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Chinese Medical Team donates anti-epidemic materials to Princess Marina Hospital

On 31st March, the 16th Chinese Medical Team donated a batch of personal protective equipment valued at BWP430,000 to Princess Marina Hospital. The 82 cartons of donated PPE include disposable face masks, protective clothing, isolation…

3 April 2021

China amends Basic Law annexes to improve Hong Kong’s electoral system

China’s top legislature on 30th March voted unanimously to adopt the amended Annex I and Annex II to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). This is a move to systemically…

3 April 2021

WHO: Sinopharm & Sinovac vaccine data show efficacy

On 31st March, the chairperson of WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) Alejandro Cravioto said that Chinese vaccine makers Sinopharm and Sinovac have presented data on their COVID-19 vaccines indicating levels of efficacy that…

3 April 2021

WHO releases report on global tracing of COVID-19 origins

The World Health Organization (WHO) on 30th March released a report on the global tracing of COVID-19 origins, following a joint research with China on issues including the pathways of the virus and future investigation…

3 April 2021

Towards a People’s Constitution for Botswana

By *Moses Magadza WINDHOEK – A constitution developed through wide consultations with the people that it is intended to serve is more likely to be a widely accepted and respected document than one crafted behind…

30 March 2021

Cuba improves health protocols, produces Covid-19 vaccine candidates

Cuba is currently improving its health protocols to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, while producing its most-advanced vaccine candidate, ¨Soberana 02¨, on a large scale, in order to begin phase III of clinical trials in March.…

4 March 2021

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Analysts say Amazon has never seen the kind of competition it faces from Reliance

Amazon vs Reliance: Why are two of the world's richest men in court?

A tussle over an Indian grocery company has pitted the world’s largest e-commerce business Amazon against India’s largest company Reliance. The companies are at odds because they both made separate deals with the same Indian…

16 February 2021

Pound hits three-year high on vaccination hopes

The pound has hit its highest level against the dollar in nearly three years, amid rising optimism about an end to lockdown in the UK. It surpassed $1.39 on Monday, while also hitting a nine-month…

16 February 2021

Bill Gates: Solving Covid easy compared with climate

Fifty-one billion and zero – the two numbers Bill Gates says you need to know about climate. Solving climate change would be “the most amazing thing humanity has ever done”, says the billionaire founder of…

16 February 2021

Dispute over Haiti presidential term triggers unrest

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and other cities for renewed protests against the government. They lit barricades of burning tyres and debris, demanding the resignation of President…

16 February 2021

Innovating Education in Africa: AU Pushes AI and Skills Transformation

The Pan Afrikanist Watchman Addis Ababa, 14 July 2026: The African Union (AU) this week hosted the Innovating Education in Africa (IEA) 2026 Expo at its Addis Ababa headquarters, drawing policymakers, innovators, academics and development…

15 July 2026

Indian High Commissioner, H.E Bathath Kumar flanked by Batswana scholars that have won ICCR scholarship to study in India

ICCR lighting the path: Batswana scholars embark on journey to India

By Cynthia Thanda The Tswana idiom, “Thuto lesedi la sechaba,” meaning education is the light and future of the people, aptly reflects the spirit of cooperation between Botswana and India. Both nations continue to invest…

14 July 2026

Gates and Bezos-backed firm fights for DRC's mineral data in exchange for more investments. Pic. (Business Insider Africa)

Africa’s Battle for Resource Sovereignty: Congo’s Colonial Mineral Archives at the Heart of a Global Tug-of-War

By Fortune Madondo The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and billionaires backed US-based AI mining company KoBold Metals have been at odds with Belgium and Belgian Museum over who gets to access, control and digitize millions…

14 July 2026

DJIBOUTI: “The military base capital of Africa”

By Fortune Madondo Djibouti is a tiny African nation, host to global military giants. This tiny, coastal nation of Djibouti, in East Africa, specifically, Horn of Africa (HoA) has emerged as a geopolitically strategic area…

14 July 2026

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba

Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba’s Foreign Affairs Minister at the United Nations General Assembly

“Debate: Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America agaisnt Cuba” Mr. President; Excellencies, Permanent Representatives; Distinguished delegates; The government of the United States is carrying out…

14 July 2026

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End the Pressure on Cuba: It Is Ordinary People Who Are Paying the Price

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The latest decision by the United States to impose another round of sanctions on Cuba has once again brought renewed attention to a policy that has lasted for more than six…

14 July 2026