Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sat. March 5, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the demonstrations in several African states supporting Russia in the Ukrainian crisis; several African countries did not vote on the United Nations General Assembly resolution to condemn Moscow over the intervention into Ukraine; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has tested a satellite earlier in the week; and the Africa Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Mashidiso Moeti, says that the continent must enhance its public health apparatus as the pandemic appears to be subsiding. In the second hour we look at the media coverage of the war in Ukraine and its impact on African people. Finally, we begin our programming for Women's History Month through an examination of the abolitionist movement and the Civil War.

Listen to the Sun. Feb. 27, 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 that negotiations between the Russian and Ukraine governments will begin tomorrow; demonstrations continue in the Republic of Sudan demanding the restoration of democratic rule; reports from Guinea-Bissau say that the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) had its headquarters attacked by armed masked assailants; the major political parties in Kenya are said to have formed an alliance for the upcoming elections. In the second and third hours we conclude our African American History Month commemorations with a continuing focus on Ella Baker along with Fannie Lou Hamer.

Listen to the Sat. Feb. 26, 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 Russian intervention in Ukraine and the international implications of the conflict; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed another delegation to Mali to discuss the transitional process after two recent military coups; more people have been killed by a cyclone which hit the Southern African state of Madagascar; and Algeria is commemorating the 60th anniversary of its national independence from France in 1962. In the second and third hours we continue our celebration of African American History Month with examinations of the lives, times and contributions of figures within the Black Liberation Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, Ella Baker and later the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

Listen to the Sun. Feb. 20, 2022 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 Ethiopian government beginning power generation from the Grand Renaissance Dam Project; repression against democratic organizers is continuing inside the Republic of Sudan; a human rights activist has been recognized for his work in the West African state of Burkina Faso; and Africa is moving forward in regard to the production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. In the second and third hours we continue our annual African American History Month commemoration with a tribute to the life, times and contributions of Malcolm X (Hajj Malik El Shabazz).

Listen to the Sat. Feb. 19, 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 opposition to a United States Congressional bill aimed at undermining the authority of the Ethiopian government in Addis Ababa; Sudanese mass democratic forces are continuing to demand an immediate end to military rule; the Malian junta has called for the rapid departure of French military forces from the West African state; and 15 people have been reportedly killed in a bomb explosion in Somalia. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month with a re-examination of the life, times and contributions of Dr. Huey P. Newton and the Black Panther Party.

Listen to the Sun. Feb. 13, 2022 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 further reflections related to the 35th Ordinary Summit of the African Union held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Sudanese mass democratic activists are being arrested by the military coup regime ahead of a day of action; Somalia is once again facing drought and food deficits in the Horn of Africa; and there has been a rebel attack in the West African state of Benin. In the second hour we continue our annual commemoration of African American History Month. We will trace some aspects of the intellectual history of African people from Timbuktu to the United States.

Listen to the Sat. Feb. 12, 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 South African vaccine manufacturing plants which are poised to provide widespread assistance to the continent; envoys from Ethiopia and South Sudan have held talks on various issues of interest to both countries; in the Republic of Sudan the military is still attempting to retain power amid a resurgence in the mass democratic movement; and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa has expressed optimism on the public health futures. In the second hour we continue our focus on the annual commemoration of African American History Month with a focus on scholar W.E.B. Du Bois and journalist Alice Dunnigan. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the current status of the pandemic and related questions.

Listen to the Sun. Feb. 6, 2022 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 35th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where a debate on the controversial observer status granted to the state of Israel last year by the AU Commission Chair was suspended; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has once again put forward the demand for a permanent seat for the African continent on the United Nations Security Council; the regional Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in East Africa says it will appoint an envoy to the Republic of Sudan; and a statue erected in France honoring a 19th century Algerian anti-colonial freedom fighter has already been damaged. In the second hour we continue our commemoration of African American History Month with a reexamination of the life, times and contributions of journalist, educator and organizer Ida B. Wells-Barnett. We then look in-depth at the proceeding of the ongoing AU Summit in Ethiopia.

Listen to the Sat. Feb. 5, 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 opening of the African Union 35th Ordinary Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Sudanese democratic organizations have rejected the framework put forward by the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) related to efforts to mediate the current impasse with the military regime; Malians demonstrated in their thousands celebrating the departure of the French ambassador from Bamako; and Rwandan students are watching the Beijing Winter Olympics through a satellite service provided by the People's Republic of China. In the second hour we begin our annual commemoration of African American History Month founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926. We will take a closer look at the African Union summit being held in Addis Ababa and the issues on the agenda for the gathering. Finally, we hear a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Director General Dr. John Nkengasong on the public health situation on the continent.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 30, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the upcoming African Union 35th Ordinary Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; the AU plans to deepen its involvement in efforts to resolve the political crisis in the Republic of Sudan; a former Zimbabwe cabinet minister has been recruited to serve on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Panel of Elders; and the president of Tanzania has requested prayers for her office and the people of the East African state. In the second hour we continue to examine events in the West African countries of Burkina Faso and Mali where the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sought to return the governments back to civilian rule. Finally, we review some of the most important issues taking place on the continent and internationally.