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Den Haag, 19-12-2022 Toespraak minister-president Rutte naar aanleiding van kabinetsreactie slavernijverleden. Foto Martijn Beekman / RVD

Prime Minister Mark Rutte owns up to the role of Netherlands in the atrocious history of slavery

by Mark Rutte The Pan Afrikanist has chosen to run the apology offered by the Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Mark Rutte on the 19th of December 2022, for the past actions of the Dutch…

14 May 2023

SWAPO Party Youth League Message on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of POLISARIO Front of the Western Sahara

By Comrade Ephraim T. Nekongo SPYL Secretary SWAPO Party Revolutionary greetings to the Polisario Front, the Liberational Movement of Western Sahara. SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) would like to congratulate the Polisario Front of Western…

10 May 2023

On the outcomes of Russia’s UN Security Council Presidency in April 2023

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The Russian Federation’s UN Security Council Presidency ends on April 30. Despite the Western delegations’ efforts to escalate tensions at the Security Council, we managed to ensure the effective work of…

4 May 2023

A social worker investigating teen pregnancies in a rural African village stops at nothing, including fighting her inner demons, to protect children from abuse. Directors: Jenny H. Ledikwe & Isaac Leano Marumo Release Date: 2021 Duration: 50 mins Production: Botswana Genre: Docu-drama

“Dithunya” flies Botswana flag in South Africa

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman * “Dithunya” is the official Botswana film for Rustenburg Film Festival  * South African fans hoping to meet Moletsane on the red carpet  * Donald Molosi is expected to attend the…

3 May 2023

WHO Africa Regional Director Dr. Matshidiso Moeti paid a courtesy call on President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi

Botswana selected to host WHO Africa Ministers of Health meeting in August 28 to bid Dr Moeti a fitting farewell

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Botswana: April 17, 2023 Botswana has been nominated to host the 73rd Session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa meeting (WHO RC73) in August 2023. This was…

21 April 2023

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The ICC has no jurisdiction over Russia and its citizens – Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at Arria-formula meeting of UNSC members “Children and armed conflict: Ukrainian crisis. Evacuating children from conflict zone”, April 5, 2023 The Pan Afrikanist Watchman We welcome you to this…

20 April 2023

High Commissioner Designate to Kenya Andrew Onalenna Sesinyi takes up his appointment in Nairobi in May (C) Mmegi

Seasoned Journalist, Author and Diplomat Andrew Sesinyi appointed High Commissioner to Kenya

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Seasoned journalist Andrew Sesinyi – who boasts over three decades of an illustrious career in the public service, banking industry, and international media organisations – has been appointed High Commissioner to…

20 April 2023

President Hage Geingob of Namibia (File Picture)

President of Namibia: the Russian – African summit will enable to promote the idea of the new world

In his exclusive interview to Mikhail Gusman, First Deputy Director General of TASS, Hage Geingob, President of Namibia, told about his expectations from the visit to St. Petersburg for the Russian–African summit, his attitude towards…

19 April 2023

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meeting BRICS African Ambassadors in Moscow recently

Russian Embassy in Botswana dismisses Sunday Standard article as ‘complete nonsense’

Press Release Two months after Sunday Standard’s article “Masisi gets on Putin’s bad side”, to which our Embassy had already reacted accordingly (follow the link to read our comments) another invention appeared in the latest…

19 April 2023

Tsatsi rises with the sun: Bright and Explosive

Cynthia Thanda “Tsatsii, they say great things come in little packages, if dynamites were a person it would be you: Explosive and smart, always planning two steps ahead of the foes and just when the…

15 April 2023

Orange Botswana People and Social Impact Director Modiri Nlanda handing over the digital kit

Orange Botswana donates to local schools in Phikwe and launches the Orange Phikwe National Marathon 2026

*Digital Schools Kit, whiteboards and an all-in-one printer & photocopying machine to Selebi-Phikwe Primary and Senior Secondary School, respectively, all valued at 300K. Orange Botswana has reaffirmed its commitment to community development, sport, and education…

11 March 2026

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Praying for Empire: How Political Christianity Is Being Weaponised to Bless War and Imperial Power

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The spectacle of evangelical pastors gathering in the White House, surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump and laying hands on him in prayer while the United States and Israel escalate military aggression…

9 March 2026

Moscow Warns of Escalating Middle East Crisis as U.S.-Israeli Strikes Ignite Regional War

MOSCOW — The Russian Foreign Ministry has issued a stark warning that the Middle East is sliding toward uncontrollable instability, blaming U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran for triggering a chain of violence that…

6 March 2026

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Cuba Condemns Ecuador’s Expulsion of Embassy Staff

Havana, March 4, 2026 — Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sharply criticised Ecuador’s decision to expel all personnel from the Cuban Embassy in Quito, calling the move “arbitrary and unjustified” and warning it will…

5 March 2026

Ms Elisabeth Harleman of the Embassy of Sweden

Call to safeguard SRHR gains as Angola hosts annual review of SRHR, HIV and AIDS Project

By Moses Magadza A two-day Annual Review Meeting of the Sweden-funded Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), HIV and AIDS Governance Project of the SADC Parliamentary Forum ended in Luanda, Angola on Tuesday. The…

3 March 2026

Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío

Cuba Reports Foiled Terrorist Infiltration Linked to U.S.-Based Groups, Seeks Cooperation from Washington

Havana, February 26, 2026 — Cuban authorities announced the interception of a vessel registered in Florida carrying ten individuals allegedly attempting to infiltrate the island for terrorist purposes. The incident, reported yesterday, has prompted immediate…

27 February 2026