Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sun. July 2, 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 extension of a ceasefire by the Republic of Sudan related to armed opposition groups inside the country; Zambia has announced that it has reconsidered its previous intention of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC); an editorial in the Zimbabwe Sunday Mail has challenged the notion of neighboring South Africa as being the only real economy on the continent; and the Global Times newspaper has published an article on the benefits of Africa-China cooperation. In the second and third hours we will present speeches and interviews from the African National Congress Policy Conference held near Johnannesburg recently.

Listen to the Sat. July 1, 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 reports on a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative who has been convicted by an Italian court in the kidnapping of an Egyptian Imam; the Horn of Africa state of Ethiopia is preparing to host the 29th Summit of the African Union; Zimbabwe governmental officials are responding to the conditions of the roads inside the country; and a leader of the Young Communist League of South Africa delivered a speech last month in honor of the 41st anniversary of the national student uprising of 1976. In the second and third hours we focus on the history and social contributions of the revolutionary Caribbean island-nation of Cuba with guest Lee Robison of the African Awareness Association who is sponsoring another historical tour to socialist Cuba. Also we rebroadcast a Global Research News Hour tribute to the late Commandante Fidel Castro Ruz.

Listen to the Fri. June 30, 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 upcoming 29th Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; the United States has reduced its contributions to the United Nations Peacekeeping missions affecting the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan; Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has rejected a bill related to diplomatic privileges for officials in the region; and South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa recently spoke at the South African Communist Party Gala Dinner on the state of the tripartite alliance. In the second hour we conclude our monthlong focus on Black Music Month examining the history of the Blues. Finally we look at the life, times and contributions of Jazz vocalist Billie Holiday.

Listen to the Sun. June 25, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Special 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 United Arab Emirates (UAE) government which stated that Qatar must comply with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) demands or a permanent severing of relations will occur; Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi says he has ratified the transfer of two islands to Saudi Arabia; Kenyan military forces have detained several United States soldiers for attempting to enter South Sudan illegally; and the Republic of Namibia has been assessed as a success on the African continent. In the second hour we look back at the 57th anniversary of the independence of the former Belgian Congo which resulted a coup against Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and his subsequent assassination. In the final hour we continue our monthlong tribute to Black Music Month with a focus on the life, times and contributions of Etta James.

Listen to the Sat. June 24, 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 a response by the Movement for Black Lives to an article questioning their presence in recent protest actions; the Syrian government has celebrated the Day of Al-Quds amid an escalation of fighting inside the country; there has been a sharp response in Ghana to statements by a former conservative president on the role of the nation's founder Dr. Kwame Nkrumah; and Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has spoken to young people inside the country emphasizing the need for national unity. In the second hour we continue our monthlong focus on Black Music Month with a segment on Duke Ellington. Finally we look at the situation in Yemen through a rebroadcast of a Global Research News Hour program on Yemen.

Listen to this 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 horrendous fire at the Grenfell Towers in the West London area of North  Kensington where at least 30 people have been confirmed dead; a tribute to Cuba-Argentine Revolutionary Che Guevara has taken place in Santa Clara; Venezuelan President Nicolas Madura has lashed out at United States foreign policy toward Cuba; and a jury in Minnesota has acquitted the police officer who shot dead Philando Castile. In the second hour we look at African American singer Ruby Elzy in a documentary about her life, times and contributions. Finally we rebroadcast a Global Research News Hour program on the situation involving state-sponsored violence against the African American people..

Listen to the Sun. June 11, 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 transition of Namibian revolutionary leader Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, the founder of the Southwest Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) and former political prisoner; there has been a conference in Cuba to discuss African solidarity with the Caribbean socialist state; South Africa has been described as the continent's only real economy; and an article published by the Zimbabwe Sunday Mail has analyzed the role of President Robert Mugabe in the struggle for African unity. During the second hour we look back at the life, times and contributions of SWAPO Party founder Andima Toivo ya Toivo through tributes to his life as well as a documentary on the history of Namibia. Finally June is Black Music Month and we look at the meteroic rise of Rhythm and Blues artist Otis Redding.

Listen to the Sat. June 10, 2017 speical 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 agricultural yields in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; there has been a ban on poultry imports by several Southern African Development Community (SADC) states from Zimbabwe; Mozambique is embarking upon a solar power generating project to supply additionall energy; and the People's Republic of China has opened a bank in the oil-rich state of Angola. In the second hour we listen to a lecture delivered during August 2016 by host Abayomi Azikiwe on the topic of Race, Class and Justice in America. Finally we continue our focus on Black Music Month with a tribute to the legendary Aretha Franklin.

Listen to the Fri. June 9, 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 meeting of the Korean Children's Union in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK); the DPRK has warned the Japanese government to cease its provocative behavior towards Pyongyang; the treason trial of Zambian opposition leader has been slated to move forward;  and the People's Republic of China has rejected claimed by the United States that its troops are increasing their presence in the Pacific region. In the second hour we continue our focus on Black Music Month with another rare archival audio file of an interview with Jimi Hendrix in England durng September 1970 less than two weeks before his untimely death. We also present a rebroadcast of an interview with program host Abayomi Azikiwe over the Global Research News Hour in Canada.

Listen to the Thurs. June 8, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the efforts to upgrade the power system in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; in South Africa the ruling African National Congress (ANC) ruling party's Secretary General Gwede Mantashe has stated that the recent leaks of e-mails could serve to damage the organization; results have been announced in the Kingdom of Lesotho elections held recently; and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of violating international law by bombing a Syrian military convoy several days ago. In the second and third hours we focus on Black Music Month which has been an international period of commemoration for the last 38 years. In these segments we look at the contributions of Jimi Hendrix who arrived back in the U.S. 50 years ago to perform at the Monterey Pop Festival in California.