Human Rights Council 25th Session
Botswana must urgently embrace further safeguards against arbitrary detention for all – UN experts
GABORONE (15 July 2022) – Botswana has made improvements on preventing and ending arbitrary deprivation of liberty, but significant challenges remain in further developing and implementing a legal framework, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary…
16 July 2022
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
“Terrorism has no nationality, ethnicity nor religion, FETO threatens humanity as a whole”
On the evening of July 15, 2016, the “Fethullahist Terrorist Organization” (FETO) launched a bloody coup attempt against the people and the government of my country. Their aim was to establish a radical, fundamentalist regime,…
14 July 2022
Festus Mogae to lead Commonwealth observer group for Kenya’s upcoming election
The Commonwealth has announced the appointment of Botswana’s former President, Festus Mogae, to lead its observer group for Kenya’s upcoming general elections. The 20-person Group will be in Kenya for the August 9 polls at…
13 July 2022
At 20, African Union has achieved much but the work goes on
The launch of the African Union on July 9, 2002, was met with great optimism. The AU has since accomplished much to unlock Africa’s potential and secure prosperity, but there is more to do. The…
12 July 2022
Dr. Kabelo Senyatso, Director Det.t Wildlife
Response to report on trophy hunting of African Elephants in Botswana’s CBNRM areas by Dr. Adam Cruise
Dr Kabelo J. Senyatso The Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) notes with concern and disappointment a report by Dr. Adam Cruise titled Investigation into the trophy hunting of elephants in Botswana’s Community-Based Natural…
8 July 2022
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
