Members of the Fourth Estate came in full force to mount a united front against the notorious Spy Bill
Botswana government bows down in the face of popular pressure to amend controversial Spy Bill
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The coalition of Southern African journalist organisations met in Gaborone this week, led by the Botswana Editors’ Forum (BEF), to investigate the country’s new controversial Criminal Procedure and Evidence Bill. Following…
4 February 2022
BaKgatla female regiments chanting Bojale songs as they pay their last respects to Mma Seingwaeng
A regal send-off fit for a Queen!
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman January 29th, 2022 will remain permanently etched in the collective memory of the BaKgatla Baga Kgafela tribe as the day that their Queen Mother, Mohumagadi Kathleen Nono Mmarakau Kgafela set off…
2 February 2022
EU seized on illegality of economic activities in Western Sahara
126 Saharawi civil society organizations seized European Union’s high institutions to denounce the illegality of EU’s economic activities and exploitation of natural resources in the occupied zones of Western Sahara, without the consent of the…
27 January 2022
Turkish Government ready to develop a high standard of education and growth opportunities for Batswana
Applications for Turkish Government’s Scholarship Programme open until 20 February 2022 The Pan Afrikanist Watchman A once-in-a-year opportunity has opened for interested international Batswana students and researchers to apply for the Turkish Government’s Scholarship Programme…
21 January 2022
The Queen Mother, Mma Seingwaeng (left) arrives at Kgabutle in Moruleng, South Africa with Mohumagadi Mma Matshego during Heritage Day, 2019
BaKgatla baga Kgafela Queen Mother Mma Seingwaeng, 79, succumbs in Sidilega Hospital
Pako Lebanna As Kathleen Nono Kgafela breathed her last at a private hospital in Gaborone on Sunday, January 16, a universally respected royal figure passed on. Known by her royal name Mohumagadi Mma Seingwaeng, she…
18 January 2022
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A Trip of Tradition, A Commitment to Cooperation
— The 32nd New Year Visit to Africa by Chinese Foreign Minister Yi Xin A promise made, a promise kept On the morning of the first working day of the New Year, Chinese State Councilor…
12 January 2022
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo
Kenya-China trade dates back 600 years
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The pictures of ancient Chinese coins unearthed in Kenya show that the exchanges between the two countries can be traced back to more than 600 years ago when the great Chinese…
11 January 2022
Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok
Sudan coup: Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigns 6 weeks after reinstatement
Richard Kwame Krah Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned just six weeks after his reinstatement by the military regime. He tendered in his resignation in a televised address to the citizens on Sunday, January…
3 January 2022
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - DECEMBER 18: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), President of Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi (L) and African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat (R) pose for a photo ahead of a joint press conference within the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit in Istanbul, Turkey on December 18, 2021. ( Murat Kula - Anadolu Agency )
Turkey and AfCFTA Secretariat signed MoU during 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit was held on December 16-18, 2021 in Istanbul with the theme ‘Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity’. The summit was the most comprehensive Africa-themed international…
24 December 2021
The former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ian Kirby was elevated to the position by then President Ian Khama
Judge Ian Kirby’s contribution to Botswana’s law is undeniable – Prof. Justice Dingake
By Justice Professor Key Dingake Justice Kirby hanged his judicial robes at the end of November 2021 after many years of distinguished service. Born in 1945, the content of his jurisprudence was in many respects…
22 December 2021
