Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 29, 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 developing situation in Memphis where five police officers have been charged in the murder of an African American motorists; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has told the Sudanese military leadership that the country should resolve its internal problems independent of western influence; Freetown, Sierra Leone Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyeer has faced obstacles in reform efforts related to assistance to the impoverished while improving the environment; and there have been clashes reported in the eastern DR Congo despite a recent peace agreement involving regional states. In the second hour we listen to a recently-held joint media briefing between South African Foreign Minister Dr. Naledi Pandor and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the current domestic and international situation involving the special military operation in Ukraine, the global food crisis and the joint naval exercises between the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Africa, among other issues. Later we listen to a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the public health status of various states.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 28, 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 disbanding of a special police unit in Memphis after five former officers were indicted on murder charges; the military government in the West African state of Burkina Faso has ordered the withdrawal of all French military forces from the country; Mali has explained why it is moving closer to the Russian Federation in relations to security matters; and the North African state of Tunisia is preparing for another elections amid concerns about voter turnout. In the second hour we listen to the press conference in Memphis where charges were announced against five former police officers in the killing of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. We then examine the recent developments in Burkina Faso where anti-French sentiments have reached unprecedented levels.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 22, 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 reaction of the French President Emmanuel Macron on the order by the Burkina Faso government that the envoy and military personnel from Paris leave the West African state immediately; the government of Malawi has announced that it has no more cholera vaccines amid an outbreak in the Southern African state; the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is visiting Cape Verde to discuss issues involving the impact of climate change; and protests by environmentalists has taken place at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland. In the second hour we listen to the closing address by African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Provincial Elective Conference held this weekend in the Free State. Finally, we pay tribute to the life, times and contributions of Amilcar Cabral on the 50th anniversary of his assassination in 1973.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 21, 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 renewed anti-French demonstrations in the West African state of Burkina Faso demanding the envoy from Paris leave the country; United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has spoken on the rising international debt crisis during a visit to Senegal; the Sierre Leone President Julius M. Bio has signed a bill into law providing equal rights for women; and the Zimbabwe state media has discussed the potential impact of re-dollarization in the Southern African state. In the second hour we review an address delivered by African National Congress Chairman Gwede Mantashe at the Free State Provincial Elective Conference for the ruling party of South Africa being held this weekend. Later we examine the recent visit of the Chinese foreign minister to several African states. Finally, we hear a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 15, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode is in tribute to the life, times and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ((1929-1968) whose 94th birthday is being commemorated this weekend. We will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the bomb attack in central Somalia amid a renewed effort to defeat the rebel insurgency; there has been another attack as well in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while one major rebel groupings says it is demobilizing its forces; the State of Mississippi has rejected the complaint filed by the NAACP in regard to the water crisis in the capital city of Jackson; and events commemorating MLK Day are being held across the United States. In the second hour we look back on the 1965 voting rights campaign in Selma, Alabama through a rare archival audio file which documented events as they unfolded during March of that faithful year. Finally, we hear the first comprehensive address by Dr. King representing his evolving position against the war in Vietnam and U.S. militarism delivered in California during February 1967.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 14, 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 PANW report with dispatches on the tributes from the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa upon the death of former parliamentary speaker Dr. Frene Ginwala; a government minister has been arrested in Brazil in connection with the attempted coup one week ago; the opposition forces in the West African state of Benin have questioned the varacity of the recently held parliamentary elections; and the Somalian government is calling for an intensified effort to defeat the rebel group Al-Shabaab. In the second hour we look in detail at the life, times and contributions of ANC stalwart Dr. Frene Ginwala. The 94th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is being commemorated this weekend in the United States. We listen to his historic address in Detroit on June 23, 1963 where an earlier iteration of the "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered. In addition, we review the efforts of Dr. King in Chicago during 1966 among other contributions.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 8, 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 African National Congress (ANC) 111th anniversary commemorations in the Republic of South Africa; Zimbabwe has emerged as the agricultural powerhouse of the continent setting records for grain production inside the country; Egypt's Coptic Church has celebrated the Orthodox Christmas in the North African state; and the government of Ivory Coast welcomed the release 49 soldiers previously held in neighboring Mali. There has been an attempted coup in the South American state of Brazil aimed at removing the recently inaugurated President Lula da Silva. In the second hour we look back on the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement during 1963 and its impact on the mass character of the African American struggle. Finally, we listen to the speech of Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 111th ANC anniversary rally.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 7, 2023 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 announcement by the government of Chad that it has recently thwarted an attempted military coup; Ugandan military forces have captured the leader of the rebel ADF grouping; the Southern African state of Mozambique has taken a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council; and 49 Ivory Coast soldiers arrested in neighboring Mali have been pardoned by the military regime. In the second hour we look at the events leading up to the commemoration of the 111th anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Republic of South Africa. The ANC Youth League has been addressed by the recently-elected Secretary General Fikili Mbalula while President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the keynote at the gala dinner. Finally, we look back on the 60th anniversary of the mass Civil Rights Movement of 1963 where demonstrations and rebellions erupted in both southern and northern cities.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 1, 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 inauguration of the Brazilian President Lula da Silva amid plans for the funeral of soccer legend Pele; Togolese traders are welcoming the reopening of the People's Republic of China; the Ivory Coast government pledges to return soldiers recently convicted in neighboring Mali;  and nine people were killed in a stampede in the East African state of Uganda during a New Year's celebration. In the second hour we continue our review of the 55th anniversary of the Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in late 1967. Today represents the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 during the Civil War. We hear a lecture on the significance of the act by then President Abraham Lincoln to the outcome of the war. Finally, we look back on the 64th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution on Jan. 1, 1959.

Listen to the Sat. Dec. 31, 2022 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 international mourning of Brazilian soccer legend Pele who passed away a few days ago; the government of Tanzania says the East African state is undergoing economic difficulties in light of a global crisis; South Sudan is deploying 750 troops to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a regional peacekeeping force; and opposition groups have held a demonstration in Senegal over allegations of mismanaged pandemic relief funds. In the second hour we continue our retrospective on the 55th anniversary of the Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in late 1967. Finally, we review some of the major issues impacting Africa during 2022.