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Aide to the President Yury Ushakov

Russia, US Agree to Launch Security and Economic Working Groups in Abu Dhabi

Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin has held an extended meeting with US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, joined by senior White House figures Jared Kushner and Josh Gruenbaum. The talks, which lasted…

27 January 2026

Vassily Nebenzia briefs the UNSC on Ukraine

Russia Accuses Ukraine of “Terrorist Attacks” at UN Security Council Briefing

United Nations, New York — January 13, 2026 Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, delivered a forceful statement at a UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of committing “terrorist attacks”…

13 January 2026

The Great Unravelling: Trump withdraws the USA from 66 organisations

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman America’s retreat from 66 organisations is not just about money—it’s about abandoning the scaffolding of global cooperation. Each dollar withdrawn is a thread pulled from the fabric of multilateralism, leaving institutions…

8 January 2026

UN Security Council Meeting on Venezuela crisis

Moscow Accuses Washington of ‘Banditry’ in Venezuela, Calls for UN Action

UNITED NATIONS, January 5, 2026 — Russia has accused the United States of committing “armed aggression” against Venezuela and called for the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and his spouse, who Moscow claims are…

6 January 2026

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez, January 3, 2026

Russia Slams U.S. ‘Armed Aggression’ in Venezuela, Warns of Escalation

MOSCOW, January 3, 2026 — Russia has denounced what it described as an act of “armed aggression” by the United States against Venezuela, pledging solidarity with the Venezuelan people and support for the Bolivarian government’s…

6 January 2026

The photo shows the world's largest 5,000-square-meter high-altitude wind energy kite. (Photo-Chai/Siyu)

World’s largest high-altitude wind energy kite takes off in N China

By Ding Yiting, People’s Daily A major milestone in renewable energy innovation is taking shape in the vast expanses of Alxa Left Banner, north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The world’s largest high-altitude wind energy…

5 January 2026

US strikes Caracas (ABC Media picture)

“Venezuela Declares State of Emergency, Denounces U.S. ‘Imperialist Aggression’”

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects, condemns, and denounces before the international community the extremely grave military aggression carried out by the current Government of the United States of America against Venezuelan territory and population,…

3 January 2026

Maduro and his wife were captured. US President Donald Trump says they will be sent to New York

U.S. attacks Venezuela, captures Maduro and his wife; AG Bondi says charges include ‘Narco-Terrorism’

by Victor Loh U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife during a stunning, large-scale attack on their nation overnight. American authorities said Saturday morning that the couple had been indicted in New…

3 January 2026

Joint Statement by the Participants in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum

1.1 We, the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and the African States recognised by the United Nations (UN), the Leadership of the African Union Commission and the executive bodies of the leading African integration…

23 December 2025

Russia-Africa Partnership Forum Marks Historic Milestone in Cairo

Cairo, December 20 — The Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum convened in Cairo on December 19–20, marking the first time the gathering was held on African soil. The event brought together foreign…

23 December 2025

President Brahim Ghali calls for accelerating the decolonisation process in Western Sahara, Africa’s last colony

Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), September 7, 2026 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr Brahim Ghali, sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, informing him of the latest…

3 October 2026

Nigeria's Bola Tinubu met South Africa's Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa in New York

AFRICA’S $3.4 TRILLION DREAM IS BLEEDING

By Fortune Madondo The diplomatic tension between Nigeria and South Africa is killing Pan-African solidarity. As the continent’s two economic powerhouses, their friction stalls consensus, disrupts trade, and bleeds the $3.4 trillion dream. It exposes…

1 October 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu

FROM UNGA WALKOUT TO PITCH CONTROVERSY

By Fortune Madondo In 72 hours, the same state was confronted in two theatres. On September 24, 2026, at the 81st UN General Assembly, an estimated 75 to 77 delegates walked out as Prime Minister…

1 October 2026

Orange Botswana CEO Nene Maiga and TEMCO Chairman Sailas Temwa sealed the deal

Orange Botswana, TEMCO Sign Deal to Drive Digital Healthcare Project

GABORONE – Orange Botswana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Extraordinary Medical Company (TEMCO), positioning the telecommunications firm as the preferred connectivity provider for a major healthcare development planned for the Gaborone…

30 September 2026

Vivo Energy Opens 85th Shell Service Station in Mmopane

GABORONE, September 25, 2026 – Vivo Energy Botswana has expanded its national retail network with the opening of the Shell Mmopane service station, bringing the total number of Shell-branded stations in the country to 85.…

30 September 2026

Xi Jinping at 18th BRICS summit in New Dehli, India

Cementing the foundation for BRICS cooperation and bolstering the strength of the Global South

Statement by H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, at Session II of the 18th BRICS Summit, New Delhi, September 13, 2026. Your Excellency Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Colleagues, I thank Prime…

28 September 2026