Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 23, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the ongoing United Nations General Assembly 78th Session in New York City; in Ghana, the Chinese community has paid tribute to the birthday of the founder of modern Africa, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah; there is continuing discussion surrounding the recent visit of the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the Russian Federation; and the NATO-backed Ukrainian military claims that it has struck the Black Sea Naval operations in Crimea. In the second hour we listen to speeches from various African leaders at the United Nations General Assembly including Guinea, South Africa and Barbados in the Caribbean. Finally, we pay tribute to the contributions of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah through excerpts of his UN address of 1960 and broadcast over the Voice of the Revolution in Conakry, Guinea during 1966.

Listen to the Sun. Sept. 17, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the humanitarian disaster in Derna, Libya where the continuing impact of the floods are causing enormous challenges; the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pledged to allocate a loan to the Kingdom of Morocco that is reeling from a recent earthquake which has killed thousands; Ethiopia has praised the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI); and United States hegemony is being fought by progressive forces around the world. In the second hour we look at the full membership of the African Union (AU) in the Group of 20 (G20). Later, we explore the issues which will be addressed at the upcoming 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Finally, we review the visit of Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong Un to the Russian Federation.

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 16, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the continuing war inside the Republic of Sudan; the Republic of Namibia has issued a report on the rate of inflation inside this Southern African state; Kenya as well is facing an even higher rate of inflation in this East African state; and Ethiopian coffee remains a major export for the country. In the second hour we look at the UAW strike which unfolded on Sept. 15. Finally, we examine the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham 16th Street Baptist Church bombing of 1963 where four African American girls and later two boys were killed by racist violence.

Listen to the Sun. Sept. 10, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the devastating earthquake in the North African state of the Kingdom of Morocco where over 2,000 people have been reportedly killed; Niger has accused France of amassing troops in neighboring West African states to intervene in an effort to reimpose the western-backed ousted President Mohamed Bazoum; a drone attack in Khartoum, Sudan has killed 40 people; and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is pleased with the concluding statement of the G20 Summit in India. In the second hour we listen to an interview with South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor who attended the G20 Summit in New Delhi. Finally, we examine the impact of the recently held Africa Climate Summit (ACS2023) which was hosted by the Republic of Kenya.

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 9, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the earthquake in the North African state of Morocco where over 1,300 have been killed; the African Union (AU) has been admitted for full membership within the Group of 20 (G20) meeting in New Delhi, India; France is continuing to lose status in West Africa; and the Southern Africa region is working to halt ozone depletion. In the second hour we look in detail at the recent decision to admit the AU as a member of the G20. We then examine the recently held Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya. Finally, we acknowledge the 60th anniversary of the racist bombing of the Birmingham 16th Street Baptist Church which killed four African American girls and later two boys in mid-Sept. 1963.

Listen to the Mon. Sept. 4, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the waning influence of French imperialism in Africa; Gabon's transitional leader has been sworn in at Libreville; Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been inaugurated for a second term in this Southern African state; and the South African investigation into the United States accusation of shipping arms to the Russian Federation has concluded. In the second hour we examine the waning influence of France in Africa. Finally, in honor of the Detroit Jazz Festival we will listen to a rare archival interview with Lee Morgan from 1969.

Listen to the Sun. Sept. 3, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the mass rally held in Niamey, Niger demanding the withdrawal of French troops; there have been accusations that France is involved in supporting the Boko Haram insurgency in northern Nigeria; Tunisia has placed a leading opposition figure under house arrest; and Eritreans are being threatened with deportation from the State of Israel after clashes inside the country. In the second hour we examine developments in Gabon, Niger and Zimbabwe. Finally, in honor of the 44th Detroit Jazz Festival, we will listen to the second part of an interview with legendary musician Horace Silver.

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 2, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the most recent coup in Gabon, where yet another former French colony has fallen to military forces; the CNSP government in Niger has demanded the withdrawal of the French ambassador from Niamey; revelations about a 1980 assassination attempt against the martyred Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi has surfaced; and the United Nations peacekeeping troops are facing protest in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the second hour we look in detail at developments in Niger and Gabon over the last week. Finally, we will honor the 44th Detroit Jazz Festival with music from Regina Carter and a rare archival interview with Horace Silver.

Listen to the Sun. Aug. 27, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features a PANW report with dispatches on the large rally held in Niamey, Niger which coincided with the demand by the CNSP government for the immediate withdrawal of the ambassador from France; Sudan military leader Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan has met with South Sudan President Salva Kiir to discuss security issues; there have been renewed talks between Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt over the Grand Renaissance Dam Project (GIRD); and in Mozambique there has been the reported deaths of several leading rebel insurgents. In the second hour we analyze the recently-held BRICS Summit in South Africa. Finally, we conclude our month-long commemoration of Black August with an examination of the violent conclusion of Reconstruction and the urban rebellions of the 1960s.

Listen to the Sat. Aug. 26, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the racially-motivated massacre of African Americans in Jacksonville, Florida; Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF ruling party has won another term of office in the Southern African state; the British Museum is saying it has retrieved some of the artefacts which were missing from the institution; and in Madagascar people have been killed in a stampede at a sporting event. In the second hour we have details on the Jacksonville race massacre which took place earlier today. The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has won another election to continue its rule in the Southern African state. Finally, we continue our Black August month-long focus on the struggle of African people against enslavement, colonialism, neo-colonialism and imperialism.