Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sat. July 14, 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 monumental events in the Horn of Africa where the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea have resolved to end their two decades-long war; the West African state of Gambia is restructuring its security apparatus placing more responsibility on the police; Democratic Republic of Congo politician Jean Pierre Bemba who recently had charges at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands dismissed is slated to enter the race for the presidency in December; and Guinea-Conakry has been hit by widespread protests over the rise in the price of fuel. In the second and third hours we continue our re-examination of the events surrounding Freedom Summer and the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Listen to the Sun. July 8, 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 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to the Eritrean capital of Asmara on a peace mission with his counterpart President Isaisis Afworki; the Sudanese government is taking actions to resume the oil trade between Khartoum and Juba; South Sudan leaders have until July 12 to implement a peace deal between the SPLM and the SPLM (I-O); the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) appears to be under control according to the World Health Organization (WHO); and the United States administration of President Donald Trump has taken additional measures aimed at undermining the Affordable Care Act. In the second hour we look at the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act some 54 years later. Finally we re-examine the life, times, contributions and legacy of African archivist Arturo Schomburg.

Listen to the Sat. July 7, 2018 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 current security and political situation in the West African state of Mali; President Mahammadu Issoufou of Niger has granted an interview to the Guardian newspaper saying that the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) should no longer be involved in military operations inside the country; Syrian military forces are continuing operations against the western-backed terrorists; and Yemeni revolutionary units are fighting back against the efforts of Washington to install a puppet regime in the Middle East's most impoverished state. In the second hour we hear addresses made by South African Communist Party Secretary General Dr. Blade Nzimande and former President Jacob Zuma at the memorial service for MEC and SACP Central Committee member Joyce Mashamba. Finally we rebroadcast a Global Research News Hour program on Yemen from 2015 during the early months of the US-backed bombing of the nation.

Listen to the Wed. July 4, 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 impact of police killings of African Americans in the United States; scientists have developed a faster testing process to detect the Ebola Virus Disease amid reports that the latest outbreak is under control in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Mozambique President Felipe Nyusi has warned against the false promises being made by Islamists in the north of the country who have engaged in terror attacks; and Africa is in need of over US$1 trillion for infrastructural improvements. In the second hour and third hours we review the recently-convened 31st Ordinary African Union Summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania on July 1-2. The episode presents correspondent reports on the major issues taken up at the AU Summit including the efforts to resolve the South Sudan conflict, the need to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA); the ongoing challenges involving gender equality; a tribute paid to former South African President Nelson Mandela on the centenary of his birth; among other questions.

Listen to the Sat. June 30, 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 demonstrations which swept the United States protesting the immigration policies of President Donald Trump; we look at the performance of African teams at the World Cup for 2018; more information has surfaced in regard to the people killed in a grenade attack in the second largest city in the Republic of Zimbabwe last week; and Cuba has discussed its historical relationship with revolutionary forces in Asia. In the second hour we rebroadcast an interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe from the Progressive Radio Network examining events in Detroit and Zimbabwe. Finally we conclude our monthlong focus on Black Music with a tribute to the legendary Jimi Hendrix.

Listen to the Thurs. June 28, 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 aftermath of the grenade attack at a Zimbabwe ruling party rally in Bulawayo on June 23; Ethiopian authorities have detained 30 people in connection with an investigation of the grenade attack during a rally called by newly-appointed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed; the United Nations has released a report on the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and Turkey is housing the largest number of refugees of any other nation in the world. In the second hour we examine the security breaches and apparent assassination attempts in both Ethiopia and Zimbabwe. Finally we pay tribute to Black Music Month with a focus on Aretha Franklin.

Listen to the Sun. June 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 aftermath of the assassination attempt against Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa; Ethiopian authorities announced that 30 people have been questioned in connection with an assassination attempt on the recently-seated Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed; the Commonwealth of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is initiating a project aimed at empowering women; and political fallout continues in the United States over the treatment of refugees seeking political asylum who have been detained indefinitely along with their children. In the second hour we look at the political economy of Detroit through a rebroadcast of Moving Forward featuring host Abayomi Azikiwe which aired originally last November over the Progressive Radio Network (PRN).

Listen to the Sat. June 23, 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 assassination attempt against Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa during a rally in the city of Bulawayo; there was also another assassination attempt against the recently seated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed; ten miners have died in an accident in Zambia; finally the Chinese Communist Party has denounced the trade policies of President Donald Trump which has imposed tariffs against several nations. In the second hour we listen to an address by the host Abayomi Azikiwe on the mass incarceration for profit. We continue in the final hour with our commemoration of Black Music Month with a focus on musician Vi Redd.

Listen to the Sun. June 17, 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 90th birthday commemorations of Argentine-Cuban revolutionary Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara; there is a discussion in South Africa over regulations involving the mining industry; new developments in the Central African Republic involve the purchase of arms from China; and fighting continues in the North Africa state of Libya some seven years since the imperialist-engineered counter-revolution against the former leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi. In the second hour and third hours we move forward in our 90th birthday tribute to Che Guevara. Finally in honor of Black Music Month we extend our recognition of legendary vocalist Etta James.

Listen to the Sat. June 16, 2018 editon 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 utilization of a vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) aimed at defeating the recrudescent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD); Somalia and Ethiopia are parternering to invest in a shipping project on the Red Sea; the South African National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) are threatening a strike if their wage demands are not met; and finally the United States has detained thousands of children who have immigrated to the country from Central America. In the second hour we pay tribute to the life, legacy and contributions of Argentine-Cuban revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967) in honor of his 90th birthday. Finally we continue our monthlong commemoration of Black Music Month with a focus on the legendary vocalist Etta James.