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Two days’ Online Ministerial Meeting prefaces TICAD 8 Summit planned for Tunisia later this year in August

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development(TICAD 8) is set to take place from the 27th to the 28th of August this year in Tunisia. But before the summit conference,…

26 March 2022

Left to right: Saleh Hijazi, head of Amnesty International Palestine; Jamal Juma, head of Stop The Wall Campaign and founding member of the BDS Movement; Safwat Ibraghith, Palestinian Ambassador to Senegal; Nkozi Zwelivelile Mandela (South African Parliamentarian and grandson of Nelson Mandela); Roshan Dadoo, South African BDS Coalition; and Emma Nyerere, Pan African Women's Organisation (and granddaughter of Tanzanian liberation icon, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere)

African Activists Vow To Fight Israeli Apartheid At Historic Dakar Meeting

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Civil society activists from 21 countries across Africa have pledged to intensify the fight against Israel’s apartheid practices against the Palestinian people; isolate Israel in the same way that apartheid South…

23 March 2022

Award winning Actor Donald Molosi is President of the Upright African Movement

Award-winning Actor, Donald Molosi calls on fellow Actors to say No to Audition Fees

by Donald Molosi As I reflect on two decades of my professional stage career, I realize that mine is an unexpected story having grown up in a Botswana without TV but aspiring to one day…

19 March 2022

Nompendulo Shabangu’s book, Perspective, explores the common thread of grief in people

Cynthia Thanda Some write notes. Some write poetry. Some write articles. And then there are those who write books. Join the PanAfrikanist family as we welcome another author, Nompendulo Shabangu, who has blessed our table…

18 March 2022

Isaac Makwala and his peers mentioned among the country's successful personages

Botswana and Batswana are a unique value proposition, says President Dr. M.E.K Masisi

 The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Dubai, Saturday, March 12, 2022 Botswana and Batswana are “a unique value proposition”, President Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi has told a welcome cocktail for Team Botswana that is participating at…

13 March 2022

Botswana upgrades diplomatic relations with Saharawi Republic to Ambassadorial level

Saharawi Republic– The Government of Botswana upgraded the diplomatic relations with the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, when its first ever Ambassador to the North African country, Mr. Zenene Sinombe, presented his Credentials as Extraordinary and…

7 March 2022

Botswana on a final push at Expo 2020 Dubai

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Botswana hosts National Day activities at Expo2020 Dubai Botswana is on the final push t court investors from across the globe at the Expo2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…

7 March 2022

How the Ukraine crisis ends

By Henry Kissinger PUBLIC discussion on Ukraine is all about confrontation. But do we know where we are going? In my life, I have seen four wars begun with great enthusiasm and public support, all…

2 March 2022

Russia chose the path of unilateral aggression

EUROPEAN UNION DELEGATION TO THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA AND SADC By its military attack on Ukraine, Russia has started a war in Europe. Russia is breaking the rules of international law and of the well-established…

2 March 2022

University of Botswana (UB) unveils P500 million world-class High-Performance Centre

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The University of Botswana High-Performance Centre, with an investment of more than BWP 500 million, promises to change the landscape of human performance from a sports science, health and lifestyle perspective…

26 February 2022

Pope Leo XIV apologises for the role of the Catholic Church in legitimising slavery

Pope Leo XIV breaks silence on the Vatican’s role in slavery, calls for vigilance in digital era

By Fortune Madondo Introduction Exactly a day after the 63rd anniversary of Africa day, on Monday, 26 May 2026, the head of the Vatican or worldwide Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV, came clean on the…

2 June 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin Extends Africa Day Greetings, Highlights Russia–Africa Ties

May 25, 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed warm wishes to African Heads of State and Government on the occasion of Africa Day, commending the continent’s progress and reaffirming Moscow’s commitment to deepening cooperation.…

29 May 2026

Orange Money Commercial and Marketing Director, Gazza Motswagole

Top’a o Pop’e promotion unveiled as Orange Money turns 15

Orange Botswana has launched a new customer promotion worth P1.1 million as its Orange Money service marks 15 years in operation. The campaign, branded Top’a o Pop’e, will run nationwide and offers daily, weekly and…

27 May 2026

An exhibitor at last year's Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair

UB positions itself as an industry partner at the Northern Trade Fair

Francistown, 27 May 2026 —The University of Botswana (UB) is showcasing its research, innovation and professional training programmes at the Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair (BBNTF), underscoring its role in driving economic diversification and skills…

27 May 2026

Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution

STATEMENT BY THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT

The Revolutionary Government condemns in the strongest terms the despicable accusation by the United States Department of Justice announced on May 20 and proclaimed for several weeks against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of…

27 May 2026

His Excellency Antonio Luis Punillones Izaguirre, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Botswana and Special Envoy to SADC

Cuba rejects U.S. imperialism: Ambassador Izaguirre condemns indictment of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz

Cynthia Thanda History is best told by the people who live it, and some stories demand to be heard directly from the source. On the 25th of May 2026, His Excellency Antonio Luis Punillones Izaguirre,…

27 May 2026