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China supports Africa in responding to climate change

China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on October 13 that China has been supporting Africa in responding to climate change and has never been absent. The eighth ministerial meeting of FOCAC adopted the Declaration…

18 October 2022

Nkosi Mandela calls for the expulsion of Morocco from the AU

sh24h.info.- In a video statement the South African parliamentarian, grandson of African leader Nelson Mandela, Mr. Nkosi Mandela, stressed that the African Union should expel the Kingdom of Morocco from the continental organization because of its…

11 October 2022

Mr. Nail Olpak, President of Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEIK).

Business Botswana and Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association signed MoU on Cooperation with Türkiye’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK)

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The private sector umbrella organisations of Botswana and Türkiye signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation during a virtual meeting on Tuesday, 10 October 2022. The tripartite MoU was signed by…

11 October 2022

Mayor of Gaborone Abraham Austin in Sevilla, Spain for Mayors Conference

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman THE Mayor of Gaborone Austin Abraham is this week attending the Mayors conference in Seville, Spain from the 11th to 13th of October 2022. The conference is held under the theme…

11 October 2022

PNR ESG Manager Shamil Agosi lauded Tsholofelo Project as a masterstroke

Tsholofelo Carnival Sparks Hope for renewal in Selibe Phikwe 

Thelma Obakeng A series of events that culminated with the carnival independence parade and sports event under the aegis of Tsholofelo Project, has sparked hope that the economy of Selibe Phikwe shall finally return to…

9 October 2022

In a landmark ruling: African Court upholds Saharawi right to self-determination and independence

(SPS)– The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights denounced the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara as a serious violation of the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination, In a landmark ruling last 22 September 2022.…

24 September 2022

ITEC Day celebration highlights women empowerment  

The Pan Afrikanist reporter In a luncheon hosted by the High Commissioner of India and Special Representative to SADC, H.E. Dr. Rajesh Ranjan on the 17th September 2022 in Gaborone, women empowerment was one of…

22 September 2022

Europe politicizing world food crisis 

*Implementation of Istanbul Agreements on Ukrainian Grain Export The Pan Afrikanist Watchman On July 22, 2022, in Istanbul, two important agreements were simultaneously signed. The first one is the Initiative for the Safe Transportation of…

20 September 2022

Lilibet: 'the rock on which modern Britain was built'

British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, 96, has died after a 70-year-old reign

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. She died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the…

8 September 2022

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, is visiting. three African nations - Mozambique, Kenya and Somalia. Pic [Pool/EPA/EFE]

Colonialism is an indelible stain on the conscience of Europe

By: Josep Borrell* I am travelling this week to Africa, a vibrant continent that is preparing its future: pushing ahead the digital transformation, making farming more efficient and sustainable, building new infrastructure to reinforce connections…

6 September 2022

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BPOMAS Marks 35 Years of Service, Trust and Healthcare Excellence in Botswana

ADVERTORIAL Botswana Public Officers Medical Aid Scheme (BPOMAS) is proudly celebrating 35 years of dedicated service to the people of Botswana, marking more than three decades of consistent delivery of quality healthcare financing, customer-focused service…

25 June 2026

Understanding the new European Union (EU) migration & asylum pact

“As the EU seeks to externalise its borders & migration problems” By Fortune Madondo “Migration is a European challenge which must be met with a European solution. One that is effective, fair and firm. This…

25 June 2026

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Environmental management inspectors seize illegally kept crocodiles in Gauteng, South Africa

By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 24 May 2026 Springs – Two illegally kept crocodiles were seized in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa during a multi-agency operation led by the Gauteng Department of Environment, highlighting the province’s continued…

25 June 2026

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

“Ukraine, Europe and Global Security”

by Sergey Lavrov At a meeting in London on 7 June 2026, the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany, as well as Vladimir Zelensky, laid out five preconditions for Russia to secure a “just and…

23 June 2026

Chairperson of the SADC PF Standing Committee on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI), Hon. Dumelang Saleshando from Botswana

SADC PF–UNCTAD training programme concludes first phase, equipping Parliamentarians to drive AfCFTA implementation

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – The first phase of a pioneering capacity-building partnership between the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has ended. The phase…

23 June 2026

ORANIA: A nation within a nation

By Fortune Madondo Whilst black-on-black violence is on the rise in South Africa (SA) due to xenophobic and afrophobic tendencies, there exists an unusual place in SA today. A place where history, Identity, and politics…

22 June 2026