Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Fri. Aug. 25, 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 conclusion of the BRICS 15th Summit in South Africa where an additional six states were admitted into the economic bloc; the leader of the Wagner Group, Yvegeny Prigozhin, had recently been in Africa prior to his death in a private jet crash; Niger has authorized the military cooperation with Burkina Faso and Mali in the face of threatened imperialist-backed intervention; and the war in Ukraine continues with clashes between the NATO-backed forces and the Russian Federation. In the second hour we look in detail at the outcomes of the BRICS Summit with a report from President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa and other analyses. Finally, we continue our Black August commemoration with an historical review of the Emancipation Proclamation and the United States Civil War in the 19th century.

Listen to the Sun. Aug. 20, 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 widespread opposition to a western-backed military intervention in the West African state of Niger; Tanzania and China are strengthening their cultural exchanges; the African Union youth structures are discussing continental lingua francas; and Mozambique is investing in greater power supplies. In the second hour we look in detail at recent developments in Niger where the people are resisting western-backed intervention in the uranium-rich state. South Africa is preparing for the upcoming BRICS Summit later in the week. Finally, we continue our month-long focus on Black August with a review of the legacy of anti-slavery fighter John Brown.

Listen to the Sat. Aug. 19, 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 developments in Niger where a delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has visited the country and held discussions with the new CNSP government as well as the ousted western-backed President Mohamad Bazoum; Sudan has witnessed an escalation of fighting in South Darfur between the Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); Somalia is seeking admission to the East African Community regional organization; and Mali leaders have held talks with the United Nations envoy for peacekeeping on the departure of troops from the West African state. In the second hour we listen to a briefing on the upcoming BRICS Summit in South Africa where numerous states are seeking membership. Finally, we continue our month-long focus on Black August with an examination of the legacy of Nat Turner.

Listen to the Fri. Aug. 18, 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 threats by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to militarily intervene in Niger at the aegis of the United States, France and other NATO states; the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed Kenya's lifting of fuel subsidies which have triggered inflation inside the East African country; the Southern African Development Community (SADC) may send troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a peacekeeping force; and United Nations troops are set to withdraw from the West African state of Mali. In the second hour we look in detail at developments in Niger where the new government has rejected the continuation of neo-colonialism inside this uranium-rich state. Finally, we continue our month-long commemoration of Black August with a focus on the wars of the 19th century in Florida where Africans and Indigenous people fought for decades against the United States.

Listen to the Sun. Aug. 6, 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 threats to intervene in the West African state of Niger where the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has drawn criticism over its unilateral threats backed up by the United States and France; the Nigerian Senate has rejected the proposal by President Bola Tinubu to send troops into Niger in order to reinstall a western-backed head-of-state overthrown by the military late last month; there has been push back on the Ghana's Founders Day commemoration which is said to distort the actual history of the anti-colonial struggle led by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah; and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has escalated its production of munitions. In the second hour we look in detail at the burgeoning opposition to a proposed imperialist-backed ECOWAS military intervention in Niger to reimpose an operative of France and the U.S. Finally, we continue our Black August programming where we look further into the Haitian Revolution and the New Orleans Rebellion of 1811.

Listen to the Sat. Aug. 5, 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 current situation in West Africa where the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is threatening the military government in Niger; an African American professor has settled a lawsuit against Texas A&M University for discrimination; the city of St. Louis has agreed to pay monetary damages to protesters arrested two years ago during a demonstration against police brutality; and the doctors in Nigeria are continuing their strike over the deteriorating economic conditions inside Africa's most populous state. In the second hour we look closer at the situation in Niger and the rising anti-imperialist sentiment in the region. Finally, we begin our month-long commemoration of Black August with a rare archival interview with Pan-African Historian and Marxist theoretician C.L.R. James discussing his research on the Haitian Revolution as exemplified in the classic book Black Jacobins.

Listen to the Sun. July 30, 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 recent military coup in the West African state of Niger where there have been pro-Russian demonstrations in the capital of Niamey; the BRICS Summit is gearing up for their upcoming gathering in South Africa; the Russia-Africa Summit has concluded in St. Petersburg; and Mali is battling the impact of drought in this landlocked state. In the second hour we look closer at the situation in Niger as well as the Russia-Africa Summit. Finally, we review some of the major events of 1963 in regard to the African American struggle for equality and empowerment.

Listen to the Sat. July 29, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the military coup in Niger and its impact on Africa and the western states; the Russia-Africa Summit was held in St. Petersburg where issues related to food insecurity, neo-colonialism and the Ukraine war were discussed; the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has reported on its work inside the Horn of Africa state; and the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sent a delegation to Liberia to monitor preparations for the upcoming elections. In the second hour we look at the recent military coup in Niger and its significance in the broader regional and international context. We then examine some of the developments surrounding the Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg. Finally, we look back on the mass struggles of African Americans six decades ago in the pivotal year of 1963.

Listen to the Sun. July 23, 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 conclusion of the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) National Elective Conference held at Nasrec in Johannesburg, South Africa; fires in Greece are causing large-scale evacuations from a heavily visited tourist area; there was an airstrike on alleged insurgents in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia; and Ethiopia and China have met to discuss peace-building operations around the globe. In the second hour we look at the role of subsidies in Africa and whether they are causing economic problems. Finally, we look back on the 56th anniversary of the Black Rebellions of 1967.

Listen to the Sat. July 22, 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 usage of cluster munitions supplied by the United States to Ukraine; the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) is holding its National Elective Conference in the Republic of South Africa; Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa will participate in the upcoming Russia-Africa Summit being held later in the month in St. Petersburg; and Ghana farmers are working to improve productivity in the agricultural sector. In the second hour we look back on the 60th anniversary of the publication of "The Fire Next Time" by African American novelist, essayist and public intellectual James Baldwin. Finally, we review the ANCWL National Elective Conference taking place this weekend in South Africa.