Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sat. Oct. 3, 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 upcoming renewed campaign by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) aimed at lifting the draconian western imperialist sanctions against the Republic of Zimbabwe; information has been uncovered in an independent investigation into the killing of an African American man in Los Angeles; the United States is coming to grips with the COVID-19 diagnosis of President Donald Trump who is currently in the Walter Reed military hospital near Washington, D.C.; and there has been another peace agreement signed by the Republic of Sudan and several armed rebel groupings. In the second hour we listen to a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic from Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva.

Listen to the Sun. Sept. 27, 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 efforts by Republic of Zimbabwe First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa related to gender equality education inside the country; the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has held talks with the NEHAWU labor organization about resolving issues between the two sides; demonstrations in Louisville and across the United States are continuing due to the failure of a Kentucky grand jury to indict any police officers in the brutal killing of Breonna Taylor; and the U.S. administration are placing negative and incorrect labels on the anti-racist struggle. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the 75th United Nations General Assembly being held virtually. We will listen to addresses by leaders of the governments of Iran, Venezuela, China, Angola, and Cuba.

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 26, 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 virtual address delivered to the 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa; the United States administration of President Donald Trump is attempting to force the Republic of Sudan to diplomatically recognize the State of Israel in exchange for the lifting of sanctions; racial unrest continues in the U.S. as the important national elections approach; in Louisville, Kentucky a grand jury has failed to file any criminal charges against the police who killed young African American woman Breonna Taylor. In the second and third hours we listen to several speeches given at the UNGA 75th Ordinary Session. We will hear from the presidents of Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mozambique and Kenya.

Listen to the Sun. Sept. 20, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the recent address by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the current political situation inside the country; the Republic of Namibia announced that it will resume flights on its national airline; Sudan has deployed a leading military figure for discussions in the UAE; mass demonstrations are continuing in the United States surrounding the ongoing police and vigilante racist attacks on African Americans and others. In the second and third hours we conclude the special feature on the life, times and contributions of guitar player, composer and artists, Jimi Hendrix. The acclaimed cultural figure died under mysterious circumstances five decades ago in London.

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 19, 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 planned resumption of flights by Air Zimbabwe in Southern Africa; Ethiopia has introduced a new currency in this Horn of Africa state; the United Nations is poised to hold its 75th General Assembly virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic; and demonstrations against police brutality and federal occupation have resumed in the city of Portland after the clearing of smoke from forest fires raging in the Pacific Northwest in the United States. In the second and third hours we look back on the 50th anniversary of the death of Jimi Hendrix, the legendary guitarist and composor who made his transition on Sept. 18, 1970. In these segments we examine the life, times and contributions of the artist who made an indelible mark on the events of the late 20th century.

Listen to the Sun. Sept. 13, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the role of the Republic of Zimbabwe First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa in governmental efforts to migtigate the spread of COVID-19; the Southern African state of Botswana has received medical supplies from the People's Republic of China; Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde has surveyed a China-built avenue inside the Horn of Africa state; and African American sports figures are continuing their protests against racism and national oppression in the United States. In the first and second hours we continue our tribute to the life, times and contributions of Toots Hibbert, the legendary artist and performer from the Caribbean island-nation of Jamaica who made his transition recently. Finally, we hear a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva.

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 12, 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 recent clarification by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the land question and the recent ANC delegation to the country; Sudan has declared a state of financial emergency in order to address the decline in the national currency; Angola has received a shipment of medical supplies from Egypt aimed at addressing the COVID-19 pandemic; and the Algerian parliament has adopted a draft of constitutional reforms for the North African state. In the first hour we pay tribute to the legendary musician Toots Hibbert of the Maytals who made his transition earlier in the week. The second and third hours feature a classic silver anniversary lecture on African History by Shirley Graham Du Bois at UCLA in 1970.

Listen to the Mon. Sept. 7, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the cooperation between the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Russian Federation on COVID-19 research; the African Union (AU) has issued a statement on illicit weapons on the continent; Tunisia is recovering in the aftermath of an attack over the weekend; and the United Nations is warning about possible famine in four countries resulting from military conflict. In the second and third hours we continue our recognition of the 41st Annual Detroit Jazz Festival held online this year. We will pay tribute to two legendary artists, Bud Powell and Sarah Vaughn.

Listen to the Sun. Sept. 6, 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 mass demonstrations in Rochester in response to brutal death Daniel Prude at the hands of police; an independent autopsy of African American Trayford Pellerin who was killed by police in Lafayette, Louisiana exposed that he was shot ten times; in the United States capitol city Washington, D.C. demonstrations have erupted over the police killing Deon Kay. In the second hour we will commemorate the 41st Annual Detroit Jazz Festival, held this year online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this segment we feature a tribute to legendary Modern Music composer and saxophonist Jackie McClean. Finally, there is a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on the pandemic from Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Listen to the Sun. Aug. 30, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the threats posed to the natural gas resources in northern Mozambique by the Islamist insurgency operating in the region; the Namibian government has announced that the country will re-open for international travel beginning in September; there have been demonstrations in Eldorado Park in South Africa over the police shooting of a disabled youth; and in the United States unrest continues in Portland, Kenosha, Minneapolis and other cities surrounding the institutional racist violence meted out against African Americans. In the second hour we conclude our month-long focus on Black August with a tribute to Black Liberation Army (BLA) veteran Assata Shakur. Finally, we listen to a briefing by World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Geneva on the COVID-19 pandemic and other global medical issues.