Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 7, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features our PANW report with dispatches on the strategic outcomes from the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in the aftermath of its summit in Beijing; one million people have been displaced in West and Central Africa due to flooding; Algerians have gone to polls to elect a president; and Iran will attend the upcoming BRICS Summit. In the second and third hours we focus on the literary and political traditions of the African American people with focuses on James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry.

Listen to the Fri. Sept. 6, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the conclusion of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit which was held in Beijing; 18 students have been reported killed in a dormitory fire in Kenya; the World Health Organization and the African Centers for Disease Control & Prevention have launched a response to the Mpox health emergency; and 70,000 people have been impacted by floods in the Republic of South Sudan. In the second hour we look at the situation involving the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and the geostrategic status of West Asia. Finally, we listen to a rare archival audio file of an interview with African American playwright and public intellectual Lorraine Hansberry.

Listen to the Thurs. Sept. 5, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the Forum on China-Africa Relations (FOCAC) summit taking place this week in Beijing. In the second and third hours we examine the current situation in Palestine.

Listen to the Wed. Sept. 4, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our PANW report with dispatches on the China-Africa Summit in Beijing; more interviews have been conducted with the families of those killed in the jailbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Kenya is suffering from prolonged drought impacting East Africa; and Russia and Egypt have enhanced their cooperation militarily. In the second hour we listen to an extensive interview with the former South African Foreign Minister Dr. Naledi Pandor. Finally, we review developments under the new government in Senegal.

Listen to the Tues. Sept. 3, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our PANW report with dispatches on conflicts in Africa and human disappearance; there are growing tensions in the Horn of Africa; Uganda court has jailed women protesting against corruption in government; and there was an attempted jailbreak in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the second hour we listen to an extensive interview with the former South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Naledi Pandor. Finally, we hear a panel discussion on developments in the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

Listen to the Sun. Sept. 1, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode honors the 45th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival held over the weekend downtown. We look at one of the central focuses of this year's gathering with a tribute to John and Alice Coltrane. We hear three rare archival audio files of interviews with John Coltrane conducted in 1958, 1965 and 1966.

Listen to the Sat. Aug. 31, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode concludes our Black August commemorative programming with a continuing focus on the impact of the Counter-intelligence Program (COINTELPRO). By the end of 1971, hundreds of revolutionary activists were either incarcerated or driven underground. Finally, we listen to a rare archival audio filed interview with the late former political prisoner Albert Woodfox of the Angola 3 who had spent more than 43 years in solitary confinement in Louisiana.

Listen to the Fri. Aug. 30, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our PANW report with dispatches on attacks by the IOF on the ocuppied West Bank; NATO-supplied weapons are fueling terrorism in the Sahel; hundreds have been killed in Burkina Faso by rebels; and the Ethiopian government is concerned over the Egypt-Somalia military agreement. In the second and third hours we honor Black August with a reexamination of the Attica Rebellion and the international dimensions of the liberation movement.

Listen to the Thurs. Aug. 29, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the IOF invasion of the West Bank; students are set to resume demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine; China-Africa trade has reached 1.7 trillion yuan; and Nigeria receives first shipment of mpox vaccines. In the second and third hours we continue our commemoration of Black August with a reexamination of events from 1971.

Listen to the Wed. Aug. 28, 2024 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 recent siege on the northern West Bank by the IOF; the Republic of Namibia has blocked a vessel from its port due to concerns over violation of international law; a Tanzanian has been appointed as the World Health Organization (WHO) Director for the Africa region; and Ethiopia is concerned over a military package delivered to Somalia by Egypt. In the second and third hours we look back on the counter-intelligence program (COINTELPRO) against the African American Liberation Movement.