Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sun. April 5, 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 response of the African Union (AU) to the COVID-19 pandemic; a women's alliance in Zimbabwe is working with the government to combat the spread of COVID-19; the Chinese government says that western imperialist states should cease their racist characterizations related to the global pandemic; and the United States economy is facing the potential of a sustained financial depression. In the second and third hours we continue the coverage of AU member-states in the battle against the pandemic examining events in Kenya and South Africa. Finally we look back on the aftermath of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 52 years ago in 1968.

Listen to the Sat. April 4, 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 a $2million grant given to the World Health Organization (WHO) from the African Development Bank to address the COVID-19 pandemic; the Ethiopian government says it will begin filling the Great Renaissance Dam Project this year despite the failure to reach an agreement with Egypt; Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has implemented a lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19 in this Southern African state; and Cuba is on the frontlines battling the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the world. In the second and third hours we continue our ongoing coverage of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic through our weekly briefing by the WHO Director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva.  Later we will hear a report on the lockdown in the Republic of South Africa aimed at curbing the spread of the pandemic within the continent's most industrialized state. Finally, we look back 52 years to 1968 on the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Listen to the Sat. March 28, 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 declaration of a lockdown in the Republic of Zimbabwe in response to the rising threat of the COVID-19 pandemic; a similar policy has also been initiated in neighboring South Africa where President Cyril Ramaphosa has mobilized the Defense Forces to assist in implementing the mandate; in the Republic of Namibia the People's Republic of China has agreed to build four schools inside the country; and the African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat has self-quarantined after a staff member tested positive. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the global effort to eradicate the COVID-19 threat. We review a briefing by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Finally we report on the impact of the social distancing directives in two South African provinces of Limpopo and the Western Cape.

Listen to the Sun. March 22, 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 efforts by the South African government to remove refugees from a church in the Western Cape in response to the requirements of preventing the spread of the coronavirus inside the country; the African continent as a whole is taking measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 across the region; a leading governmental official in Kenya has been threatened with arrest after being in self-quarantine for two weeks; and 70 percent of the workforce in the commercial capital of Lagos in the Federal Republic of Nigeria are being told to stay home as the pandemic continues. In the second and third hours we look at the situation internationally with briefings by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; President Cyril Ramaphosa of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa; and a panel of ministers from the administration of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Listen to the Sun. March 15, 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 global response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the African continent, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and North America. During the second and third hours we will focus on developments in the East African nation of Kenya where President Uhuru Kenyatta delivered a major policy address on the crisis. In addition, the Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom, gave a press briefing on the international status of the pandemic which is reviewed on this program. Also in the Republic of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken measures to secure the country from the further spread of the coronavirus.

Listen to the Sun. March 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the rejection by the Republic of Zimbabwe of a United Nations food report on the situation inside the country; the Republic of Namibia has worked out a new agreement with the African Development Bank; Angola has removed three other African countries from a list for being threats related to the spread of the COVID-19 virus; and Mozambique ports have experienced a record level of traffic during the last several months. In the second and third hours we begin our month-long focus on International Women's Day. We look back at the contributions of Harriet Tubman, Mary Church Terrell and Ida B. Wells-Barnett.

Listen to the Sat. Feb. 29, 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 rejection by Ethiopia of the United States position on the Great Renaissance Dam Project; Nigeria says it has confirmed the continent's first coronavirus case; the administration of President Donald Trump has announced that they have signed a peace agreement with the Taliban in Afghanistan; and South Sudan's two leading political factions have signed an accord to establishment a government of national unity. In the second and third hours we conclude our monthlong focus on African American History Month with rare archival audio files on the life, times, contributions and ideas of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).

Listen to the Sun. Feb. 23, 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 Republic of Zimbabwe Ministry of Information's campaign on issues related to Women's empowerment; leaders of the People's Republic of China have met to discuss the ongoing battle against the coronavirus inside the country; Sudan Prime Minister Hamdok has stated that he will investigate allegations of police misconduct against demonstrators; and the two major adversaries in the Republic of South Sudan have announced the formation of a unity government. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month through a reexamination of the life, times, ideas and contributions of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).

Listen to the Sun. Feb. 16, 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 statement by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying that the world should not panic over the existence of the coronavirus; the South African Communist Party (SACP) has issued a press release reiterating the violent and exploitative character of the former apartheid system; United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a three-nation Africa tour where he stopped off in the West African state of Senegal; and arms are continuing to flow into Libya fueling the ongoing internecine conflict to the benefit of imperialism. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month with a reexamination of the contributions of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) during the early 1960s.

Listen to the Sat. Feb. 15, 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 announcement that the Ethiopian government is preparing for national elections; the Egyptian government says that it has not reached a legal agreement with Ethiopia and Sudan on the completion of the Great Renaissance Dam Project; the African Union held a summit in Ethiopia last week where a number of important issues were discussed; and there is an ongoing locust infestation in East Africa where the Kenyan administration has requested international assistance. In the second and third hours we honor African American History Month with a review of the life, times, ideas and contributions of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) as we approach the 55th anniversary of his assassination in New York City.