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UN Security Council divided in addressing Moroccan massacre of African migrants near Melilla

The United Nations Security Council held a closed-door session last Wednesday to discuss Melilla tragedy, where at least 23 migrants died under Moroccan police brutality while trying to cross into the Spanish enclave last Friday…

2 July 2022

Parliaments remain at the centre stage of reform action – SADC (PF) Head, Ms. Boemo Sekgoma

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Parliament has been described as a “peace-building” institution that is well-placed to resolve conflicts. In a statement released today (June 30th) to mark the International Day of Parliamentarism, the Secretary-General of…

30 June 2022

Chairperson of the SACU Council of Ministers, Peggy Serame flanked by fellow Ministers, Dr. Lemogang Kwape and Moagi Lefoko

SACU region looks to AfCFTA implementation to ward off spill-over effects from the Russia-Ukraine war

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The spill-over effects from the war in Ukraine are not only threatening the global economic growth prospects but food security with the continued surge in food prices and other commodities. Officially…

28 June 2022

Brothers in Arms: Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez with Moroccan King, Mohammed VI Pic (C) africanews.com

The Ill-treatment of migrants by Morocco is a deliberate policy of systematic crimes against humanity

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Around 2000 African migrants, from a number of unidentified African countries, tried last Friday 24th June 2022, to cross the borders between Northern Morocco with the Spanish city of Melilla, which…

27 June 2022

Djamel Ghrib, the Director of Economic Affairs at the African Union Commission speaking in Gaborone

AU experts: China’s Digital Silk Road solution to corruption in Africa

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman African countries have been urged to take full advantage of China’s Digital Silk Road program and employ artificial intelligence in their quest in detecting and subsequently shut corruption down. “Digital Silk…

22 June 2022

Ambassador Andrey Kemarskiy

Russian envoy slams NATO for trying to create a neo-colonial division of the world through its “rules-based order”

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman– The “collective West” has declared a total war against Russia, and it is hard to forecast how long this will last. But it is clear that its consequences will be felt…

17 June 2022

Prof David Norris (black mask) confers with Judge Rahim Khan during a Colloquium organised by the University of Botswana Law Department to contribute to the debate on the Review of the Republic Constitution (Pic TPA)

University of Botswana is on a trajectory to become the leading net exporter of education

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The University of Botswana, which celebrates its Ruby Anniversary this year in October, is on a trajectory to become the leading net exporter of education. Not only education but also a…

10 June 2022

Executive Director of JETRO South Africa, Mr. Yoshiaki Ishihara, the Ambassador of Japan to Botswana H. E. HOSHIYAMA Takashi, the Chief Executive of BITC, Keletsositse Olebile and the Chief Executive Officer of Business Botswana, Norman Moleele discussed new growth opportunities for the private sector during the Japan-Botswana Business Seminar on June 1, 2022 in Gaborone. (Pic. The Pan Afrikanist)

Japan and Botswana joins hands to unlock opportunities for new growth in the private sector

Gaborone, June 1 – The Embassy of Japan, in cooperation with the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), organized a Botswana – Japan Business Seminar. The Business Seminar was aimed at promoting private sector exchanges…

2 June 2022

Detained US Human Rights delegation

US Human Rights Delegation Detained in Western Sahara

WASHINGTON, D.C./Boujdour, Western Sahara, May 23, 2022 A US delegation of women with the JustVisitWestern Sahara initiative is being detained in Western Sahara today by the Moroccan authorities at Laayoune Airport.  The US delegation was…

24 May 2022

Chairman-Mao-Zedong-and-Tanzanias-founding-Presidnet-Mwalimu-Julius-Nyerer. (C) Shout-Africa

Revolutionary friendship between China & Africa hailed

The Pan Afrianist Watchman On the 17th of May, China’s Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li attended the Symposium Commemorating the Centenary of the Birth of Tanzania’s Founding President Julius Nyerere via video link. Deng Li…

23 May 2022

Orange-Money-CEO-Mr.-Seabelo-Pilane

Orange Money Botswana Raises Transaction Limits in Digital Push

Orange Money Botswana has increased its transaction limits for their customers, a move expected to strengthen the platform’s role as a key financial inclusion tool and accelerate the shift toward digital payments. The mobile financial…

24 April 2026

Cuban Ambassador Antonio Luis Pubillones Izaguirre, signing the Document denouncing the US blockade against Cuba

Cubans in Botswana Back Revolutionary Homeland Campaign with Public Statement

GABORONE – Members of the Cuban Medical Mission in Botswana have joined the global initiative “My Signature for the Homeland”, reaffirming solidarity with their nation’s revolutionary ideals. The Statement was read in Gaborone by the…

24 April 2026

FOOLS GET OLDER, NOT WISER

By Donald Molosi* In Botswana, we are taught to bow before we are taught to stand. Hear me out. The bow is subtle. It is in the softened voice. The lowered gaze. The bending of…

24 April 2026

Leaders of the Alliance of Sahel States -Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

Sahel Rising: The AES Confederation’s Defiant March Toward Sovereignty, Security, and Revolutionary Transformation

By Cde Mafa Kwanisai Mafa Amid intensifying efforts to undermine the Sahelian revolution through destabilisation, propaganda, and psychological warfare, the Confederation of Sahel States Alliance of Sahel States is not retreating. It is consolidating. Far…

22 April 2026

BPP President Motlatsi Molapise and Secretary General, Mantlha Sankoloba

BPP gears for leadership forum in Francistown, reaffirms role in UDC leadership

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Francistown, Botswana — The Botswana People’s Party (BPP) will convene a Leadership Forum on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Bluetown Hall in Francistown as part of efforts to revive its organizational…

21 April 2026

Seretse and Ruth

Sir Seretse Khama: The Architect of a Nation’s Destiny

By Singh Gurjeet The year was 1921. In the heart of Serowe, the earth lay cracked and thirsty, its dust rising like whispers of forgotten prayers. The air was heavy, drifting across the village as…

21 April 2026