Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sat. Feb. 20, 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 PANW report with dispatches on announcements coming out of Somalia saying that several people have been killed and injured during unrest in response to delayed national elections; the United Nations says that there are refugees from the Ethiopian conflict in Tigray in need of humanitarian assistance; the United Arab Emirates UAE) is dismantling a naval base at the Eritrean port of Assab; and the government in Zimbabwe says it has secured the delivery of millions of vaccine doses in an effort to halt the COVID-19 pandemic within the country. In the second hour we examine in detail news reports emanating from the African continent and internationally. Finally, we continue our recognition of African American History Month with a focus on the contributions of Malcolm X on the eve of the 56th anniversary of his martyrdom.

Listen to the Sun. Feb. 14, 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 imminent rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination program in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; Rwanda is preparing as well for the mass distribution of coronavirus vaccinations; the International Criminal Court (ICC) has appointed a British prosecutor for the controversial Netherlands-based legal institution; and there are reports of renewed problems on the Ethiopian and Sudanese borders. In the second hour we look at news events in various African states around the continent and internationally. Finally, we continue our month-long focus on African American History with an archived interview with legendary journalist, playwright and public intellectual Lorraine Hansberry.

Listen to the Sat. Feb. 13, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights a PANW report with dispatches on the nomination of Fela Kuti of Nigeria to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the United States; Zimbabwe is scheduled to begin a vaccination distribution program in efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19; the East African state of Kenya has expressed concern over the possible threat of new variants of the coronavirus inside the country; and the Mozambique military is saying progress is being made in ending the insurgency in the northern energy-rich province of Cabo Delgado. In the second hour we listen to an important briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Geneva. Finally, we continue our recognition of African American History Month with a rare archival interview with artist and social scientist Paul Robeson.

Listen to the Sun. Feb. 7, 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 lauding by the President of Zimbabwe over the assistance provided by China related to the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccinations; the African Union (AU) Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat has retained his position in the aftermath of the virtual continental summit; there are reports emanating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) suggesting that a new outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is underway; and Sudan has expressed its concerns about the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project (GERD). In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong focus on African American History with segments reviewing the contributions of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois and Langston Hughes.

Listen to the Sat. Feb. 6, 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 address by outgoing African Union (AU) chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa, saying the continent must rise to the challenge of defeating the COVID-19 pandemic; there are more political changes taking place inside the coalition government in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Somalian officials have failed to reach an agreement on the national elections; and the Federal Republic of Nigeria is banning the trading in cryptocurrencies inside the Africa's most populous state. In the second hour we continue our monthlong focus on African American History with a reexamination of the life, times and contributions of journalist, anti-lynching crusader and women rights organizer Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Finally, we listen to a review of the recently-released autobiography of journalist Alice Dunnigan through a recorded address at the Library of Congress.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 31, 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 announcement by the African Union (AU) envoy on COVID-19 saying that the continent is acquiring one billion doses of the vaccine by the end of this year; a bomb explosion and gunfire has taken place at a hotel in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu; an opposition grouping in Congo-Brazzaville is refusing to participate in the upcoming national elections in the oil-rich state; and the Angolan police has responded to unrest in a province inside the country. In the second hour we commemorate the eve of African American History Month with a reexamination of the contributions of Puerto Rican-born Arturo A. Schomburg, the archivist of the early 20th century who contributed immensely to the acquisition of primary source documents. Finally, we pay tribute to African American artist Cicely Tyson who passed away several days ago.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 30, 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 announcement by the Republic of Zimbabwe government that it is moving to a level 4 lockdown as a result of the increase in COVID-19 infections; African Union (AU) member-states are ordering millions of doses of vaccines to meet the challenges of the pandemic on the continent; South Sudan says that it would serve as the headquarters of a hybrid court aimed at adjudicating human rights cases; and the Great Lakes states are calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Central African Republic (CAR). In the second hour we delve deeper into the burning and pressing issues with reports on events in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, CAR and other states. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, along with a team of specialists analyzing the pandemic and the mitigation efforts underway internationally.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 24, 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 United States exceeding more than 25 million COVID-19 infections; South Africa along with other states have been targeted by the new Biden administration with travel bans amid the advent of a new variant of the coronavirus; China is enhancing its international posture in the Asia-Pacific region; and more people are being identified in connection with the attempted coup at the Capitol building on January 6. In the second hour we look in detail at events within the African Union (AU) member-states related to the Central African Republic (CAR) and the weather-induced crisis in Southern Africa. Finally, we examine the science behind the mutations of the coronavirus and the efforts to contain the spread.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 23, 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 denial by the Ethiopian and Somalian governments that troops from Mogadishu are operating in the Tigray region; the Central African Republic has raised an alert saying that insurgent forces are surrounding the capital of Bangui; South Africa is seeking to acquire the COVID-19 vaccines amid an acceleration of cases inside the country; and Zimbabwe is enhancing its mitigation efforts to stem coronavirus infections as several high-ranking ministers and officials have succumbed to the pandemic. In the second hour we review some of the major issues impacting the African continent in recent days. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on the current status of the pandemic around the world while the new United States administration has rejoined the global body.

Listen to the Sun. Jan. 17, 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 a PANW report with dispatches on the call by members of the family of former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba for a renewed investigation to hold those responsible for his assassination sixty years ago; United Nations peacekeeping troops in the Central African Republic have recaptured control of an area in the east of the country; Ethiopian political leaders say they have recruited ten million members to the new ruling party; and reports from the western Darfur region indicate that dozens of people have been killed in sectional clashes. In the second and third hours we continue our tribute to the 92nd birthday of the martyred Civil Rights and Antiwar leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We look back on the events of 1967-68 and the interventions of Dr. King.