Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sun. Dec. 3, 2017 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 retirement package under negotiation by the Zimbabwe Government and President Robert Mugabe; the Lusaka Times has announced that President Edgar Lungu has agreed to host the first ever Israel-Africa Summit; Egypt President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has held discussion with Palestine Authority President Mahmoud Abbas over the prospect of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel; and the fighting has intensified in the Middle Eastern state of Yemen between forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi. In the second hour we rebroadcast an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe over Moving Forward with Rob Seimetz. Finally we continue our tribute to Cuban President Fidel Castro on the first anniversary of his transition.

Listen to the Sat. Dec. 2, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the recent fighting in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa between forces loyal to the Ansurallah and those following former President Ali Abdullah Saleh; the Syrian military has intercepted missiles fired from the Israeli Defense Forces; the European Union-Africa Summit has concluded in the West African state of Ivory Coast with the establishment of a task force to deal with the evacuation of migrants from the North African state of Libya; and a report has been issued that is highly critical of the authorities in the handling of the clashes in Charlottesville on August 12 between racist and anti-racist groups. In the second hour we rebroadcast the Nov. 6 edition of Moving Forward with an interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe on the history and political economy of Detroit. Finally we pay tribute to the first anniversary of the death of Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz.

Listen to the Sun. Nov. 26, 2017 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 announcement that February 21 will be made a national youth holiday in Zimbabwe in honor of President Robert Mugabe; Russian fighter jets have carried out operations against counter-revolutionary groups in the Middle Eastern state of Syria; Central African Republic President Faustin Touadera says that the ongoing crisis in the country has left many people devoid of hope; and the Egyptian military has attended a counter-terrorism conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of an attack on mosque in North Sinai. In the second and third hours we continue our examination of the legacy of Republic of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. We present the president's address at an African Union Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa during June 2015. Finally we listen to an interview with President Mugabe on his 93rd birthday earlier this year.

Listen to the Sat. Nov. 25, 2017 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 legacy of Republic of Zimbabwe President Robert G. Mugabe; anti-racist demonstrations were held in the city of Chicago against police violence; Seattle was also the scene of protests aimed at ending police misconduct against the African American people and other oppressed nations; and in contradiction to statement made by United States President Donald Trump, African Americans are gaining economic status in select areas around the country. In the second and third hours we continue our tribute to the life, times and contributions of Comrade President His Excellency Robert G. Mugabe. We review his liberation war history leading up to the independence of Zimbabwe in 1980. Finally we listen to President Mugabe's addresses before the United Nations General Assembly in 2016 and 2017.

Listen to the Fri. Nov. 24, 2017 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the inauguration of Republic of Zimbabwe Interim President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Harare; the Egyptian airforce has carried out bombing attacks in the North Sinai in response to the bombing of a mosque which killed over 235 people; there has been international condemnation of the existence of slave trafficking in the beleagured North African state of Libya; and Tunisia is taking actions to end domestic violence against women. In the second and third hours we continue our examination of political developments in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe with the resignation of longtime President Robert Mugabe.

Listen to the Thurs. Nov. 23, 2017 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcsast hosted by Abayomi Azikwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the world's response to the resignation of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe through "Operation Restore Legacy"; the International Monetary Fund has said that the financial institutions in Zambia are under huge stress; Angola and the Republic of South Africa have signed a cooperation agreement; and Republic of Sudan President has paid a visit to Russian President Vladimer Putin where he discussed issues related to United States relations with Khartoum. In the second hour we look at the sudden removal of President Robert Mugabe from office in Zimbabwe through statements made by the longtime leader of ZANU-PF as well as his political opponents. Finally we hear the address by President Mugabe at the African Union Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2016.

Listen to the Sun. Nov. 12, 2017 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on a decision by the Republic of Namibia to affiliate with an international aviation security group; the Mozambique city of Beira is facing problems of sustainability; the South African province of Free State is experiencing water shortages; and political fallout continues surrounding the dismissal of Zimbabwe Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week. In the second hour we rebroadcast an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe on the role of the United States military in Niger, Somalia, South Sudan and other African states originally aired over Riverwest Radio in Milwaukee. Finally, we continue our tribute to African African Liberation Movement fighter Assata Shakur.

Listen to the Sat. Nov. 11, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The prorgam features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the shifting stories surrounding the circumstances under which four United States Green Berets were killed in the West African state of Niger; there is an ongoing shakeup in the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) ruling party in this Southern African state; the Pentagon is escalating its bombing operations in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia; and the governement in the Central African state of Burundi has officially withdrawn from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) based in the Netherlands. In the second hour we rebroadcast the Progressive Radio Network (PRN) program Moving Forward where host Abayomi Azikiwe discussed the political and economic situation in the city of Detroit. Finally we listen to a rebroadcast from Radio 786 in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa which includes an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe on the program entitled "Editor's Round Table."

Listen to the Sun. Nov. 5, 2017 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program will present our regular PANW report with dispatches on a renegade soldier in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo who has surrendered to authorities; tensions are mounting in the capital of the Republic of South Sudan after an attempt to disarm a rebel army leader; the United States has warned of threats against its diplomatic personnel in the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia; and the Zimbabwe government says it will pursue charges against an American citizen for insulting President Robert Mugabe. In the second hour of the program we continue our focus on the recently-released declassified documents related to the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy which contained information on the FBI's counter-intelligence program targeting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who was assassinated four years after Kennedy.

Listen to the Sat. Nov. 4, 2017 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 70th anniversary of the submission of a document by Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois to the United Nations on behalf of African Americans; China has reiterated its solidarity with the DPRK; the DPRK government has stated that efforts by the United States to isolate the nation would inevitably fail; Ethiopian troops have moved into neighboring Somalia amid the escalation of Pentagon presence in the Horn of Africa. In the second hour we look back at the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the aftermath of the release of classified government files on the murder of JFK. Finally we review the saga of African American Liberation movement activist Assata Shakur  who was granted political asylum in Cuba during the 1980s.