Pan-African Journal

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this broadcast we present our regular PANW segment with dispatches on the role of the Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) at its upcoming conference in the succession debates within the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the ANC position on the burgeoning water crisis inside the country; the East African Community (EAC) is being pressured to intervene in the internal political crisis in Burundi stemming from the struggle over the third presidency of Pierre Nkurunziza; 10 people were reportedly killed in a bomb attack in Cameroon said to have been carried out by Boko Haram based in neighboring Nigeria; and the investigation continues into the assault on the Raddison Blu Hotel in the Malian capital of Bamako on November 20. In the second hour we present our guest Lee Robinson of the African Awareness Association in Richmond, Virginia. Robinson will be leading a delegation to Cuba next month. In addition we will discuss the significance of the 52nd anniversary of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy highliting the Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961 and the Missile Crisis of 1962. Finally we present an archived edition of Global Research Radio featuring Abayomi Azikiwe discussing the historical and social context of the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast of Nigeria.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on developments involving the November 20 attacks in Bamako that resulted in over two dozens deaths in the West African state of Mali; anti-racist demonstrations struck the city of Minneapolis this week where an African American youth was killed by the police; student anti-racist demonstrations are continuing throughout the United States after initial actions were held at the University of Missouri at Columbia two weeks ago; and a former police officer in the Detroit area was convicted in the severe beating of UAW member Floyd Dent. In the second hour we look at the historical developments surrounding the current conflict in Mali where regional divisions as well as U.S. and French interventions have worsened instability and violence over the last four years. Finally we examine the Movement for Black Lives spreading rapidly across campuses through an audio file of a broadcast from November 20.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on developments involving the November 20 attacks in Bamako that resulted in over two dozens deaths in the West African state of Mali; anti-racist demonstrations struck the city of Minneapolis this week where an African American youth was killed by the police; student anti-racist demonstrations are continuing throughout the United States after initial actions were held at the University of Missouri at Columbia two weeks ago; and a former police officer in the Detroit area was convicted in the severe beating of UAW member Floyd Dent. In the second hour we look at the historical developments surrounding the current conflict in Mali where regional divisions as well as U.S. and French interventions have worsened instability and violence over the last four years. Finally we examine the Movement for Black Lives spreading rapidly across campuses through an audio file of a broadcast from November 20.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The broadcast features our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the continuing anti-racist demonstrations led by African American students at university and college campuses across the United States; more difficult economic times are predicated for the Republic of South Africa amid a drought, labor unrest and negative growth figures; the international community has become further alarmed by the continuing political instability in the Central African state of Burundi where protests are ongoing stemming from a disputed election earlier this year; and developments in Baltimore and Detroit illustrate that the U.S. ruling class has no program for the reconstruction of the majority African American populated cities suffering from an unprecedented economic and social crisis. The second hour proceeds with a month-long focus on African historical periodization highlighting and contextualizing the Detroit economic crisis through a broadcast done by Abayomi Azikiwe two years ago over the Progressive Radio Network. Finally we will hear an archived lecture by African American historian and social scientist Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois speaking on the character of national oppression and the world situation.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The broadcast features our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the continuing anti-racist demonstrations led by African American students at university and college campuses across the United States; more difficult economic times are predicated for the Republic of South Africa amid a drought, labor unrest and negative growth figures; the international community has become further alarmed by the continuing political instability in the Central African state of Burundi where protests are ongoing stemming from a disputed election earlier this year; and developments in Baltimore and Detroit illustrate that the U.S. ruling class has no program for the reconstruction of the majority African American populated cities suffering from an unprecedented economic and social crisis. The second hour proceeds with a month-long focus on African historical periodization highlighting and contextualizing the Detroit economic crisis through a broadcast done by Abayomi Azikiwe two years ago over the Progressive Radio Network. Finally we will hear an archived lecture by African American historian and social scientist Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois speaking on the character of national oppression and the world situation.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the burgeoning anti-racist demonstrations sweeping the United States campuses; unrest continues in occupied Palestine with the deaths of youth and the demolition of homes of those accused by the Israeli state of engaging in resistance activity; a strike by parliamentary workers in South Africa has crippled the legislative structures of the country; and the 40th anniversary of the independence of Angola was celebrated just this last past week. During the second hour we examine the militarization of US society through an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe broadcast over Community Public Radio which aired initially on Oct. 27 in the aftermath of a large demonstration in New York against police violence. Also the demonstrations on campuses across the US took up the question of student debt as well on Nov. 12. Finally we continue our focus on historical periodization through the work of W.E.B. Du Bois and Malcolm X.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the burgeoning anti-racist demonstrations sweeping the United States campuses; unrest continues in occupied Palestine with the deaths of youth and the demolition of homes of those accused by the Israeli state of engaging in resistance activity; a strike by parliamentary workers in South Africa has crippled the legislative structures of the country; and the 40th anniversary of the independence of Angola was celebrated just this last past week. During the second hour we examine the militarization of US society through an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe broadcast over Community Public Radio which aired initially on Oct. 27 in the aftermath of a large demonstration in New York against police violence. Also the demonstrations on campuses across the US took up the question of student debt as well on Nov. 12. Finally we continue our focus on historical periodization through the work of W.E.B. Du Bois and Malcolm X.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on developments in the Republic of South Africa involving the suspension of the government from the US-sponsored Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) along with the recent unrest surrounding the parliamentary workers strike in Cape Town; the call for the disarming of the opposition RENAMO group in the Republic of Mozambique; the Zimbabwe state media has announced record production in the tobacco industry as a testament to the successes of the land reform program initiated fifteen years ago; and the United Nations envoy to neo-colonial Libya has been exposed as an operative of the allies of Washington and Wall Street in the region. In the second hour we rebroadcast an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe aired initially on November 2 over Community Public Radio conducted by Don DeBar of CPRMetro.org, discussing the plight of Michigan's political prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney and its implications in the state of Michigan and throughout the US. Finally we continue our commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz). Host Abayomi Azikiwe visited and spoke at the National Workers World Conference last weekend held at the Malcolm X-Dr. Betty Shabazz Cultural and Educational Center in Washington Heights, New York City.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on developments in the Republic of South Africa involving the suspension of the government from the US-sponsored Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) along with the recent unrest surrounding the parliamentary workers strike in Cape Town; the call for the disarming of the opposition RENAMO group in the Republic of Mozambique; the Zimbabwe state media has announced record production in the tobacco industry as a testament to the successes of the land reform program initiated fifteen years ago; and the United Nations envoy to neo-colonial Libya has been exposed as an operative of the allies of Washington and Wall Street in the region. In the second hour we rebroadcast an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe aired initially on November 2 over Community Public Radio conducted by Don DeBar of CPRMetro.org, discussing the plight of Michigan's political prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney and its implications in the state of Michigan and throughout the US. Finally we continue our commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz). Host Abayomi Azikiwe visited and spoke at the National Workers World Conference last weekend held at the Malcolm X-Dr. Betty Shabazz Cultural and Educational Center in Washington Heights, New York City.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the attacks against a hotel in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu which was reportedly claimed by Al-Shabaab; the situation in Sudan and South Sudan still does not bode well for peace and stability in Central Africa; an African Standby Force organized by the African Union is making efforts to consolidate its forces to participate in continental peacekeeping operations; and the investigation continues into the Russian airliner crash in Sinai, Egypt which killed over 220 people. During the second hour we continue our focus on the South African student struggles in higher education where we hear the voices of organizers of the recent unrest that swept campuses throughout the country. In the last hour we hear reports from China Radio International and United Nations Radio on events in Egypt, Cuba, South Sudan, West Africa and other issues.