Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast special edition for Mon. May 29, 2017. The program is hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode includes our regular PANW report with dispatches on the ongoing reflections centered around Africa Liberation Day which commemorated the 54th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU); gas production has resumed in the North African state of Tunisia amid an escalation in mass demonstrations; the security situation in Ivory Coast remains tenuous due to the recurrent unrest within the military; and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has reported on its efforts to enhance socialism in that state on the Korean Peninsula. In the second and third hour we rebroadcast a classic address delivered by Shirley Graham Du Bois at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1970.

Listen to the Sat. May 27, 2017 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 aftermath of Africa Liberation Day for this year commemorating the 54th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the successor African Union (AU); the Zambia government has refused entry to South African right-wing opposition party leader who intended to attend the trial of an opponent of President Edgar Lungu; talks have been held between Guinean President Alpha Conde, the current Chairman of the AU and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi; and the Egyptian airforce has conducted airstrikes against supposed terrorist camps in Derna in eastern Libya in response to the massacre of 28 Chrisitian in Minya province. In the second hour we look back at the origins of the national liberation struggles in Africa during the period extending from the 1950s to the 1980s. Finally, we continue our monthlong tribute to Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) reviewing several interviews and speeches during the last year of his life.

Listen to the Thurs. May 25, 2017 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 political situation prevailing in light of the 54th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), popularly known as Africa Liberation Day; in Bolivia President Evo Morales has warned against the spread of international racism; people in Brazil are protesting against the imposition of a neo-colonial regime in the aftermath of the political coup against former Worker's Party government of President Dilma Rousseff; and the South American state of Venezuela is fortifying its position against the United States coordinated destabilization project now impacting the oil-rich state. In the second we focus on the global commemorations of Africa Liberation Day with a tribute to Samora Machel. Finally we continue our monthlong recognition of the 92nd birthday of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).

Listen to the Sat. May 20, 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 Ho Chi Minh on today's Vietnam; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Committee in Solidarity with the World People has issued a statement on the present world situation; China has objected to the declaration by New Zealand and Japan on economic development in the South Sea; and the Syrian military continues its operations against armed opposition groups financed by the United States. In the second hour we continue our monthlong focus on the 92nd birthday of Malcolm X (1925-1965) examining the martyr's views on race and international relations. Finally we present an audio documentary on the 1954 heroic battle of Dein Bein Phu by the Vietnamese people against French imperailism.

Listen to the Sat. May 13, 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 continuing diplomatic relations between the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Islamic Republic of Iran; South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he is willing to meet with the widows of the mineworkers killed in Marikana nearly five years ago; President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo has appointed a new 50-member cabinet in this Central African state; and soldiers have mutinied once again in the restive West African state of Ivory Coast. In the second hour we continue our tribute to Robert Nesta Marley, better known as Bob Marley, surrounding the 36th anniversary of his transition in 1981. And finally we present another segment honoring the 92nd birthday of African American liberation movement martyr Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).

Listen to the Wed. May 10, 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 views of the Young Communist League of South Africa on the notions related to the current phase of the national democratic revolution inside the country; the South African Communist Party has welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeals delaying a decision on the petition for parole by the convicted assassin of former Secretary General Chris Hani in 1993; the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has expressed its solidarity with Palestinian hunger strikers; and the ruling African National Congress has responded to a North Guateng High Court decision on the reshuffle of the governmental cabinet by President Jacob Zuma. In the second hour we continue our monthlong tribute to the 92nd anniversary of the birth of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz). The final hour looks at the life, times and contributions of legendary musician Bob Marley on the 36th anniversary of his transition on May 11, 1981.

Listen to the Fri. May 5, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Special 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 current economic status of the Republic of Namibia in Southern Africa; Angola has set a date for the elections to bring in a new president of the oil-rich state; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has announced the launching of another phase of development projects inside the country; and President Robert Mugabe of the Republic of Zimbabwe attended the World Economic Forum on Africa in the neighboring Republic of South Africa. In the second hour we continue our monthlong series in commeration of the life, times and contributions of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz). The final hour features an audio file on the role of radical independent journalist I.F. Stone during the period between the 1950s and early 1970s.

Listen to the Tues. May 2, 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 events surrounding May Day across the United States and the world; the Egyptian foreign minister has traveled to the East African state of Uganda to discuss water securiity; Pope Francis visited the North African state of Egypt for meeting with his Coptic counterpart; and Palestinian political prisoners are continuing a hunger strike despite claims by the state of Israel that it has ended. In addition we look at the history of May Day in the U.S. and internationally. Our final segment begins a monthlong tribute to the 92nd birthday of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).

Listen to the Thurs. April 27, 2017 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. Our program featues the regular PANW report with dispatches on the destabilization efforts by international finance capital directed to discourgement investment and growth in South Africa; the false narrative of a Detroit renaissance under capitalist ppropriation is being further exposed in a recent article; a Pentagon monitoring agency is investaging the activities of ousted National Security Adviser Michael Flynn; and the West is alarmed by the growing cooperation between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation. In the second and third hours we continue our tribute to the life, times, ideas and contributions of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of Africa. Nkrumah was the founder of the Convention People's Party which led the independence movement of the modern-state of Ghana with him as president. We look at his tenure in office from 1951-1966, and the co-presidency of Guinea-Conakry from 1966-72. Finally we review the trip of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Ghana for independence celebrations in March 1957.

Listen to the Wed. April 26, 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 upcoming final round of the French presidential elections where representatives of finance capital and neo-fascism are contesting for office; the administration of President Donald Trump is continuing its warmongering policy against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK); the Trump White House has also announced an escalation in military operations in the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia; and finally the phenomenon of Pentagon militarism is proving to be even more integral to the operations of modern-day imperialism. In the second hour we will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the passing of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the former president of Ghana and co-president of Guinea. Nkrumah was the founder of contemporary Africa.