Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sun. June 12, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode continues our focus on Black Music Month. In our PANW segment we will discuss the following dispatches where the People's Republic of China has expressed its opposition to both the Ukraine war and sanctions against the Russian Federation; there are unconfirmed reports that the Ethiopian government is slated to hold secret talks with the TPLF in Tanzania; problems are persisting in initiating a dialogue between the Sudan Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and the military regime; and the first group of migrants from Britain to Rwanda have arrived in Kigali. In the second and third hours we further examine the history of African American music with examinations of the cultural legacies of Ruby Elzy and Odetta Holmes.

Listen to the Sat. June 11, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this episode we continue our focus on Black Music Month. In the PANW segment we look at the ongoing war in Ukraine and how it has fueled inflation in the United States and throughout the capitalist world; the Sudan Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) has held a press conference to discuss the proceedings of a meeting which was held with the miltary regime; an attempted coup in the North African state of Libya has worsened the already precarious security situation; and in Morocco a musical ensemble has raised questions surrounding gender and national culture. In the second and third hours we will feature historical discussions on African music in the U.S. and around the world. We examine the origins of the Blues, Jazz and Soul music over the last century. There is a tribute to Chester Arthur Burnett, popularly known as Howlin Wolf, and a rare archival interview with Billie Holiday.

Listen to the Sun. June 5, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This is our second episode in the commemoration of Black Music Month. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the call by the South African government for the strengthening of solidarity among the BRICS states; Namibia reports that activity at its major port has increased in recent weeks; there has been another Pentagon-coordinated airstrike in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia leaving five people dead; and the African Union has expressed concern over the rising food deficits in the Sahel region of the continent. In the second hour we look back on the history of African music which developed in the United States during and after the period of enslavement. In the final hour we will also look at the history of Jazz and its origins in the U.S.

Listen to the Sat. June 4, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. During the month of June we will celebrate the legacy of Black Music Month in the United States. This episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the announcement by a spokesperson for the Russian Federation government that the current situation in Ukraine could lead to World War III; rising food prices in Somalia are choking off the economic life of the Horn of Africa state; the nation of Chad has declared a food emergency inside the country; and a European Union (EU) military force has searched vessels off the coast of Libya in order to enforce a weapons ban. In the second and third hours we begin our commemoration of Black Music Month with a special focus on the roles of the cities of Detroit and Chicago in the origins of popular music during the post World War II era.

Listen to the Mon. May 30, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This is the final episode of our three part series for African Liberation Weekend, commemorating the 59th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of today's African Union (AU). The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the impact of western sanctions against Russia on the international food chain supply; the South Sudan government has criticized the administration in Ghana for imposing an arms embargo on the country; there was an announcement by the military regime in the Republic of Sudan that the state of emergency has been lifted; and a former presidential candidate in Egypt has been sentenced to 15 years in detention. In the second and third hours we look at the armed phase of the African Revolution and the role of the Republic of Cuba.

Listen to the Sun. May 29, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This is part two of the African Liberation Weekend. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the announced sanctions by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government against neighboring Rwanda over the status of rebel attacks in the east of the country; a Sudanese woman, Amira Osman Hamed, has been chosen for a human rights award; the Malawian currency, the Kwacha, decreased 25 percent in value in recent weeks; and the African Union summit discussed the crisis in food security on the continent. In the second hour we look back on the life, times and contributions of Congolese revolutionary leader Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and the circumstances surrounding his assassination. In addition, we examine the unanswered questions involving the death of former United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in then then Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) in a mysterious airline crash. Finally, we feature an archived audio report on the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba during April 1961.

Listen to the Sat. May 28, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This is the first program in our Africa Liberation Weekend series commemorating the 59th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of today's African Union (AU), founded in 2002. We will feature our PANW report with dispatches on the call by the Chair of the AU, Senegal President Macky Sall, for western states to lift sanctions against the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; Tunisia has placed travel bans on several leading opposition politicians; Algeria is concerned about the security status of the North African state amid escalating jihadist attacks on the continent; and rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have attacked a military base. In the second hour we look at the origins of the Pan-African Movement through the voice of esteemed scholar/activist Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois. We also will listen to discussions around the significance of Africa Day this year related to journalism, economic development and food security. Finally, we hear an address by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the founder of modern Ghana and Africa.

Listen to the Sun. May 22, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the CSTO statement regarding the expansion of NATO and the Ukraine conflict; Ethiopians in the Diaspora are planning electoral strategies to tackle the sanctions regime of the United States Congress; another young person involved in the democracy movement has been killed by security forces in the Republic of Sudan; and the spread of monkeypox is being evaluated by the medical community internationally. In the second hour we look at news events in Burkina Faso, Tunisia and Mozambique. Later we examine the capacity of the Russian Federation to deflect the intentions of the U.S. in imposing sanctions. In addition, Finland and Sweden are facing challenges over its decisions to apply for membership in NATO.

Listen to the Sat. May 21, 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 growing threat of food insecurity in West Africa impacting millions of people; there have more attacks against military personnel in the West African state of Burkina Faso; indigenous people in the South American state of Brazil have reportedly convinced several multinational mining firms to end their operations in the Amazon region; and the European Union states are facing a burgeoning energy crisis resulting from sanctions related to the war in Ukraine. In the second hour we look at the current escalating rates of inflation and their impact on South Africa. Also we examine in-depth the food crisis on the African continent. Finally, we review developments surrounding the recent massacre of African Americans in Buffalo, New York.

Listen to the Sun. May 15, 2022 special 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 announcement by the Russian ambassador to the United States saying that Moscow will not back down on its mission in Ukraine; Ethiopia has warned the European Union (EU) that it should hold the TPLF rebel group accountable for its threats to resume a military conflict inside the Horn of Africa state; Sudanese democratic forces are discussing the best methods to achieve the removal of the military regime in Khartoum; and the Central African Republic (CAR) has banned a documentary claiming that it could incite violence. In the second hour we listen to an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe over the Activist News Network based in New York City where the PANW editor and Pan-African Journal host discusses the role of NATO and the struggle against imperialism. Finally, we pay tribute to the upcoming 97th birthday of Malcolm X (Hajj El Malik Shabazz) through a discussion with James Baldwin during the early 1960s.