Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Thurs. July 4, 2019 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa who will address the 4th Industrial Revolution Summit on the recent advances in technology; Rwanda has commemorated the 25th anniversary of the end of the genocide of 1994; Namibia is measuring the cost of fuel for the next month in this Southern African state;  and Angola is looking forward to the positive developments surrounding the advent of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as it relates to its coffee industry. In the second and third hours we look at the origins of the modern crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through its first Pan-Africanist leader Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba whose 94th birthday is commemorated this month. Also we examine the aftermath of the coup and assassination of Lumumba and the role of the United Nations.

Listen to the Sun. June 30, 2019 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 mass demonstrations held today in Sudan demanding the resignation of the Transitional Military Council (TMC); the situation in Ethiopia following an attempted coup last week has been discussed in neighboring East African states; the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is planning a military offensive in the northeast of the country in the aftermath of a series of criminal attacks; and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has agreed to establish a single currency for the region. In the second and third hours we conclude our commemoration of Black Music Month where we will honor the life, times and contributions of Langston Hughes, John Sellers, James Cotton, Otis Spann and Bessie Smith.

Listen to the Sat. June 29, 2019 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 reintroduction of a national currency for the Republic of Zimbabwe; Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with his Russian counterpart Vladimer Putin on the sidelines of the G20 Summit being held in Japan; the Islamic Movement of Nigeria has expressed concern about the deteriorating health of its leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky; and the Sudanese security forces have used teargas to disperse youth protesters demanding the installation of a civilian government. In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong focus on Black Music Month highlighting the life, times and contributions of Blind Willie McTell and Lena Horne.

Listen to the Sun. June 23, 2019 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 attempted military coup in the Horn of Africa state of Ethiopia where the army chief of staff was assassinated along with two officials in the Amhara region; Sudanese military forces and opposition groups have still not agreed upon a transitional process to bring about civilian rule in the oil-rich country; Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that a recently-signed natural gas exploration deal between neighboring Mozambique and the United States will also benefit the Southern African nation; and the Republic of Namibia is on course to build a diamond mining vessel in the hope to increase national wealth. In this program we continue our focus on Black Music Month paying tribute to L'Orchestra Bella Bella, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Howlin Wolf.

Listen to the Sun. June 16, 2019 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 ongoing political and security crisis in the Republic of Sudan where pressure is on the Transitional Military Council (TMC) to begin the process of relinquishing power to a civilian government; Zimbabwe leaders are attempting to implement economic reforms aimed at fostering development in the Southern African state; the Ethiopian government is under fire for closing down the internet for a period of time across this Horn of Africa state; the newly-elected President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has visited his counterpart in neighboring Burundi. During the course of this program we continue our monthlong commemoration of Black Music Month with special tributes to artists Dr. Nico Kassanda, Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughn.

Listen to the Sun. June 2, 2019 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 international aid conference designed to provide relief to the people of Mozambique after two devastating cyclones earlier this year; there has been another shooting at the location where opposition forces have been sitting-in outside the Ministry of Defense in the Republic of Sudan; African Union (AU) member-states are stepping up their cooperation with the leading Chinese tech firm Huawai amid attacks by the United States; and Algeria may not hold a national election next month as originally announced due to ongoing political unrest inside this North African state. In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong focus on Black Music Month looking at the contributions of John Coltrane.

Listen to the Sat. June 1, 2019 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 escalation in fighting around the Libyan capital of Tripoli between the Libyan National Army (LNA) of Khalifa Hafter and the United Nations backed so-called Government of National Accord (GNA) headed by Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj; Malawi has re-elected President Peter Mutharika to serve another term in office; Sudanese head of the Transitional Military Council (TMC), Abdel Fattah al-Berkhane, has met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa who said the Horn of Africa state will not interfere in the internal affairs of Khartoum; and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has officially been launched by the African Union (AU). In the second hour we begin our monthlong commemoration of Black Music Month with an examination of the cultural contributions of the legendary Duke Ellington. Finally we look back on the 98th anniversary of the so-called "Tulsa Riot" of 1921 which killed hundreds of African Americans and destroyed Black-owned businesses, churches and homes.

Listen to the Mon. May 27, 2019 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 re-emergence of tensions between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Japan amid the state visit by United States President Donald Trump; the Malawian incumbent President Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner in the national elections with approximately 38 percent of the vote; the Sudan Umma Party has rejected the call by the Forces for Freedom and Change related to a planned general strike beginning on May 28; and a disaster in  the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has caused the drowning of over 40 people. In the second and third hours we continue our commemoration of the 56th anniversary of Africa Day with the inuaguration speech by Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered on May 25. In the final segment we look back at the life, times and contributions of CLR James, the Caribbean-born Pan-African Marxist whose work spanned many decades during the 20th century.

Listen to 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 warm reception received by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa during his attendance at the Republic of South Africa inauguration of newly-renewed President Cyril Ramaphosa; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has blamed the United States for the failure of the talks several months ago in Hanoi; South Africa has high hopes for the full term of the ruling party African National Congress (ANC) head-of-state; and Sudanese opposition forces say they are conducting a two-day general strike to press their demands for a new government. During the second hour we acknowledge the 56th anniversary of Africa Day looking back at the historical struggle for national liberation and Pan-Africanism. Finally we listen to a broadcast featuring host Abayomi Azikiwe over the Global Research News Hour program hosted by Michael Welch.

Listen to the Sun. May 19, 2019 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 call by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the creative community to contribute to the development of the Southern African state; the South African Communist Party (SACP) has issued several statements in the aftermath of the overwhelming African National Congress (ANC) victory in the recent May 8 elections; Egypt has been hit by another terrorist attack on a bus full of tourists; and Sudanese military and opposition forces have resumed negotiations on the terms of the establishment of a joint civilian-military governing council after talks were suspended due to a shooting last week involving demonstrators. During the second and third hours we will commemorate the 94th birthday of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).