Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sat. Nov. 14, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program features our PANW report with dispatches on the efforts of the Zimbabwe government to rebuild its national economy; Zambia is moving closer to the possibility of defaulting on its international debt obligations; the internal conflict in Ethiopia is continuing amid attacks by the TPLF on an airport and resort area along with threats against neighboring Eritrea; and the newly-reelected President John Magufuli of Tanzania has inaugurated the East African nation's 12th parliament. In the second hour and third hours we reexamine the role of two literary figures of the 20th century. James Baldwin and later Langston Hughes.  Their works are presented within the contemporary context of the ongoing problems involving politics, race relations and economic exploitation still prevalent in the 21st century.

Listen to the Sun. Nov. 8, 2020 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 escalating conflict in the Horn of Africa nation of Ethiopia where the Federal government has deployed troops to the north of the country; Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has responded to the results of the United States elections calling for President-elect Joe Biden to reactivate the nuclear deal which was abandoned by outgoing leader Donald Trump; we look at the role of African women in the struggle against COVID-19; and the U.S. elections still remains a source of conflict with the Trump administration claiming massive voter fraud amid political defeat. In the second hour we take an in-depth look at the elections in the U.S. Finally, we examine the circumstances in Ethiopia leading to the current internal crises.

Listen to the Sun. Nov. 1, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights our PANW report with dispatches on the Republic of Zimbabwe efforts to address the continuing threat of COVID-19 to the country; the United States government has falsely charged the Tanzanian electoral commission with irregularities in the recent national poll which the ruling party won decisively; police in the U.S. state of North Carolina have attacked a voting rights march just two days before the elections; and in the state of Colorado, African Americans are forming gun clubs in attempts to defend their communities from racist violence. In the second hour we examine events in Philadelphia where African American Walter Wallace, Jr. was gunned down by police sparking a three day rebellion in the city. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered a speech to the nation on the taxi industry. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the efforts of the international agency in addressing the pandemic and other medical issues.

Listen to the Sat. Oct. 31, 2020 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 controversial national elections in the West African state of Ivory Coast where a French and United States imposed leader is seeking a contrived third term; Sudanese political forces are articulating their positions in relationship to the earlier announcement by the interim government on its intention to normalize relations with the State of Israel; Philadelphia was the scene of a rebellion which lasted for three days in the aftermath of the police killing of Walter Wallace, Jr.; and the suspect in the shooting deaths of two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin has been extradited from Illinois to stand trial for murder. In the second hour we look into the recent threats against the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia made by U.S. President Donald Trump. Finally, we conclude our monthlong focus on the history of the Black Panther Party.

Listen to the Sun. Oct. 25, 2020 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 regional response to the Zimbabwe Anti-sanctions Day held in solidarity with the Southern African state; people in the Republic of Sudan are divided over a recent announcement by the interim administration to normalize relations with the State of Israel; the continental African Union (AU) has called for the de-escalation of the internal turmoil in the Federal Republic of Nigeria which has resulted in the deaths of dozens during anti-police brutality protests for more than two weeks; and the United Republic of Tanzania is preparing for a national election. In the second hour we look in-depth at the current unrest in Nigeria through interviews with community activists, youth and a leading human rights lawyer. In the final hour we continue our monthlong focus on the history of the Black Panther Party.

Listen to the Sat. Oct. 24, 2020 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 rejection by several Left, Revolutionary Nationalist and Islamic groups in Sudan in regard to the announcement earlier in the week that Khartoum is normalizing relations with the State of Israel; Nigeria has been severely impacted by more than two weeks of mass demonstrations and rebellions which began as a struggle against police brutality; the United Republic of Tanzania is preparing for a national election; and Egypt is currently undergoing a parliamentary poll in this North African state. In the second hour we look in-depth at the current unrest in the West African state of Nigeria. We also hear a briefing from World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva who speaks on the escalating COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern Hemispheric states. Finally we continue our monthlong focus on the 54th anniversary of the Black Panther Party.

Listen to the Sun. Oct. 18, 2020 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 continuing campaign in Zimbabwe and the African Union member-states to lift economic sanctions imposed by imperalist states against this leading Southern African state; opposition candidates are being attacked in the West African nation of Ivory Coast leading up to a controversial election; in Guinea-Conakry elections are underway which will determine whether the incumbent will remain in office after ten years in power; and there has been two shooting deaths of African Americans by the police in Los Angeles. In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong focus on the 54th anniversary of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.

Listen to the Sat. Oct. 17, 2020 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 Southern African Development Community (SADC) which is transforming its legislative forum to a regional parliament; the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reportedly contained the latest outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD); Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders met recently at the Grand Renaissance Dam Project (GERD); and the Federal Republic of Nigeria is gripped in mass demonstrations against police brutality. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking on the COVID-19 pandemic second wave in Europe and the United States. In the final hour we continue our monthlong focus on the history and legacy of the Black Panther Party.

Listen to the Sun. Oct. 11, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights our PANW report with dispatches on the upcoming Global Day of Action to Remove Sanctions Against Zimbabwe on Oct.25; opposition parties in the West African state of Ivory Coast have united against the prospects of a third term for the current president; people have been arrested in a fourth night of demonstrations in Milwaukee after a police officer was cleared in the shooting death of African American youth Alvin Cole; in Denver, a right-wing activists was reportedly killed by a security guard during clashing protests with left-wing demonstrators over the issue of police brutality; and we recognize again the musical legend of artist Johnny Nash who passed away recently in Texas. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the legacy and contributions of the Black Panther Party.

Listen to the Sat. Oct. 10, 2020 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 recent demonstrations in the West African state of Nigeria against police brutality; in the Republic of Namibia there has been protests surrounding the issue of gender based violence; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has held rallies and celebrations in honor of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of an independent socialist state; in the United States the police in the city of Milwaukee have arrested family members of an African American youth killed by the cops; and also in the U.S., legendary African American musician Johnny Nash has joined the ancestors in Texas. In the second and third hours we pay tribute to the 54th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Oakland, California.