Smoke billows during an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 12, 2023. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants entered Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip enclave on October 8. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
Israel bombards Gaza
The spectacular failures of international law
*The case of the lingering territorial conflicts of Israel/Palestine – Morocco/Western Sahara By Suleiman M. Pema* The attention of the global media sharply shifted from the conflict in Ukraine/ Russia which has largely preoccupied western…
13 October 2023
Basking in the moment - Simon Hughes, Donald Molosi, Clive Ganess, Rebecca Binns.
Partly Cloudy & Hot wows London!
LONDON, UK OCTOBER 8, 2023 Over the weekend, “Partly Cloudy & Hot” had its third screening in London, UK. The high-profile short film and its producers were hosted by the London International Pan-African Film Festival…
13 October 2023
The United Cultures Forum is an opportunity for nations of the world to showcase their heritage in its diversity
IX Saint Petersburg International Cultural Forum presents ‘United Cultures Forum’ from 16 to 18 November this year
Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Russian Federation will host IX Saint Petersburg International Cultural Forum – “United Cultures Forum” to be held on November 16-18, 2023. As part of the three-day forum, leading cultural figures and…
12 October 2023
-UN-UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David R. Boyd - UN photo
UN expert to assess environmental impacts on human rights in Botswana early October
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman GENEVA (27 September 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David R. Boyd, will conduct a visit to Botswana from 3 to 11 October 2023. The…
29 September 2023
President Putin takes a poke at former colonisers during the 8th Eastern Economic Forum
Putin raps former colonisers for throwing Africa into a debt trap
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has once again taken a swipe at the former colonisers for throwing Africa into a debt trap from which she cannot escape. Addressing the Plenary Session of…
20 September 2023
OHMORI Setsuo, Ambassador of Japan to Botswana handing clothing to beneficiaries in Dukwi refugee camp
Japanese apparel brand, UNIQLO, donates clothing to Dukwi Refugee Camp residents
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Early this month, the 6th of September 2023, H.E. Mr. OHMORI Setsuo, Ambassador of Japan to Botswana, officially handed over clothing donated by UNIQLO to the residents of Dukwi Refugee Camp…
19 September 2023
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Tunisia's Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar were among some of the delegates at the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit held from July 26-27 in St. Petersburg, Russia (Pic. TASS)
Webinar on ‘Russia – Africa: through the pages of history and culture’ starts 10am on September 12
The Pan Afrikan Watchman A webinar “Russia – Africa: through the pages of history and culture” within the International education project “Russian Language in Africa: the way of friendship and cooperation” will be held at…
12 September 2023
President Masisi off to Bahamas, Cuba, New York and Germany
President Masisi on state visit to Bahamas, will participate at the G77 and China meeting, and 78th session of the UN General Assembly
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman GABORONE, 11th September 2023 The President of the Republic of Botswana, Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi will today undertake a three-day State Visit to the Commonwealth of Bahamas from 12th to…
11 September 2023
𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗖 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲
TPA Watchman On September 5, 2023, the Republic of Botswana became the 10th Member State of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to sign the Intergovernmental Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the establishment of the…
6 September 2023
FALL FROM GRACE: Disgraced and deposed - Ali Bongo had supposedly just won a third term when military officers declared a coup on Wednesday 30th August 2023 ending his family's 55 year-old rule
Coup in Gabon topples the Bongo family’s 55-year old dynasty
TPA Watchman These are indeed dangerously exciting times in Africa, as military juntas in former French colonies continue overthrowing what are perceived as French puppets and agents of imperialism. The latest is Gabon – the…
30 August 2023
