H.E. Wang Xuefeng, Chinese Ambassador to Botswana with Kabo Morwaeng, Minister of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, April 25th 2021 to receive a donation of 200, 000 doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines from the Government of the Peoples Republic of China
China-Africa Cooperation is Vital In the Post-Covid-19 Global Economy
By Yi Fan With COVID vaccines rolled out in more countries, we have reason to expect to be more equipped in the fight against the pandemic. Exiting the pandemic and reviving the economy is a…
6 May 2021
Right Livelihood Laureate Aminatou Haidar
UN experts condemn human rights violations against Aminatou Haidar and other Sahrawi activists
In a joint communication to the Moroccan government, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, the Special Rapporteur on torture, and the Working…
4 May 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron flanked by Mahamat Idriss Deby, son of the late Chadian president, arrives to attend the state funeral for the late Chadian President Idriss Deby in N'Djamena, Chad April 23, 2021. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via REUTERS
Déby’s death: A microcosm of the flaws of French foreign policy in Libya
MENASource by Emadeddin Badi On April 20, after clashes that pitted the Chadian national army against rebels in the Kanem region of northern Chad, the country’s President Idriss Déby was killed. Déby, a larger than…
4 May 2021
Morocco’s jailed journalists deserve the Biden administration’s attention
Opinion by the Editorial Board ONE OF the more awkward foreign policy problems inherited by the Biden administration is President Donald Trump’s reckless recognition in December of Morocco’s claim to the disputed territory of Western…
4 May 2021
The Algerian Revolution Changed the World for the Better
By Robert Maisey The Algerian struggle for freedom from French imperialism was absolutely central to the political landscape of the twentieth century. We should remember its heroic history and honor its legacy today. Algeria today…
3 May 2021
African Union sends fact-finding mission to Chad
Mission to probe killing of late President Idriss Deby, facilitate return to constitutional order Addis Getachew Tadesse A fact-finding mission of the African Union Commission headed for Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Thursday to investigate the…
3 May 2021
Palestinian, Israeli, and foreign activists lift banners and placards during a demonstration against Israeli occupation and settlement activity in the Palestinian Territories and east Jerusalem, in Jerusalem's Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, on April 9, 2021 [AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images]
Palestinians face eviction from East Jerusalem homes
Dozens of Palestinians are facing imminent dispossession from their homes in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, in what they say is a move to force them out and replace it entirely with…
1 May 2021
POLISARIO Rep at UN refutes attempts of Morocco to mislead the int’l community by resorting to deceit and downright lies
New York (UN) 1 May 2021 (SPS)– Dr Sidi Omar, Member of the National Secretariat and Representative of the Frente POLISARIO at the United Nations, sent a letter on April 29 to the Heads of…
1 May 2021
Extraordinary Troika Summit of the Organ Plus Mozambique postponed indefinitely
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman In a twist of events, the Extraordinary Troika Summit of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation that was set for 29th April, 2021 in Maputo, Mozambique, has been indefinitely postponed. This comes…
28 April 2021
Self-quarantined President Masisi not attending crucial Extraordinary Troika Summit of the Organ Plus Mozambique
The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana will be conspicuously absent Thursday during a crucial Summit of the Organ…
27 April 2021
