Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 5, 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 continuing doctor's strike in the Republic of Zimbabwe; Ethiopia says it will complete the construction of the Great Renaissance Dam Project by the conclusion of 2020; the United States President Donald Trump says he has deployed AFRICOM troops to Gabon in light of the post-elections situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and Syria has protested the bombing of its terrritory by the Pentagon after the Trump administration said it is withdrawing 2,000 troops from the Middle Eastern state. In the second hour we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Finally we look back on the 58th anniversary of the assassination of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba who was killed at the aegis of Washington and Brussels in Jan. 1961.

Listen to the Sun. Dec. 30, 2018 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 allegations by the Republic of Zimbabwe government that corruption is behind the worsening fuel shortages in this Southern African state; South Africa must address the question of land in the upcoming national elections in 2019; the voting is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo where several political parties are seeking to take control of the government; and the Chinese media has discussed various industrial projects it is involved with on the African continent. In the second and third hours we look back at events from 2018 through speeches delivered at the United Nations General Assembly 73rd Ordinary Session held in September. Finally we pay tribute to the legendary Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, who made her transition in August of this year.

Listen to the Sat. Dec. 29, 2018 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 recent attacks by Boko Haram in the northern area around Baga; the Egyptian government said it has killed suspected terrorists in the aftermath of the bombing of a tourist bus which killed at least three people; former Malawian President Joyce Banda announced if she wins the 2019 election she will empower traditional leaders in this Southern African state; and finally the Botswana President Masisi is being threatened in a leadership battle for the control of the ruling party. In the second and third hours we look back at developments in the city of Detroit and state of Michigan where this program is broadcasting from. We look at the impact of the policies of finance capital on housing, water resources and direct democracy.

Listen to the Tues. Dec. 25, 2018 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 escalating demonstrations in the Republic of Sudan demanding the resignation of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a statement calling for transparent and fair elections in Nigeria and Senegal; the elections commission in the Democratic Republic of Congo says it is prepared to conduct polls on Dec. 30; and Madagascar runoff election results have been reported with the losing contestant claiming fraud. In the second hour we rebroadcast a speech delivered by host Abayomi Azikiwe earlier in the year on Mass Incarceration for Profit. In the final segment we look back at the events of the year with addresses delivered at the United Nations General Assembly 73rd Ordinary Session in Sept.

Listen to the Mon. Dec. 24, 2018 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 foreign policy priorities of the Republic of South Africa; the United States stock market has fallen again raising fears of another recession; Indonesia is searching for victims of a tsunami which has killed hundreds and dislocated many more; and the Republic of Zimbabwe has suspended junior doctors conducting a work stoppage over pay. In the second hour we listen to part four of the historic Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the run-up to the commemorations of his 90th birthday. The final hour will focus on highlights of the year where we listen to several addresses delivered at the United National General Assembly 73rd Session in September.

Listen to the Sun. Dec. 23, 2018 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will bring to you our regular PANW segment featuring dispatches on the continuing military struggle surrounding the control of the strategic port of Hodeidah in the Middle Eastern state of Yemen; Madagascar is awaiting for the final results of the runoff presidential elections held several days ago; Ethiopia is dealing with ethnic strife in the southern regions of the Horn of Africa state due to fighting between the Oromo and Somali people; and Burundi has objected to the ordered withdrawal of its troops from Somalia as part of the downsizing of forces by the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). In the second hour we remember the legacy of the martyred Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leading up to the 90th anniversary of his birth. In the final segments we look back at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly through addresses delivered by the leaders of South Africa, Cuba and Venezuela.

Listen to the Sat. Dec. 22, 2018 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 efforts by the Republic of Zimbabwe to restructure the diamond mining industry inside the country; there has been another bomb blast in the Somalian capitial of Mogadishu which killed over 15 people including a well-known journalist; the Democratic Republic of Congo has postponed a much anticipated national elections due to violence; Mozambique's government says it has uncovered 30,000 ghost employees during a crack down on corruption. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the upcoming 90th birthday of the martyred Civil Rights and Peace leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We look at his shifting views on society and foreign policy in 1967-68.

Listen to the Sun. Dec. 16, 2018 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 visit by Republic of Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to Syria; South Sudanese deputy President Reik Machar has called for national reconciliation after the resolution of a five year conflict with President Salva Kiir; Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says he and opposition leader Raila Odinga want the best for this East African state; and a Hepatitis A outbreak is causing alarm in the southern United States state of Kentucky. In the second and third hours we continue our tribute leading up to the 90th birthday of the martyred Civil Rights and Antiwar leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Listen to the Dec. 15, 2018 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 continuing demonstrations in France over the cost of living and the tenure of President Emmanuel Macron; the Central African Republic is facing a looming crisis due to ongoing internal conflict; refugees from southern Ethiopia are fleeing to Kenya resulting from ethnic conflict; and a former al-Shabaab leader in Somalia has been arrested by the government amid an electoral campaign. In the second hour we look back at the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leading up to the celebration of his 90th birthday. Finally we examine why MLK was assassinated by the United States Government in 1968.

Listen to the Sun. Dec. 9, 2018 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 upcoming National People's Conference of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) in this Southern African state; Kenyan novelist and essayist Ngugi Wa Thiongo has turned 80 and a Morning Star article in the UK reflects on his legacy; French workers have won a suspension of the dreaded fuel tax imposed by President Emmanual Macron; and China is objecting to the indictment by the United States of a leading executive in the technology field. In the second hour we look at the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the eve of his upcoming 90th birthday on January 15. Finally we look back at the popular legacy of Sam Cooke on the 54th anniversary of his umtimely death in Dec. 1964.