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G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council presents recommendations to drive global gender equality

World-leading experts have published recommendations for G7 leaders on how to ensure that women across the globe are at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic recovery and at the heart of the build back better…

16 June 2021

A Palestinian man runs away from tear gas during clashes with Israeli security forces in front of the Dome of the Rock Mosque at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City Monday, May 10, 2021. Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a series of confrontations that is pushing the contested city to the brink of eruption. Palestinian medics said at least 180 Palestinians were hurt in the violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, including 80 who were hospitalized. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israel’s Pogroms in Jerusalem Could Spark the Destruction of al-Aqsa

There is every reason to believe the tragic (and seemingly unbelievable) scenario that one of Jerusalem’s holiest sites, and one of the world’s most revered monuments, could soon lay ruined in ashes as Zionist forces…

15 June 2021

At a recent conference, Africa’s largest journalist group, the Federation of African Journalists, passed a resolution condemning Israel’s deliberate targeting of journalists and news media organisations, and called on the international community to hold Israel accountable for its crimes against media workers. (Photo: Kojo Oppong Nkrumah/FAJ Twitter)

Africa’s journalists pledge solidarity with Palestinian media; demand action against Israel

African journalists’ leaders have called on the African Union and governments on the continent to unequivocally condemn Israel’s deliberate targeting of journalists and news media organisations, and hold Israel legally accountable for crimes committed against…

14 June 2021

Construction of China-aided Africa CDC progresses smoothly

The China-aided Africa CDC project in Addis Ababa, kicked off last December, is running smoothly with its foundation almost finished. The project covers an area of 90,000 square meters and is expected to be completed…

14 June 2021

Tanzania, Botswana pledge to strengthen bilateral relations

DAR ES SALAAM, June 10 (Xinhua)– Tanzania and Botswana on Thursday pledged to strengthen bilateral relations for the benefit of the peoples in the two countries. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Botswana President Mokgweetsi…

11 June 2021

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Ambassador Guerra calls on international Community to end six-decade long US Blockade against Cuba

By Ceasor Mouwane The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The United Nations General Assembly will on June 23rd, 2021 take a Resolution on the unilateral economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America…

11 June 2021

France-Algeria relations: The lingering fallout from nuclear tests in the Sahara

The continued fallout from the nuclear tests carried out by France in the desert of its former colony, Algeria, continues to pollute relations between the two countries more than 60 years later, as Maher Mezahi…

9 June 2021

‘Sorry’ still the hardest word, as EU steps up courtship of Africa

Sometimes it takes a little geopolitical competition to acknowledge the sins of the past. For years, relations between the European Union and African countries ticked along more or less nicely. The Lomé Convention, and the Cotonou Agreement which…

9 June 2021

The grave of Samuel Maharero, who led the Herero's fight against the German colonial army, is pictured in Okahandja, Namibia. More African countries are demanding official apologies and reparations from their former rulers

Is the tide turning on reparations to Africa?

More than 100 years after its crimes as the colonial power in Namibia, the German government last week formally apologized for the genocide that took place under its watch. In a “gesture of reconciliation,” Germany will give…

9 June 2021

It’s apartheid, say Israeli ambassadors to South Africa

“It is clearer than ever that the occupation is not temporary, and there is not the political will in the Israeli government to bring about its end.” During our careers in the foreign service, we…

8 June 2021

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Where Wildlife Populations ‘Vote’ For International Hunting

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 21 May 2025 When the Kariba Dam wall was built across the Zambezi River to generate hydroelectric power for Zimbabwe and Zambia, its engineers likely never imagined it would one day…

22 May 2025

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Botswana Stands with Palestine: Nakba Day 2025 Solidarity March

Cynthia Thanda TPA reporter Green, white, black, and red—the colors of the Palestinian flag—were the only ones that mattered on 17 May 2025, as Batswana gathered at Tsholofelo Community Hall for a solidarity march in…

18 May 2025

Lesotho’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Mokhethi Shelile. Photo: Contributed.

Lesotho’s Trade Minister urges rethink of global trade amid the tariff crisis

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The Kingdom of Lesotho’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Mokhethi Shelile, has advocated for a radical reimagining of global trade, warning that the recent imposition of reciprocal tariffs…

17 May 2025

End the Ongoing Nakba: DITSHWANELO Calls for Urgent Action

DITSHWANELO – The Botswana Centre for Human Rights stands in solidarity with the global community in commemorating International Nakba Day on 15 May. This year marks 77 years since the beginning of the Nakba in…

17 May 2025

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Putin Calls for Renewed Peace Talks with Ukraine, Urges Immediate Dialogue

Moscow, Russia – Following a series of commemorative events marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a late-night statement emphasizing Russia’s willingness to engage in peace…

11 May 2025

“General Langley’s Accusations Against Traoré: A Flashpoint in Africa’s Struggle for Sovereignty”

By Fortune Madondo Of General Michael Elliott Langley’s Accusations  Michael Langley Michael Elliott Langley is the sixth commander of the United States (US) Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the first black four-star general in the United…

10 May 2025