OAU Founding fathers
Gulf Influence in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2026: Investment, Security and the Struggle for Strategic Leverage
By 2026, Gulf engagement in Africa has evolved from commercial investment and development assistance into a multidimensional contest over ports, resources, supply chains, political partnerships and security. The central question is whether African states can…
24 October 2026
Ebola outbreak spreads to Nigeria, raising fears of wider African emergency
The spread of Ebola beyond the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with confirmed cases in Kenya and a newly imported case in Nigeria, has renewed concerns about the effectiveness of regional surveillance and the…
24 October 2026
The American “Zero Draft” on Western Sahara: Autopsy of a Stillborn Proposal
The so-called “zero draft”, reportedly circulated by Washington as the first draft of a Security Council resolution on Western Sahara for 2026, is no mere temporary negotiating document. Rather, it amounts to a political and…
22 October 2026
Russian presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev
Diesel diplomacy: How a Russia-US fuel deal is redrawing global alliances
The diesel supply agreement struck between Russia and the United States may appear at first glance to be a simple energy transaction. In reality, it has evolved into a geopolitical flashpoint that is exposing deep…
21 October 2026
UB Vice Chancellor, Professor David Norris, the force behind the new strategy designed to transform UB into a high performance organisation
UB Graduates Over 4,000 as Output Jumps 15%
GABORONE, October 19, 2026 – The University of Botswana (UB) will confer qualifications on 4,059 graduands during its 44th Graduation Ceremonies, marking a significant increase in graduate output and a notable rise in doctoral graduates.…
21 October 2026
Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti
UB to Confer Honorary Doctorates on Sesana, Moeti and Dingake
GABORONE, Oct 20, 2026 – The University of Botswana (UB) will confer honorary doctorates on indigenous rights activist Roy Sesana, public health leader Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti and jurist Justice Professor Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake…
20 October 2026