the address delivered by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the United Nations, focusing on India’s ‘Vishwa Mitra’ initiative, has emerged as among…

23 January 2024

India’s diaspora powerhouse: Leading the 2023 global remittance list with a record $125 Billion

India has achieved a remarkable milestone in 2023 by leading the global remittance charts with a staggering $125 billion, as reported by the World Bank. India’s position at the top of the global remittance charts…

23 January 2024

Indian High Commissioner Bharath Kumar Kuthati

India-Botswana Relations Grow Stronger as world’s most populous nation marks 75th Republic Day

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman India established diplomatic relations with Botswana immediately after its independence in 1966 and opened resident diplomatic mission in Gaborone in 1987.  Botswana established its Mission in New Delhi in 2006. Bilateral…

23 January 2024

Indian economy’s stellar performance; joins the ranks of stock market superpowers

Shishu Ranjan and Ajit Jha If the year 2022 witnessed the Indian economy replacing the UK as the world’s fifth largest economy, the year 2023 saw India achieving a major milestone when its stock market…

23 January 2024

Orange Money Botswana Chief Executive Officer Seabelo Pilane

Orange Money Launches P1.11 Million DuelaEasy Pay and Win Promotional Competition

Orange Money Botswana has unveiled its DuelaEasy Pay and Win promotion, a 24-week competition that will reward customers, merchants and frontline operators with prizes worth more than P1.11 million as the company marks 15 years…

15 July 2026

Innovating Education in Africa: AU Pushes AI and Skills Transformation

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Addis Ababa, 14 July 2026: The African Union (AU) this week hosted the Innovating Education in Africa (IEA) 2026 Expo at its Addis Ababa headquarters, drawing policymakers, innovators, academics and development…

15 July 2026

Indian High Commissioner, H.E Bathath Kumar flanked by Batswana scholars that have won ICCR scholarship to study in India

ICCR lighting the path: Batswana scholars embark on journey to India

By Cynthia Thanda The Tswana idiom, “Thuto lesedi la sechaba,” meaning education is the light and future of the people, aptly reflects the spirit of cooperation between Botswana and India. Both nations continue to invest…

14 July 2026

Gates and Bezos-backed firm fights for DRC's mineral data in exchange for more investments. Pic. (Business Insider Africa)

Africa’s Battle for Resource Sovereignty: Congo’s Colonial Mineral Archives at the Heart of a Global Tug-of-War

By Fortune Madondo The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and billionaires backed US-based AI mining company KoBold Metals have been at odds with Belgium and Belgian Museum over who gets to access, control and digitize millions…

14 July 2026

DJIBOUTI: “The military base capital of Africa”

By Fortune Madondo Djibouti is a tiny African nation, host to global military giants. This tiny, coastal nation of Djibouti, in East Africa, specifically, Horn of Africa (HoA) has emerged as a geopolitically strategic area…

14 July 2026

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba

Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba’s Foreign Affairs Minister at the United Nations General Assembly

“Debate: Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America agaisnt Cuba” Mr. President; Excellencies, Permanent Representatives; Distinguished delegates; The government of the United States is carrying out…

14 July 2026