Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sun. May 2, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the May Day address delivered by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the important role of workers inside the country; the Somalian parliament has rescinded the decree which would have allowed the incumbent president to remain in office for another two years; the Biden administration is continuing the attempted liquidation of the Western Sahara independence struggle by recognizing the arbitrary announcement by the previous administration to officially concede to the Kingdom of Morocco's occupation of the territory; and the United States is saying it wants to revive the nuclear deal with Iran. In the second hour we examine closely some of the breaking news stories from the African continent and internationally. Finally, we look at the history of May Day and some of the important figures in the early phases of the movement for labor rights.

Listen to the Sat. May 1, 2021 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 Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional organization and their efforts to end the insurgency in northern Mozambique; an editorial published in the Zimbabwe Herald suggests that Africa should lead the struggle for a new economic world dispensation; instability has increased in Chad in the aftermath of the assassination of former President Idriss Deby Itno and the ascendancy of his son as leader of the oil-rich state; and the police in the United States are continuing to inflict repression on the African American people and other oppressed communities. In the second hour we listen to a recent briefing by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination programs aimed at curtailing the pandemic. Finally, we review issues related to contemporary affairs in Africa and the international community.

Listen to the Sun. April 25, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the aims of the Zimbabwe government to reach herd immunity against the COVID-19 virus through its vaccination program; Chad is still facing uncertainty amid the aftermath of the assassination of former President Idriss Deby Itno and the ascendancy of a transitional military leadership council; the capital of Mogadishu in Somalia has been the scene of gunfire between rival factions of the national military over a dispute surrounding the tenure of the current president of this Horn of Africa state; and one Ethiopian expert says the completion of the Grand Renaissance Dam Project (GERD) will be beneficial for neighboring Egypt and Sudan as well. In the second hour we look closer at the current situation in Chad where France and other allies of the former president are concerned about the security situation inside the country and region. Finally, we examine other issues impacting the African continent and the international community.

Listen to the Sat. April 24, 2021 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 traditional leaders in the Republic of Zimbabwe who have praised the work of First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa; Mozambique President Felipe Nyusi has pledged to enhance the national security of this Southern African state battling an insurgency in the north of the country; a state funeral was held for President Idriss Deby Itno who was assassinated earlier in the week in Chad; and despite the conviction of a former white police officer in Minneapolis for the brutal murder of African American George Floyd, people are still dying at the hands of law-enforcement. In the second hour we listen to a briefing by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the current status of the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the vaccination programs designed to curb the pandemic. We examine a number of issues related to developments on the African continent and internationally. Finally, we pay tribute to the 67th birthday of political prisoner and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Listen to the Sun. April 18, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the plans to lift the suspension of J&J COVID-19 vaccines in the Republic of South Africa; the African Union in the aftermath of a vaccination manufacturing conference last week says that the continent is lacking in regard to access to inoculations; Zimbabwe has commemorated the 41st anniversary of its national independence; and the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) has held its 8th Congress in Havana. In the second hour and third hours we look back at the 60th anniversary of the defeat of U.S. imperialism at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba during April 1961. We rebroadcast two audio documentaries on developments involving United States and Cuban relations during the early years of the Revolution.

Listen to the Sat. April 17, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features a PANW report with dispatches on the 41st anniversary of the national independence of the Republic of Zimbabwe; the Ethiopian government has announced the arrests of additional leading members of the TPLF in the north of the country; South Africa is rolling out its vaccination program for COVID-19 targeting senior citizens; and thousands of people are fleeing the northeastern region of Nigeria after violent attacks by the Boko Haram insurgency. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reporting on the status of the pandemic as well as efforts to vaccinate people internationally. Finally, we listen to the opening session of an African Union (AU) conference held earlier in the week on plans to develop five vaccination production centers throughout the continent.

Listen to the Sun. April 11, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the national elections in Chad where the incumbent president appears to have secured another term of office; an aid agency has been attacked in the northeastern region of the West African state of Nigeria; Benin's elections are being held while the existing administration of President Patrice Talon is attempting to remain in power; and Uganda is signing another deal to expand an oil pipeline important to the development of the East African state. In the second hour there is a news report providing details on a number of contemporary issues in Africa and the international community. Finally, we pay tribute to Paul L. Robeson, artist, actor, social scientist and activist, on the 123rd anniversary of his birth.

Listen to the Sat. April 10, 2021 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 national elections in the Horn of Africa state of Djibouti where the incumbent president has won a fifth term; in the Central and West African state of Chad President Idriss Deby is seeking to extend his tenure in office; there has been another explosion in the Somalian city of Baidoa where several people were killed; and many countries are waiting for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to end the year-long pandemic. In the second hour we hear a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the status of efforts to curb the pandemic. Finally, we listen to an interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe on the impact of the counter-revolution in Libya ten years after among other issues.

Listen to the Sun. April 4, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the talks underway between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt in efforts to resolve the disagreements surrounding the Grand Renaissance Dam Project; Kenya says that it needs additional supplies of the AstraZenaca COVID-19 vaccine from the India-based Serum Institute; an attack on two Somalian military bases has resulted in numerous casualties; and the Egyptians have held a motorcade of Pharoahs to mark the opening of a new museum chronicling the ancient history of the North African state. In the second and third hours we look back on the 53rd anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We listen to audio files from a few of his last addresses as well as archived news reports surrounding the assassination and its aftermath in the United States.

Listen to the Sat. April 3, 2021 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 leading artists in the Republic of Zimbabwe pledging support for the national vaccination program inside this Southern African state; the recently-inaugurated President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum says his principal concern is establishing security inside the country; France has refused to accept  responsibility for a bombing attack in Mali which killed many civilians; and Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has been vindicated again by the International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals division. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Geneva on the efforts underway to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, we look back on the last days of martyred Civil Rights and Antiwar leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leading up to his assassination on April 4, 1968.