Pan-African Journal

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.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this program we feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the international talks in Vienna on resolving the imperialist war against the people of Syria as the United States announced its public intervention inside this embattled Middle Eastern state; a prisoner held for thirteen years who is a citizen of Britain was released this week by the US from its concentration camp in occupied Guantanamo Bay in Cuba; the newly-elected president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, admitted in a candid interview with a leading newspaper that the country designated as having the largest economy in Africa is broke; and the struggle for Palestine liberation continues as unrest mounts in the West Bank region of the country. In the second hour we present the Oct. 27 edition of Community Public Radio (CPR) news highlighting Abayomi Azikiwe speaking on a widely published article written on the significance of the militarization of the police inside the US. In the second and third hours we further and deepen our examination of developments in South Africa looking at the national economic crisis as well as hearing the views of student leaders amid the resumption of classes at higher education institutions across the country.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this program we feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the international talks in Vienna on resolving the imperialist war against the people of Syria as the United States announced its public intervention inside this embattled Middle Eastern state; a prisoner held for thirteen years who is a citizen of Britain was released this week by the US from its concentration camp in occupied Guantanamo Bay in Cuba; the newly-elected president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, admitted in a candid interview with a leading newspaper that the country designated as having the largest economy in Africa is broke; and the struggle for Palestine liberation continues as unrest mounts in the West Bank region of the country. In the second hour we present the Oct. 27 edition of Community Public Radio (CPR) news highlighting Abayomi Azikiwe speaking on a widely published article written on the significance of the militarization of the police inside the US. In the second and third hours we further and deepen our examination of developments in South Africa looking at the national economic crisis as well as hearing the views of student leaders amid the resumption of classes at higher education institutions across the country.

Listen to this special broadcast of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. Our program presents the regular PANW reports featuring dispatches on events in the Sinai region of Northern Egyptian where fighting is continuing; the United Nations warns that the political situation in Burundi could prompt widespread dislocation througout the region; Cuba is reaching out to other nations in order to develop economic relations; and finally the ongoing politicalization of the writing of US history was the focus of an long article in the Atlantic magazine. During the second and third hours we further examine the crisis of higher education funding in the Republic of South Africa where the universities were shut down last week

Listen to this special broadcast of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. Our program presents the regular PANW reports featuring dispatches on events in the Sinai region of Northern Egyptian where fighting is continuing; the United Nations warns that the political situation in Burundi could prompt widespread dislocation througout the region; Cuba is reaching out to other nations in order to develop economic relations; and finally the ongoing politicalization of the writing of US history was the focus of an long article in the Atlantic magazine. During the second and third hours we further examine the crisis of higher education funding in the Republic of South Africa where the universities were shut down last week

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the current South African student crisis in higher education where protests have shutdown universities across the country; the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States is being continuously attacked by the federal government and right-wing media; the hearing invovling former US Secretary State Hillary Clinton overlooked the broader issues of the destabilization and destruction of Libya, Africa, the Middle East and the world by imperialism; the governor of New Jersey has once again demanded the extradtion of African American revolutionary Assata Shakur from Cuba saying there should be no direct flights to the Caribbean island until the former Black Panther Party member is returned to state prison where she escaped in 1979. In the second and third hours we focus on the student struggles in South Africa and the African National Congress government response. We will hear updated reports from several universities and statements from President Jacob Zuma and Higher Education and Training Miniser Dr. Blade Nzimande.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the current South African student crisis in higher education where protests have shutdown universities across the country; the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States is being continuously attacked by the federal government and right-wing media; the hearing invovling former US Secretary State Hillary Clinton overlooked the broader issues of the destabilization and destruction of Libya, Africa, the Middle East and the world by imperialism; the governor of New Jersey has once again demanded the extradtion of African American revolutionary Assata Shakur from Cuba saying there should be no direct flights to the Caribbean island until the former Black Panther Party member is returned to state prison where she escaped in 1979. In the second and third hours we focus on the student struggles in South Africa and the African National Congress government response. We will hear updated reports from several universities and statements from President Jacob Zuma and Higher Education and Training Miniser Dr. Blade Nzimande.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program will feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the elections in Guinea-Conakry where incumbent President Alpha Conde has won a second term in the West African state; the war for the control of the Middle Eastern state of Syria continues with the military supported by Russia and Iran are retaking territory from the United States supported armed opposition forces; the Israeli state is continuing its attacks against the Palestinian people as we examine the impact the repeated bombing campaigns have had on Gaza; and finally we look at the role of France in Africa in the attempted effort to maintain neo-colonialism. In the second hour we present another installment of the programming on state repression with an historical audio file dealing with police attacks on the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California during 1968. Finally we present a discussion dealing with the significance of the rebellions in Ferguson since the summer of 2014.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program will feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the elections in Guinea-Conakry where incumbent President Alpha Conde has won a second term in the West African state; the war for the control of the Middle Eastern state of Syria continues with the military supported by Russia and Iran are retaking territory from the United States supported armed opposition forces; the Israeli state is continuing its attacks against the Palestinian people as we examine the impact the repeated bombing campaigns have had on Gaza; and finally we look at the role of France in Africa in the attempted effort to maintain neo-colonialism. In the second hour we present another installment of the programming on state repression with an historical audio file dealing with police attacks on the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California during 1968. Finally we present a discussion dealing with the significance of the rebellions in Ferguson since the summer of 2014.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the recently concluded South African coal miners strike which was settled earlier in the week; Zimbabwe is preparing to apply for International Monetary Fund loans to support its ailing economy; the World Bank released a report contradicting the notions that have been widely reported that poverty is decreasing on the continent; and finally the former leader of Benin, Mathieu Kerekou has died after serving years as head-of-state in this once socialist-oriented state. In the second hour we will continue our examination of the history and significance of state repression in the United States with a audio file on the impact of the rebellions in Ferguson, Missouri during 2014-2015. Finally in the third hour we analyze the character of social movements over the last four years in the U.S. including Occupy, union struggles, urban rebellions and mass protests.