Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 29, 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 rising interests in Pan-Africanism related to the recent internal conflict in Ethiopia; another demonstrator has been killed in the Republic of Sudan as protests continue demanding civilian rule; in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over 2,000 people have been displaced due to an attack by the M23 rebel group; and in the United States the further collapse of transporation infrastructure has been illustrated with the falling of a bridge in Pittsburgh. In the second hour we examine the recent military coup in the West African state of Burkina Faso in detail and the response of the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Also 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. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place in Africa and throughout the world.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 23, 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 how the struggle against colonialism and for Pan-Africanism merge; Sudan can only achieve peace in the aftermath of the removal of the military junta; the military regime in Mali has held a state funeral for the ousted president overthrown in a coup during 2020; and Senegal is holding its local governmental elections in the West African state. In the second hour we pay tribute to the legendary Paul L. Robeson on the 46th anniversary of his transition. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place in Africa and around the world.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 22, 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 continuing call by the African Union for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council; Egypt has denied that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has visited the capital of Khartoum in neighboring Sudan; a Sudanese high-ranking official paid a state visit to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa in an attempt to resolve a border dispute; and Senegal is poised for national elections this weekend. In the second hour we hear an African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention briefing lead by Director-General Dr. John Nkengasong. We also provide an update on the plans to manufacture vaccines in the Republic of South Africa. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day in Africa and the world.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 16, 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 announcement that the Ethiopian government will embark upon a national dialogue across the Horn of Africa state; the Sudanese Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) says that any United Nations diplomatic intervention in the country must lead to a civilian government; former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has died at the age of 76; and another bomb attack has taken place in Somalia leaving a high-ranking official injured. In the second and third hours we continue our tribute to the martyred Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) on the 93rd anniversary of his birth. We will look back at the 1963 Birmingham Campaign, the Chicago Freedom Movement of 1966 and the antiwar struggle in 1968.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 15, 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 sharp criticism leveled by the Ethiopian government towards the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General; demonstrations continue in Sudan against the military regime; Tunisian President Kais Saied is the subject of ongoing protest by opposition parties on the anniversary of the fall of the government in 2011; and there has been rallies in Mali in objection to the sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In the second hour we pay tribute to the martyred Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 93rd anniversary of his birth in the United States. Finally, we review some of the most burning and pressing issues of the day.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 9, 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 statement by East African scholars that the position of the Ethiopian government in addressing the attempted destabilization of the Horn of Africa state is a lesson in resistance to neo-colonialism; another person has been killed by the security forces in the Republic of Sudan as demonstrations continue against the military regime; the African Cup of Nations is underway in the West African nation of Cameroun bringing together teams from across the continent; and a well-known Egyptian Television host has died from complications related to the pandemic. In the second hour we continue our focus on the 110th anniversary of the founding of the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa. Finally, we examine some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place on the continent and around the globe.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 8, 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 PANW report with dispatches on the need to expand the permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council to include African states; the United Nations has launched a new initiative to expand dialogue on reaching a political settlement in the Sudan where the mass democratic movement has been involved in a protracted struggle against the military; the Ugandan government is being pressured to release an author who has been critical of the president and his family; and Danish authorities have released piracy suspects in order to avoid prosecuting them in Europe. With the upcoming commemorations of the 93rd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we hear one his most penetrating speeches delivered in Feb. 1967. Later in the program we look at the commemorations surrounding the 110th anniversary of the founding of the African National Congress of South Africa. Finally, we examine some of the most pressing and burning issues in Africa and the world.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 2, 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 program for the year and we will provide information on the PANW for our listeners and readers. In the second hour we continue our focus on African American literary icons Langston Hughes and James Baldwin with interviews, poetry and discussion on their contributions to the struggle for liberation and social justice. Finally, we review some of the most important issues impacting the African continent today.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 1, 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 homecoming sponsored by the Ethiopian government to build support for the country under attack by western-backed elements; Sudanese media outlets were raided by security forces in an attempt to intimidate journalists covering the mass democratic movement; eight Malian soldiers were killed in an ambush in the north of the West African state; and people are still being displaced in northern Mozambique due to the insurgency. In the second hour we look back on the literary efforts of key African American icons including Lorraine Hansberry, Langston Hughes and James Baldwin. Finally, we review some of the most important and pressing issues taking place on the African continent.

Listen to the Sun. Dec. 26, 2021 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 announcement by the Ethiopian government that it has arrested suspects in a plot to destabilize the Horn of Africa state; there were more than one hundred people injured during recent protests in the Republic of Sudan which demanded an immediate transition to civilian democratic rule; Mozambique civilians are requesting additional support from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in the fight to end the insurgency in Cabo Delgado; and South African Anglican Bishop-emeritus, Desmond Tutu, has died in the Republic of South Africa. In the second hour we look back on two major stories of 2021: the centenary of the Tulsa Massacre and the attempts to destabilize the government of Ethiopia. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place on the African continent.