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The 72nd Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China

By H.E. Mr. Wang Xuefeng* Today, we meet online to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. First of all, on behalf of the Chinese Embassy, I would like…

22 September 2021

Ambassador-Penda-Naanda

Bilateralism and multilateralism lie at the heart of International Relations

By: Vitalio Angula Executive Director, in the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation in the Republic of Namibia, Ambassador Penda Naanda, has defended the recruitment process of 15 Cadet Foreign Relations Officers at the Ministry’s…

22 September 2021

900, 000 people living in famine conditions in Northern Ethiopia sparking worst humanitarian crisis in the world today

Military conflict between Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front sparks worst humanitarian crisis in the world today Telephonic Press Briefing on the Biden-⁠Harris Administration Actions in Response to the Ongoing Crisis in Northern…

21 September 2021

Ambassador Margit-Hellwig-Botte and Minister-Edwin-Dikoloti

Germany reiterates its commitment to donate total 401, 280 doses of Astra Zeneca vaccine to Botswana

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Botswana today (18 September 2021) graciously received a donation of 101, 760 doses of Astra Zeneca vaccine from the Federal Government of Germany to boost her vaccination campaign. The consignment arrived…

18 September 2021

Patience Masua

What a great day to be an African Child!

The Pan Afrikanist The African child has been called upon to play his role in the formidable task of globalreconstruction in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, which continues to wreak havoc in some parts…

18 September 2021

Vice Chancellor Prof. David Norris insisted when he joined UB in 2018 that it must be subjected to peer review by reputable ranking institutions

Times Higher Education (THE) ranks University of Botswana No. 21 In Africa

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The University of Botswana has retained its position as the number 1 university in Botswana, is in the Top 20 of Africa’s universities and remained within the 2nd quartile of world…

17 September 2021

China wants Prof. Ralph Baric of the Dept of Epidemiology, Microbiology and Immunology at the The University of North Carolina investigated

Chinese Envoy Wang Xuefeng debunks myths around Corona Virus origins

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman It is about time that the United States stopped peddling untruths that the novel coronavirus was leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and instead started to find out what happened…

28 August 2021

Boemo Sekgoma

The establishment of a SADC Parliament finally approved

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The 41st SADC Summit held in Lilongwe, Malawi, has made a watershed decision to transform the SADC Parliamentary Forum into a fully-fledged SADC Parliament. The roadmap outlining the steps to be…

18 August 2021

Anti-Israel protests outside the Pan African Parliament buildings in Midrand, South Africa

The battle heats up as Africa rallies against Israel’s AU observer status

By Suraya Dadoo As a modern-day colonial power, Israel offends the anti-colonial spirit of the African Union (AU) and until it ends its occupation of Palestine, Israel cannot play any role at the AU. This…

18 August 2021

New SADC Executive Secretary, Elias Magosi, has his job cut out for him

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi’s spirited campaign for Botswana’s candidate for the coveted prize of Executive Secretary of the 16-member regional bloc, SADC, finally paid off Tuesday in Lilongwe, Malawi, when Elias…

17 August 2021

SADC PF Secretary-General Ms Boemo Sekgoma addresses Joint Sitting

Growing calls for stronger Parliamentary oversight of prisons in Southern Africa

By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa A joint sitting of five standing committees of the SADC Parliamentary Forum began in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday. The Secretary General of the SADC PF, Ms. Boemo…

25 April 2025

HSDSP-MEMBERS

SADC PF Committee proposes bold  recommendations on prison oversight

By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa On Wednesday, a one-day meeting of the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Standing Committee on Human and Social Development and Special Programmes (HSDSP) ended in Johannesburg with strong calls for…

24 April 2025

Delegations of Russia and South Africa led by the two countries' Foreign Ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Ronald Lamola

Russia’s FM, Sergey Lavrov discussed a range of bilateral issues with his South African counterpart, Ronald Lamola

Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of Russia met with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola on April 16. Lamola had arrived in Moscow for the 18th meeting of the Mixed Intergovernmental…

23 April 2025

President Putin announces Easter ceasefire

President of Russia Vladimir Putin announces Easter ceasefire

During a meeting at the Kremlin with the Chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov President Vladimir Putin declared that the Russian Side is ceasing all military action starting April 19,…

20 April 2025

On April 17, 2025, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a telephone conversation

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has a phone conversation with his US counterpart, Marco Rubio

On April 17, 2025, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a telephone conversation. Secretary Rubio, who is currently in Paris, informed the Russian side about the…

20 April 2025

In the first installment of the Two Shores Dialogue series, two journalists — Ma Jiaying from China and Héribert Adjovi from Africa — exchange insights on the pressing issues of our time: rising trade protectionism, the shifting global order, and the long-term consequences of tariff wars. Reflecting on the legacy of the Bandung Conference, they advocate for renewed solidarity among the Global South, grounded in the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. A powerful, thoughtful dialogue that bridges continents and visions.

Beyond the tariff crisis, it’s time to take a fair look at globalisation… 70 years after the Bandung Conference

‘A LOOK FROM BOTH SIDES’ is first and foremost an interesting Dialogue between two Friends, two eminent Journalists and a crossed vision of two media professionals, one Chinese and the other African (Beninese) on major…

20 April 2025