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Her Royal Highness Princess Mihanta Ramanantsoa of Madagascar

Religious, traditional leaders and magistrates support Draft SADC Gender Based Violence Model Law

By Sakhile Mokoena and Modise Kabeli The mooted legislation aimed at addressing gender based violence in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region received another boost last week when magistrates and religious and traditional leaders…

27 September 2021

Marco Teixeira

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime committed and available to support magistrates in the SADC region

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) remains committed and available to support magistrates in the SADC region, in advancing the important work of adjudicating cases of Gender Based…

27 September 2021

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan

Blasting vaccine inequity: African leaders call for fair access at UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) — Access to COVID-19 vaccines came under the spotlight Thursday at the UN General Assembly, as leaders from Africa sounded the alarm on vaccine shortages in the region and called…

24 September 2021

Hugh White

World Insight: Criticism sparked worldwide over AUKUS, submarine deal

BEIJING, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) — The newly established trilateral security partnership dubbed AUKUS among the United States, Britain, and Australia has sparked fierce criticism and widespread concerns over its impact on regional security in the…

24 September 2021

SADC PF Secretary General Ms. Boemo Sekgoma

SADCPF consults Magistrates on the SADC Gender Based Violence Model Law

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman The SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADCPF) continued its consultations with stakeholders this week by engaging Magistrates from southern Africa to buy into the SADC Gender Based Violence Model Law. In her address…

24 September 2021

The 72nd Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China

By H.E. Mr. Wang Xuefeng* Today, we meet online to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. First of all, on behalf of the Chinese Embassy, I would like…

22 September 2021

Ambassador-Penda-Naanda

Bilateralism and multilateralism lie at the heart of International Relations

By: Vitalio Angula Executive Director, in the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation in the Republic of Namibia, Ambassador Penda Naanda, has defended the recruitment process of 15 Cadet Foreign Relations Officers at the Ministry’s…

22 September 2021

900, 000 people living in famine conditions in Northern Ethiopia sparking worst humanitarian crisis in the world today

Military conflict between Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front sparks worst humanitarian crisis in the world today Telephonic Press Briefing on the Biden-⁠Harris Administration Actions in Response to the Ongoing Crisis in Northern…

21 September 2021

Ambassador Margit-Hellwig-Botte and Minister-Edwin-Dikoloti

Germany reiterates its commitment to donate total 401, 280 doses of Astra Zeneca vaccine to Botswana

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Botswana today (18 September 2021) graciously received a donation of 101, 760 doses of Astra Zeneca vaccine from the Federal Government of Germany to boost her vaccination campaign. The consignment arrived…

18 September 2021

Patience Masua

What a great day to be an African Child!

The Pan Afrikanist The African child has been called upon to play his role in the formidable task of globalreconstruction in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, which continues to wreak havoc in some parts…

18 September 2021

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