Pan-African Journal: Recent Episodes
Pan African Radio Network
The Pan-African Journal is an audio news magazine that is broadcasted from our studios in Detroit and through remote locations around the United States and the world.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 16, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire.
Listen to the Fri. Nov. 15, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire.
Listen to the Thurs. Nov. 14, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episdoe features our PANW report with dispatches on the recent address delivered by the Yemeni resistance leader Sayyed al-Houthi on the current situation in the region; Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro has led a demonstration in Caracas in solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon; and fighting is continuing in the North Darfur region of the Republic of Sudan between the SAF and the RSF while a cholera epidemic is spreading inside the country. In the second and third hours we listen to an extensive report on developments in West Asia.
Listen to the Wed. Nov. 13, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire.
Listen to the Tues. Nov. 12, 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 escalating war in Lebanon; the ruling party of Mauritius has loss its reelection bid to the opposition; human rights violations are being committed in the war in the Republic of Sudan; and 17 Chadian soldiers have been killed in clashes with rebels. In the second hour we present an analysis of the situation in Lebanon. Finally, we look at the recent decision involving the Chagos Islands and the United States military penetration of the Indian Ocean basin off Africa's coast.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 9, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the United States and British bombing of Sanaa, the capital of Yemen; a summit of African and Russian ministers is taking place this weekend; there has been a rash of racist text messages sent to African Americans after Trump was declared winner of the presidential elections; and Germany is hosting an exibition of African art. In the second hour we look in detail at the situation in Lebanon and other West Asian states. Finally, we review a briefing from the African National Congress of South Africa.
Listen to the Fri. Nov. 8, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azkiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day including the collapse of the power grid in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Africa's most populous state. In the second hour we review developments in the war in West Asia. Finally, we look back on the 45th anniversary of the liberation of Assata Shakur.
Listen to the Thurs. Nov. 7, 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 latest developments in West Asia and West Africa. In the second and third hours we look in detail at events in West Asia along with a preliminary analysis of the recent national elections in the United States.
Listen to the Tues. Nov. 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 PANW report with dispatches on some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day from Africa and other geopolitical regions of the world. In the second and third hours we look in details at events in West Asia including a United Nations report on human rights violations in Palestine.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 2, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with many of the most pressing and burning issues of the day. In the second hour we look back on the 107th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration which created the crisis today in West Asia. We also review events in Yemen over the last several weeks.
Listen to the Fri. Nov. 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 features some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day. In the second and third hours we review in detail recent developments in West Asia.
Listen to the Thurs. Oct. 24, 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 some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day including the BRICS 16th Annual Summit. In the second and third hours we have a detailed update on the situation in West Asia.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 20, 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 PANW report with dispatches on some of the many pressing and burning issues of the day including events involving alternatives to information and analsysis on African and Asian affairs. Later we review recent developments within the African Union (AU) member-states. Finally, we provide detailed information on events in West Asia.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 19, 2024 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 appointment of Dr. Jacqueline Kitulu as the upcoming President of the World Medical Association (WMA); mpox is continuing to pose a challenge to the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC); Kenyan police says that British and Turkish nationals have been kidnapped inside this East African state; and journalists in Kenya are facing massive layoffs. In the second and third hours we focus on the political and military situation in West Asia.
Listen to the Fri. Oct. 18, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episdoe features our PANW report with dispatches on the Yemeni Armed Forces claim that resistance in Palestine will continue; Lebanon has filed a complaint within the United Nations as the South African government condemned the actions of Tel Aviv; South Africa requested the relocation of an unofficial Taiwanese office to another area of the country; and Kenya has nominated the interior minister to take the place of the deputy president after his impeachment. In the second and third hours we examine in detail events in West Asia.
Listen to the Thurs. Oct. 17, 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 some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day. In the second and third hours we review recent developments in West Asia.
Listen to the Tues. Oct. 9, 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 political and military developments in West Asia from Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq to Yemen and Iran. In the second and third hours we commemorate Black Panther Party History Month. We will review an address delivered by Stokely Carmichael (also known as Kwame Ture) at Michigan State University during Feb. 1967. Finally, we hear excerpts from a speech given by the then Minister of Information of the BPP Eldridge Cleaver at the University of California at Los Angeles in early Oct. 1968.
Listen to the Tues. Oct. 8, 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 PANW report with dispatches from the latest developments in West Asia. In the second hour we listen to a news analysis of the situation in Lebanon. In the final hour we review events in Gaza.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 6, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We look back in this program on the Black Panther Party in which October in designated as a month to recognize their historical contributions.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 5, 2024 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 threat of a military strike against Iran; Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with Iran foreign minister; South Carolina is set to execute another African American; and solar power is growing in Africa. In the second hour we look in detail at the situation in Lebanon. Finally, we review several speeches delivered at the United Nations General Assembly 79th Session by Eritrea, Niger, Burkina Faso and the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville.
Listen to the Fri. Oct. 4, 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 the ongoing fighting in Lebanon; the United States is behind the escalation of IDF aggression; Tunisia votes on Sunday for president; and Senegal turns towards traditional language. In the second hour we review more speeches from the United Nations General Assembly 79th Session from Russia, Cuba and Barbados. In the final hour we look in detail at the situation in Lebanon.
Listen to the Oct. 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 dispatches on the escalating war in Lebanon; Britain seeks again to liquidate the Chagos Islands question; the ILA has suspended their strike until early next year; and an African American man was executed by the State of Texas. In the second and third hours we review recent developments in West Asia.
Listen to the Tues. Oct. 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 features our PANW report with dispatches on the some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day. We review speeches from the United Nations General Assembly 79th Session held in New York City during late September. Also we will have updates on events in West Asia and other geo-political regions throughout the world.
Listen to the Thurs. Sept. 26. 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 some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day. In the second and third hours we continue our coverage of the United Nations General Assembly Session 79 being held in New York City as well as developments in West Asia.
Listen to the Wed. Sept. 25, 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 problems related to the lack of press freedom in Africa; African American inmate Marcellus Williams was executed by the State of Missouri; there has been an attempted coup in Burkina Faso; and the war in Lebanon is escalating. In the second hour we review speeches delivered at the United Nations General Assembly 79th Session featuring South Africa, Iran and Turkey. Finally, we look in detail at the war in Lebanon.
Listen to the Tues. Sept. 24, 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 escalating war in West Asia.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 15, 2024 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 the warning by the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) against its adversaries; the war between Hezbollah in southern Lebanon and the IOF is intensifying; Kenyan airport workers upended the privatization plans of the Ruto government; and the military leader of the Republic of Sudan is attempting to build legitimacy internationally. In the second and third hours we continue our James Baldwin centenary commemorations with a review of the 1971 discussion between the African American novelist, playwright, essayist and public intellectual with Margaret Mead, the United States anthropologist.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 14, 2024 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 escalating clashe on the border between Lebanon and Occupied Palestine; Kenya has reached a deal to export labor to Germany; and the United States has issued a travel advisory on Kenya. During the second and third hours we continue our James Baldwin centenary commemoration.
Listen to the Fri. Sept. 13, 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 anouncement by Senegalese President Faye to hold snap elections; South African Health Train is reaching thousands; Mpox has killled over 100 on the African continent; and the DPRK has disclosed a uranium enrichment plant. In the second and third hours we continue our James Baldwin centenary looking back on the events during 1965 and 1968.
Listen to the Thurs. Sept. 12, 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 PANW report with dispatches on the situation in Palestine; Sudan is facing a cholera outbreak; and Kenyan unions at the international airport have gone back to work. In the second and third hours we continue our centenary focus on African American literary figure James Baldwin.
Listen to the Wed. Sept. 11, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our PANW report with dispatches on some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day. In the second and third hours we continue our James Baldwin centenary tribute.
Listen to the Tues. Sept. 10, 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 Chinese mediation over the tensions between the West African states of Benin and Niger; the African National Congress (ANC) is preparing for local government elections in 2026; the courts in Kenya have blocked the privatization of the international airport; and there are inherent biases by rating agencies in regard to African economies. In the second hour we listen to a lecture by former South African President Thabo Mbeki on the United States and NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. Finally, we continue our centenary commemoration for James Baldwin.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 8, 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 reelection of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune; Somalia has warned businesses about ties to the breakaway Somaliland; Indonesia is building its relations with African states; and Sudanese women are calling for an end to the war. In the second hour we look again at developments in the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Finally, we review recent events in West Asia.
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.
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.
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.
Listen to the Tues. Aug. 27, 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 restructuring of public enterprises in South Africa; Ukraine casualties are mounting in the Russian Special Military operation; Ukraine has been hit by precision airstrikes carried out from Russia; and Moscow is targeting infrastructure in the continuing war with Ukraine. In the second and third hours we continue our Black August programming with rare archival audio files on events from 1970 highlighting interviews with Black Panther Party leaders including Dr. Huey P. Newton.
Listen to the Mon. Aug. 26, 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 unshakable relations between the Republic of Zimbabwe and the People's Republic of China; migrants from Senegal seeking to travel to Europe are facing grave dangers; a dam burst in eastern Sudan; and the Russian military has launched massive strikes against Ukraine. In the second and third hours we continue our Black August commemorations with segments on the Black Panther Party and the repression levelled against the organization during 1968-1969.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 25, 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 delay of mpox vaccines on the continent of Africa; the Malian government has suspended a French media outlet; also the Malian military has recapture territory from imperialist-backed rebels; and the Republic of Namibia is being urged to block a suspected Israeli-linked vessel. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Black August with a reexamination of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense during 1968.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 24, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the pledge by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the problems within the urban areas; the military internal conflict in Sudan is muting the voices of women; the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have written to the United Nations to condemn the involvement of Ukraine in terrorist attacks in West Africa; and Kenya has confirmed its first case of mpox. In the second and third hours we continue our annual commemoration of Black August with a segment on the Detroit Rebellion of July 1967 as well as a panel discussion conducted amid the unrest attempting tongrapple with the burgeoning crisis.
Listen to the Fri. Aug. 23, 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 Chicago police repression against Palestine solidarity activists outside the Democratic National Convention (DNC); the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is assessing its recently held 44th Annual Summit in the Republic of Zimbabwe; the press in Harare says that the delegations praised Zimbabwe for its progress over the recent period; and a second Memphis police officer has changed his not-guilty plea to federal civil rights charges. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Black August with reexaminations of the Chicago Freedom Movement of 1966 and the Detroit Rebellion in July 1967.
Listen to the Thurs. Aug. 22, 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 arrests of several journalists during demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago; the African continent is dealing with an outbreak of the mpox virus heavily centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) are accusing Ukraine of being involved in terrorism in West Africa; and leading figures in the Palestinian resistance movement have held a meeting. In the second and third hours we continiue our commemoration of Black August with reexaminations of the Knoxville race massacre of 1919 and the Watts Rebellion of 1965.
Listen to the Wed. Aug. 21, 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 some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day. We continue our annual Black August commemoration with segments on the conditions of Africans during the Civil War and the failure of Reconstruction.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 11, 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 announcement made by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina saying that the United States engineered her removal from office; there have been talks between the Republic of Sudan and the U.S. ahead the upcoming Geneva negotiations; a number of Sierra Leone solidiers have been sentenced to long terms in prison over a coup attempt last year; and the U.S. has arrested a man in connection with an attempted coup in Venzuela four years ago. During the second and third hours we continue our Black August programming with extensive discussions and analyses related to the Seminole Wars during the 19th century as well as the historical antecedents which lead up to the Civil War (1861-1865).
Listen to the Fri. Aug. 9, 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 the ongoing United Republic of Tanzania and People's Republic of China joint military drills; China has accused the United States with interfereing in the outcomes of the Olympics; and the NATO-backed Ukraine military have launched attacks on the Kursk region and other areas. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Black August with segments on the historical legacies of Nathaniel Turner and John Brown.
Listen to the Tues. Aug. 6, 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 the call by unionists to defend people of color, migrants and Muslims from racist right-wing gangs targeting these communities in England and Northern Ireland; the Republic of South Africa is in serious need of infrastructural improvement; unrest stemming from the economic and political crises in the Federal Republic of Nigeria has resulted in arrests, injuries and deaths; and the global stock market is experiencing volatility. In the second hour we look in detail at events in Nigeria. Finally, we continue our Black August commemorations with a reexamination of African slave revolts during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 3, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the denial of a New York Times article by an Iran press agency on the circumstances surrounding the assassination of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh; Nigeria is the scene of mass demonstrations stemming from the crisis in political economy; the government in Abuja has pleaded for the halt of the national protests; and people are being killed by the security forces in Nigeria. In the second hour we look closer at the situation in Nigeria. Finally, we begin our monthlong commemoration of Black August with a reexamination of the Haitian Revolution through C.L.R. James' book The Black Jacobins.
Listen to the Tues. July 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 the planned youth-led demonstrations in the West African state of Nigeria; despite the presence of Kenyan police, instability continues in Haiti; the East African Community (EAC) has issued a mpox alert; and Ugandan police are warning anti-corruption activists against mass demonstrations. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer with rare audio archival interviews with Bob Moses, Julian Bond and Malcolm X.
Listen to the Sun. July 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 the escalation of clashes on the borders between Lebanon and Israel; Venezuela is holding elections today; the United States has announced sanctions against some rebel leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and 23 people were killed in RSF attacks on El Fasher in the Republic of Sudan. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer 1964.
Listen to the Sat. July 27, 2024 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 role of Kenya in the ongoing Olympics Games; Niger and its government have created serious economic problems from the French-owned uranium firm which had dominated the country for years; the Democratic of Congo (DRC) leadership has accused Kenya of collaborating with Rwanda in sabatoging the country; and a Russian frigate has paid a visit to the North African state of Algeria and the Port of Oran. In the second hour we look back on the Batte for Selma some 59 years ago. Finally, we pay tribute to Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, a co-founder of the SNCC Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Listen to the Fri. July 26, 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 fact that the United States has given 20,000 bombs to the Israeli Defense Forces since Oct, 7; Yemen is vowing to continue its attacks on Tel Aviv and its interests; the South African Communist Party (SACP) has issued a statement from its meeting in Limpopo province; and the SACP has hailed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in its decision on the settler-colonial regime occupying Palestine. In the second and third hours we pay tribute to African American vocalist, organizer and scholar Bernice Johnson Reagon.
Listen to the Sat. July 20, 2024 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 IDF bombing of a civilian infrastructural oil depot in Yemen; there are efforts still underway to remove President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for 2024; a growing number of Democrats want Biden off the ticket and replaced with Vice President Kamala Harris; and a judge in Kenya has lifted the ban on youth-led demonstrations which have been taking place over the last month in the East African state. In the second and third hours we look back on the origins of the student movement which led to Freedom Summer. The Nashville Student Movement and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) played a pivotal role in the events which culminated in Mississippi during the summer of 1964.
Listen to the Sat. July 13, 2024 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 attempted assassination of former United States President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania; there has been another massacre at al-Mawasi in the Gaza Strip; Zimbabwe is preparing to host a Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit. Later we look some aspects of the history of political assassinations in the U.S.
Listen to the Sun. July 7, 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 French elections and the surge of the New Popular Front; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has requested again the return of the Alliance of Sahel States which left last year; Nigeria claims it has degraded the rebel groups operating inside the country; and the newly-elected UK Prime Minister declared that the Rwanda deportation scheme is dead and buried. We continue our focus on Freedom Summer of 1964 with a reexamination of the passage of the Civil Rights Act passed in July of that year. Finally, we listen to an audio documentary with James Baldwin on a tour of a west coast city sixty years ago.
Listen to the Sat. July 6, 2024 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 growing efforts to remove President Joe Biden as head of the Democratic Party ticket for November; a letter has been sent to Biden from Democratic Party donors asking him to step aside as the candidate; the BRICS Summit is expanding; and the Russian military is making advances in the war taking place in Ukraine. In the second and third hours we will focus on the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer. We look back on the kidnapping and murder of three Civil Rights workers that fateful summer.
Listen to the Fri. July 5, 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 Lebanese resistance responses to the martyrdom of one of its commanders; the IDF is still bombing residential areas in Gaza; in the United States Senator Mark Warner is reportedly convening a meeting to discuss the future of President Joe Biden; and Kenyan President William Ruto is blaming officials for the police brutality plaguing the East African state. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Sun. June 30, 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 announcement of a cabinet for the South African Government of National Unity (GNU); African states are urging the immediate implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); there are growing alarms involving the burgeoning food deficits in the Republic of Sudan; and Mauritania has concluded its national elections. In the second and third hours we conclude our Black Music Month commemoration with focuses on Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Sammie Bryant and Rev. C.L. Franklin.
Listen to the Sat. June 29, 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 escalating tensions on the border between southern Lebanon and Northern IOT; an investigation is underway in the death of an African American inmate at a Missouri prison; a victim of the Kenyan crackdown on demonstrations against the Finance Bill was buried inside the East African state; and the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, says that parliament will open on July 18. We continue our focus on Black Music Month with an examination of Nigerian percussionist and composer Tony Allen along with the origins of soul music in Chicago, Gary and Miami during the 1960s.
Listen to the Fri. June 28, 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 fallout from the first Biden-Trump debate in the United States; Lebanon resistance forces have escalated their attacks on settlements in the northern IOT; Yemen has reported on four operations in solidarity with Gaza; and Spain has joined the Republic of South Africa in their lawsuit against Tel Aviv at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). We continue our focus on Black Music Month with a reexamination of the history of Fela Anikulapo Kuti of Nigeria and Stax Records in Memphis.
Listen to the Thurs. June 27, 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 dynamics surrounding the establishment of a Government of National Unity (GNU) in the Republic of South Africa; there was an attempted coup in the South American state of Bolivia; Julian Assange of WikiLeaks as been released from years of detention in Britian; and Kenya remains tense after mass demonstrations against the tax hikes imposed by the government. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Sun. June 23, 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 the escalating clashes between the Lebanese resistance and the IOF; South African now has 10 parties which have joined the African National Congress-led (ANC) Government of National Unity (GNU); a probe is underway into alleged police abuses during demonstrations against tax hikes in Kenya; and the Ivory Coast is recruiting for a new healthcare program. In this episode we continue our focus on Black Music Month with tributes to Congolese musican Youlou Mabiala and Jazz pianist and composer Horace Silver.
Listen to the Sat. June 22, 2024 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 continuing resistance inside the Gaza Strip; Lebanon's Hezbollah is intensifying its attacks on the IOF; Niger has annuled its contract with a French-owned mining firm; and the African Union (AU) is supporting the request by Somalia to extends its peacekeeping mission in the Horn of Africa state. June is Black Music Month and we will focus on Ethiopian Jazz artist Mulatu Astatke. In the second and third hours we will listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Sun. June 16, 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 statement made by the Republic of South Africa Vice-President Paul Mashatile to the youth of the country on future prospects for employment and economic opportunities; there are two banks which have collapsed in the East African state of Kenya; displacement has escalated on the African continent; and United Nations peacekeeping troops in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have expanded their operations. During this program we continue our commemoration of Black Music Month with focuses on Congolese singer and composer Marie-Claire Mboyo Moseko, professionally known as M'bilia Bel, as well as African American Jazz artists Lee Morgan and Kenny Burrell.
Listen to the Sat. June 15, 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 attacks levelled against the IDF in Gaza by the Resistance; Yemen has mobilized millions in defense of the Palestinian people; Niger has lifted the immunity against ousted former President Mohamad Bazoum; and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in for a second term under a Government of National Unity (GNU). Throughout this broadcast we continue our focus on Black Music Month with segments on legendary artists such as Adelaide Hall, Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Mbaraka Mwinshehe Barbara Lynn and Clarles Mingus.
Listen to the Thurs. June 13, 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 the position of the Gaza resistance on the terms for a ceasefire; the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) has given a briefing on its recent military actions; the U.S. is becoming even more isolated internationally on the Palestinian question; and a descendant of Nelson Mandela is calling for more militant actions on the Gaza genocide. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Tues. June 11, 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 death of the Vice-President of the Malawi in a plane crash; violence is continuing in the western region of the Republic of Sudan as the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rages on; the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has reiterated its desire to joins the BRICS plus alliance; and the recent European Union (EU) parliamentary elections has shown significant gains for the far right. In the second and third hours we present updates on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Sun. June 9, 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 new details involving the massacre of Palestinians in Nuseirat; Pentagon troops have begun their withdrawal from the Republic of Niger; Somalia has secured its seat on the United Nations Security Council; and global food prices are continuing to rise sharply. In the program we present more artists in our commemoration of Black Music Month. We look at the Morogoro Jazz Band of Tanzania, Ruby Elzy and Rosetta Tharpe of the United States.
Listen to the Sat. June 8, 2024 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 IDF and Pentagon massacre of civilians in Nusierat in central Gaza where more than 200 people were killed; resistance forces in Gaza are weighing their options in response to the latest developments; SADC forces have engaged armed rebels in eastern DRC; and the Russian Foreign Minister has visited the Republic of Sudan. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Black Music Month with reviews of the life, times and contributions of Tabu Ley Rochereau, Charlie Patton and Chester Auther Burnett.
Listen to the Fri. June 7, 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 PANW report with dispatches on the statements made by military analyst regarding the situation in Palestine; the status-quo in West Asia is rapidly shifting; the United Nations is continuing its peace efforts in South Sudan; and the conditions of Sudanese refugees are examined in a new article. In this episode we continue our focus on Black Music Month where the contributions of Francois Luambo Luzanzo Makiadi (FRANCO), Art Tatum and Phineas Newborn are examined.
Listen to the Thurs. June 6, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire.
Listen to the Tues. June 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the statement delivered by the Congresss of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) on the recently held elections; the South African Communist Party (SACP) has met to discuss the results of the May 29 national elections; and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has visited several African states. In the second and third hours we continue our annual commemoration of Black Music Month looking at the origins of the music and some of its outstanding contributors. We hear music from Dr. Nico Kasanda, the legendary Congolese guitarist and composer. Later we reexamine the life, times and contributions of blues artist Willie McTell of Georgia. Finally, we review the historical development of African American music.
Listen to the Sun. June 2, 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 official outcome of the South African elections; Russian air defense has downed two MIG-29 Ukranian warplanes; Russia has warned NATO of possible retaliation for use of its weapons; and Mexico is voting for a new president. We are continuing our annual commemoration of Black Music Month with reviews of the contributions of Egyptian composer Sayed Darwish. Later we look into the history of African American traditional music. Finally, we reexamine the role of women through the works of Evelyn Preer, Blanche Calloway, Mammie Smith, Bessie Smith and Lil Green.
Listen to the Sat. June 1, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode begins our annual commemoration of Black Music Month. We will look back on the contributions of Congolese Orchestra Zaiko Langa Langa during its early phase of the 1970s; also we review the music and civic African American composers James Reese Europe during the first two decades of the 20th century. Finally, we examine the cultural trajectory of Duke Ellington.
Listen to the Fri. May 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 features our PANW report with dispatches on continuing military operations by the Yemeni Defense Forces in the Red Sea; the Lebanese Resistance leader has delivered a major policy address on the situation in the region; the United States police crack down on Palestine solidarity efforts escalate; and South Sudan has received malaria vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO). In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Tues. May 28, 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 PANW report with dispatches on the targeting of Eilat by the Iraqi Resistance; Hezbollah has increased its attacks on the northern Occupied Territories in Palestine; Atlantic Magazine has been widely criticized over an essay on justifying the killing of children during an imperialist war; and the IOF massacre in Rafah has condemned internationally. During the second and third hours we listen to a rare archival audio file of a lecture by John G. Jackson on African Civilization.
Listen to the Mon. May 27, 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 capture of an Israeli spy drone by the Palestinian resistance; the world has condemned the IDF for its continuing massacres in Rafah; Egyptian soldiers have been killed by the IOF at the Rafah crossing; and former interim Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has asserted neutrality in another bide for peace. In the second and third hours we look at the upcoming South African elections.
Listen to the May 25, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire.
Listen to the Wed. May 22, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program features a PANW report with features on the state visit by the Kenyan President William Ruto to the United States; efforts continue to dehumanize the Palestinian people; the International Criminal Court has issued warrants surrounding the war in Gaza; and we reexamine the allegations made involving the Oct. 7 Al-Aqsa Flood. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion of experts on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Sun. May 19, 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 crash of a helicopter where Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi was traveling in the Azerbijan province in the northwest of the country; various governments around the world have expressed their concern surrounding the crash in Iran and the fate of the president and foreign minister; the Hezbollah resistance movement in southern Lebanon has carried out operations against the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF); and there was a failed attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the second and third hours we pay tribute on the 99th ancestral birthday of Malcolm X. We listen to two interviews with the martyred leader on various questions which remain significant some six decades later.
Listen to the Sat. May 18, 2024 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 recent developments in the military resistance to the IDF in Gaza; Senegal has raised the possibility of encouraging the withdrawal of French forces; and Kenya lawyers are seeking to halt all plans to deploy police to the Caribbean Island-nation of Haiti. In the second hour we analyze an interview by Dr. Kenneth B. Clarke with writer James Baldwin. Finally, we review an address delivered by Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El Shabazz) in January 1965 on this 99th anniversary of his birth.
Listen to the Fri. May 17, 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 massive demonstrations in Yemen in solidarity with the people of Palestine; a veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa has spoken at an international conference; African media is at a crossroads where new technology is being introduced; and the West African state of Nigeria is still facing the challenge of high inflation. In the second and third hours we listen to lawyers arguing on behalf of South Africa in their legal claim against the State of Israel for violations of the Genocide Convention.
Listen to the Thurs. May 16, 2023 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 reasons behind the sudden departure of Pentagon troops from Niger; France has deployed troops to its South Pacific colony of New Caledonia; Russian troops are advancing in the northeastern region of Ukraine; and the assassination attempt against the Slovak Republic Prime Minister may be an indication of more violence in the region. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on recent developments in Palestine.
Listen to the Sun. May 12, 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 impact of sickle cell disease in the East African state of Uganda; Kenya is working to recover from the devastating floods which hit the country; the South African government has gone to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) again requesting emergency actions to halt the genocide in Palestine; and the Somalian government has called for the United Nations to withdraw their peacekeeping mission from the Horn of Africa state. In the second hour we listen to an analysis of the implications of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelming vote to recognize Palestine as a member-state. Finally, in the third hour we listen to two addresses by South African Foreign Minister Dr. Naledi Pandor. Firstly, speaking at the World Anti-Apartheid Conference held in Sandton and finally at a conference honoring Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh killed by the IDF nearly three years ago.
Listen to the Fri. May 10, 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 impact of drought in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; South African rescue workers are less hopeful of finding more live people from the building collapse in the Western Cape city of George; Chad's military leader has been declared the winner of the presidential elections; and there is an enhanced targeting of the Gulf of Aden under the guise of "Somalian piracy." In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on recent developments in Palestine.
Listen to the Sun. May 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 continuing protests on university campuses in the United States in solidarity with Palestine; we look at the background of these demonstrations; a leading surgeon from Gaza has died in detention; and Chad will be going to the polls this coming week. In the second hour we examine in detail the widespread solidarity actions for Palestine within higher educational institutions. Later we look at the role of U.S. intelligence in curtailing Palestine solidarity protests on campuses. Finally, we listen to an interview on the current Freedom Flotilla to Gaza.
Listen to the Sat. May 5, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the crackdown by the New York police on Palestine solidarity activists at Columbia; the resistance forces in Gaza have reported that Tel Aviv is continuing to oppose a ceasefire; Hezbollah is launching more responses to Israeli aggression; and despite tensions, trade is flourishing in East Africa. In the second hour we hear updates on the situation in Palestine. Finally, we review an address by Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) from sixty years ago.
Listen to the Fri. May 3, 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 the arrests of more than two thousand people in Palestine solidarity actions in the United States; the Yemeni Armed Forces has given a briefing on the tactics utilized in their Palestine solidarity operations; the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has issued a statement on the resistance in Gaza; and floods in Kenya have resulted in the deaths of more than 200. In the second and third hours we look at the situation involving solidarity with the Palestinians from South Africa to the campuses in the U.S.
Listen to the Thurs. May 2, 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 PANW report with dispatches on the call by the Palestinian student movement for others to join the global struggle against the genocide in Gaza; more than 2,000 people have been arrested in demonstrations on university campuses in the U.S. for campaigning in solidarity with Palestine; Tunisian opposition groups are saying they want their colleagues released before the national elections; and the former President Francois Bozize of the Central African Republic (CAR) is facing criminal charges. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on developments in Palestine.
Listen to the Tues. April 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day. We look at the situation involving demonstrations at various campuses across the United States in solidarity with Palestine and in opposition to the genocide in Gaza. In the second and third hours we look back on the life, times and contributions of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (1912-1972) during the 52nd anniversary of his transition.
Listen to the Sat. April 27, 2024 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 nationwide crackdown by United States universities on Palestine solidarity demonstrators where hundreds of students have been arrested for demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza through the disinvestment from Israeli apartheid by higher educational institutions across the country; the Yemeni Armed Forces have struck a British tanker in the Red Sea in solidarity with the Palestinian liberation struggle; Russia and Iran over the last few months have been targets of U.S.-based intelligence agencies; and the Russian Federation has spoken about the attempts of the administration of President Joe Biden to reconfigure the security situation in the Asia-Pacific region. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine and West Asia.
Listen to the Tues. April 23, 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 PANW report with dispatches on the broadening demonstrations on United States university campuses in solidarity with Palestine; nearly 300 bodies have been found in a mass grave in Gaza outside the Nassar Hospital; the European Union and the United Kingdom are sending funds to Somalia for security purposes; and 110 people in Mali have been abducted by rebels. In the second hour we listen to a rare archival audio file of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois speaking on his life's journey and mission. Finally, we hear a audio file featuring Langston Hughes, Otis Spann and others discussing African American music.
Listen to the Sun. April 21, 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 Hezbollah strikes against the IOF; Russia says United States Congressional funding for Ukraine was contingent upon the new draft law; African Americans in Chicago are speaking out on the large influx of migrants; and the Federal Republic of Nigeria has experienced a decline in crude oil production. In the second hour we look at the life, times and contributions of African American poet, playwright, novelist, composer and public intellectual Langston Hughes. Finally, we listen to a rare archival audio file of a speech by Pan-African scholar Dr. W.E. B, Du Bois.
Listen to the Sat. April 20, 2024 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 United States preparation for the withdrawal from Niger; a hangout for African American youth in Georgia has been targeted by police; in the West African state of Mali a heatwave is impacting the population; and in California three policeman have been charged in the death of young person. In the second hour we listen to report on the rising tension between Iran and Israel. Finally, we will hear a comparative analysis of the histories of South Africa and Occupied Palestine.
Listen to the Fri. April 19, 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 some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day. During the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine and West Asia.
Listen to the Tues. April 16, 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 the impact of the Iranian missile attacks on the State of Israel; in the United States there have been demonstrations which block bridges in solidarity with Palestine; Zimbabwe has introduced a new currency; and the humanitarian crisis in the Republic of Sudan is worsening after more than a year of civil war between the two factions within the military. In the second hour we pay tribute to African American poet and public intellectual Langston Hughes. Finally, we provide more analysis on the situation in West Asia.
Listen to the Sun. April 14, 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 impact of the Iranian missile and drone attacks on the State of Israel; thousands of people have rallied against United States imperialism in the West African state of Niger; experts are identifying risks for infectious diseases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and the Togolese campaigns for upcoming national elections began yesterday. In the second and third hours we look in detail at the Iranian attacks on Israel and other events in neighboring West Asian states.
Listen to the Sat. April 13, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the launching of Iranian drones against the State of Israel; the Gaza Health Ministry has issued another grim analysis of the situation inside the country; Palestine Islamic Jihad says it is prepared for an extended war; and Russian military advisors have arrived in the West African state of Niger. In the second and third hours we review the current situation in West Asia and the efforts by Iran to respond to the attacks on its embassy in Damascus.
Listen to the Fri. April 12, 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 a shoutout in Ethiopia between police and a rebel grouping; Niger is to recieve security assistance from the Russian Federation; the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has visited the military academy named in honor of his father, Kim Jong Il; and stamps have been issued on the 112th birthday of the late founder Kim Il Sung. In the second hour we look at the recently-held elections in the West African state of Senegal and the prospects for transformation of the political system. Finally, we continue our commemoration of the 126th birthday of Paul L. Robeson (1898-1976).
Listen to the Thurs. April 11, 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 the assassinations of three sons and several grandsons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh; Sudan's military leader wants to exclude adversaries from any future government; Sudan drones hit border area; and thousands are still fleeing Sudan amid ongoing conflict. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Wed. April 10, 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 IDF targeted assassinations of members of the family of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza; the United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed has declared that the international community has lost its moral compass related to the genocide in Gaza; reports indicate that the State of Israel is being defeated strategically in the current war; and physicians in the West African state of Nigeria are leaving the country in large numbers. In the second hour we listen to a report on the role of Iran in the Palestinian liberation struggle. Finally, we listen to a rare archival audio file of testimony by Paul L. Robeson before the United States Senate in 1948.
Listen to the Sun. April 7, 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 PANW report with dispatches on the announcement by the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) that they will expand their military activities in the Red Sea; a Palestinian political prisoner has died in Israeli detention; the Senegalese Prime Minister has appointed a new cabinet for the West African state; and Rwanda is commemorating the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide. In the second hour we look back on the 126th birthday of Paul L. Robeson (1898-1976). Finally, we mark the 60th anniversary of the seminal speech by Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) delivered in Detroit in 1964.
Listen to the Sat. April 6, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the speech by Lebanese Hezbollah Secretary General on the attacks by the IDF on the Iranian embassy in Syria; protests took place internationally in commemoration of al-Quds Day; the West African state of Togo has arrested leading opposition figures; and the Southern African state of Zimbabwe is introducing a new currency. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel disucssion on the current situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Fri. April 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 statement made by Yemeni leader Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi that Israel is on the decline; Sudanese former Interim Prime Minister is being charged with anti-state activity; African and Caribbean states are joining together in the demand for reparations; and Kenya makes its case for the African Union Chair in Ghana. In the second and third hours we look back on the 56th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We review audio files from April 3, 4 and 5 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee and around the country.
Listen to the Sun. March 31, 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 PANW report with dispatches on developments in Lebanon, United States militarism in Palestine; the future of Senegal amid the election of a new president; and Zambian debt relief. In the second and third hours we complete our series honoring International Women's History Month. We look at the prison-industrial complex and the contributions of Assata Shakur.
Listen to the Sat. March 30, 2024 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 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appeal for aid to South Sudan; the UN Security Council is set to consider an arms embargo against the Central African Republic; the Pentagon is concerned about its future role in Niger; and there are rapidly deteriorating relations between the Republic of South Africa and the United States. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the role of women in African politics.
Listen to the Fri. March 29, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode will feature a report from the United Nations Rappatuer for Palestine whose findings support the lawsuit filed by the Republic of South Africa against the State of Israel charging genocide for its war in Gaza. Before that we review a rare archival audio file of a panel discussion on the threat of fascism held in July 1969. The women represented in this segment were leaders in the revolutionary movement which emerged during the 1960s and 1970s. We are continuing our commemoration of International Women's History Month.
Listen to the Thurs. March 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 PANW report with dispatches on the opposition parties call for demonstrations in the West African state of Togo after the president announced measures to extend his term of office; four people have been sentenced in the assassination of a Tunisian lawyer over a decade ago; West African women farmers are gaining more recognition for their important role in agricultural production; and the security situation in worsening in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the second hour we features a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine. Finally, we rebroadcast a radio panel discussion from 1968 on the role of African American women in the freedom movement and society in general.
Listen to the Sun. March 24, 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 PANW report with dispatches on a recent attack on Niger military personnel inside the country; Algeria has set national elections for Sept.; Kenyan doctors remain on strike for the second week; and refugee camps in Chad are overflowing with new migrants. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month with segments on the impact of the Memphis massacre of 1866 on African American women. Later we listen to two speeches, one from 1968 and another delivered in 1971, by Coretta Scott King.
Listen to the Sat. March 23, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the efforts by the Republic of Zimbabwe to contain a cholera outbreak in the country; a Rwandan living in the United States has been charged in the federal courts for not revealing his role in the 1994 genocide; there are water shortages in the Republic of South Africa; and the financial institutions in Ghana are trying to cope with an internet outage impacting several African states. In the second hour we listen to an extensive interview with South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Naledi Pandor, on the legal claims made by Pretoria against the State of Israel for its war against the Palestinians in Gaza. Later we look back on the literary contributions of Ann Petry and Lorraine Hansberry as part of our commemoration of International Women's History Month.
Listen to the Fri. March 22, 2024 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 PANW report with dispatches on the recent IDF bombing of Rafah in the Gaza Strip; Yemen has provided a military update on its solidarity actions with the people of Palestine; Iraq announced that the United States has reopened talks on their exit from the country; and there are ongoing military engagements between southern Lebanon and the northern IOT. In the second and third hours we will listen to a panel discussion on the situation in West Asia.
Listen to the Tues. March 19, 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 Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) conducting drills in anticipation of a ground invasion by the United States and Britain; resistance forces are continuing their attacks on the IDF inside the Gaza Strip; the South African government in its legal actions against the IOF at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is demanding action against the genocide in Gaza; and the Republic of South Sudan has closed schools due to extreme heat in the country. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month looking back at the life, times and contributions of human and civil rights activist Ella Baker.
Listen to the Sun. March 17, 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 ongoing focus on International Women's History Month with segments on veteran civil rights organizers Ella Baker and Fannie Lou Hamer.
Listen to the Sat. March 16, 2024 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 release of a Senegalese opposition leader who will stand for presidential elections in April; Egypt is emerging as a mediator for resolving the internal conflict in the Republic of Sudan; the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reinstated the death penalty; and a Somalian hotel was retaken by the National Army from rebels. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month with segments on journalist Alice Dunnigan, activist Rosa L. Parks and Pan-African scholar Shirley Graham Du Bois.
Listen to the Fri. March 15, 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 continuing Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) operations in solidarity with the people of Gaza; a Hamas representative was interviewed by a leading Lebanese television network; the Russian Federation has launched 50 attacks against Ukraine; and the European Union (EU) is threatening more sanctions against Moscow. In the second and third hours we focus on International Women's History Month by an examination of the journalistic contributions of Ida B. Wells-Barnett and musician, radio, film and television sensation Hazel Scott.
Listen to the Thurs. March 14, 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 Russian Foreign Ministry assessment of the Pentagon plan to build a pier off the coast of Gaza to provide humanitarian assistance; more Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank during the Ramadan season; the South African Foreign Minister Dr. Naledi Pandor says that anyone found to be aiding the IDF will be arrested; and Kenya is being frustrated in its agreement with the United States to send 1,000 police officers to Haiti. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the current situation in Palestine and the West Asia region.
Listen to the Tues. March 12, 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 claims by the African National Congress (ANC) government in South Africa that Israel is violating the International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders handed down in Jan. in regard to the lawsuit filed charging genocide in Gaza; France is bolstering its military presence in Chad; Ethiopia is considering withdrawal from its port agreement with the breakaway territory of Somaliland; and Kenya has come under additional pressure to deploy its police force to Haiti amid the collapse of the government of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. In the second and third hours we continue our commemoration of International Women's History Month with a focus on the role of women in the abolitionist movement and during the United States Civil War.
Listen to the Sun. March 10, 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 the often overlooked plight of Palestinians in the West Bank; the White House has not fundamentally altered its policies towards Gaza despite the rhetoric to the contrary; a former cabinet minister from the West African state of Gambia has accused the Swiss Court of racism and lies; and the International Monetrary Fund (IMF) is releasing $120 million to the East African state of Uganda. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month with features on the legendary vocalist Ruby Elzy and the role of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) during the early 20th century.
Listen to the Sat. March 9, 2024 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 continuing resistance efforts by Palestinians in Gaza; liberal feminism has been criticized over the failure to express solidarity with Palestine; demonstrations were held across the world on International Women's Day; and violence continues in the Caribbean nation of Haiti. In the second and third hours we present our latest installment on International Women's History Month with a review of the life, times and contributions of Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964).
Listen to the Fri. March 8, 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 silence within the western media on the plight of Palestinian women on International Women's Day; Yemen leaders have condemned the United States for supplying negligible aid and tons of weapons to bomb Gaza; 25% of African American women in a recent poll say that reproductive rights are a major issue; and there are problems in the implementation of the redistricting legislation for Alabama upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. In the second and third hours we will focus on recent developments in Palestine.
Listen to the Thurs. March 7, 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 the request by the Republic of South Africa to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the situation in Gaza; Iraqi resistance forces pledge to continue attacks until a ceasefire; the current negotiations on a ceasefire is being delayed due to the intransigence of Tel Aviv; and the West African state of Senegal has set a date for the national elections. In the second and third hours we continue our International Women's History Month program with features on June Milne, the longtime research assistant, editor and publisher for Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and Lucy Parsons, militant labor and anti-racist organizer during the late 19th and early decades of the 20th centuries.
Listen to the Tues. March 5, 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 the opposition by the Rwanda government on the deployment of Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops to neighboring eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Yemen is continuing its solidarity efforts in support of the Palestinian people; the Gaza resistance has reported on attacks against the IDF; and additional sanctions have been leveled against the Republic of Zimbabwe by the administration of United States President Joe Biden. In the second and third hours we move forward with our International Women's History Month programming featuring segments on Fannie Berrier Williams and Hallie Quinn Brown.
Listen to the Sun. March 3, 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 the continuing resistance to the Israeli occupation of Gaza; South Africa has accused the western states of being complicit in the genocide in Palestine; Ethiopia and Tanzania have signed a trade deal; and the Caribbean nation of Haiti is facing the threat of another coup. In the second and third hours we move forward in our International Women's History Month programming examining the role of African women in the Civil War and in the labor force,
Listen to the Sat. March 2, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program continues our focus on International Women's History Month. We will hear segments on some the leading 19th and 20th century African women leaders who were involved in the movements for gender equality, voting rights and against racism and national oppression. One of the personalities we will discuss is the journalist, social scientist, organizer, public intellectual and feminist pioneer Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
Listen to the Fri. March 1, 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 the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza waiting for assistance from humanitarian organizations; talks have stalled on a ceasefire in Gaza; Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of grave consequences if NATO deploys troops into Ukraine; and Haiti is being threatened with another coup. In the second and third hours we begin a series in honor of Women's History Month with a focus on Eliza Mary Church Terrell.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 25, 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 obstruction of the prisoners exchange by Tel Aviv during talks in Paris; an individual set themselves on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.; the Kenya government is attempting to build unity in the East African Community; and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo has put Uganda on alert. In the second and third hours we continue our African American History Month commemoration with a tribute to Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) on the 59th anniversary of his martyrdom.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 24, 2024 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 statements made by the Republic of Namibia on the parallels between the early 20th century genocide in their country and the Palestinian situation; the South African government is calling for worldwide testimony related to the case against Tel Aviv in the International Court of Justice; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted sanctions against Niger; and Russia is assessing the special military operations in Ukraine on the second anniversary of the war. In the second hour we continue our focus on African American History Month commemorating the 59th anniversay of the martyrdom of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).
Listen to the Fri. Feb. 23, 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 PANW report with dispatches on the impact of the Palestine solidarity movement on the Democratic Party primaries; Lebanon resistance forces continue to target the IOF; migrants in Tunisia are awaiting a decision by Albania on resettlement; and Senegal President Macky Sall says he will leave office by April. We continue our African American History Month programming with a tribute to Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) on the 59th anniversary of his martyrdom. We will feature speeches and a press conference from Jan. and Feb. 1965.
Listen to the Thurs. Feb. 22, 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 role of the International Court of Justice in the Palestinian crisis; Somalia and Turkey have signed a security agreement; Burkina Faso represents a new political trend in Africa among the Alliance of Sahel States; and Ghana teachers are protesting the 2-tier pay system. In the second and third hours we continue our African American History Month series with a focus on Malcolm X during 1964.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 18, 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 condemnation of Israel by the African Union (AU) at their summit in Ethiopia; fighting is intensifying in Gaza and Khan Younis; Hezbollah took control of an IDF drone; and the Sudanese military factions are now engaging in sabatoge. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month with a segment on the Nat Turner rebellion of 1831. Later we look back on the Black Seminole Wars against the United States government during the early decades of the 19th century. Finally, we listen to excerpts from an address delivered by African American playwright, journalist and public intellectual Lorraine Hansberry in June 1964 in New York City.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 17, 2024 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 Russian military victory in a major stronghold of the Ukrainian forces; the talks mediated by Qatar on the Gaza crisis have stalled; MIT has suspended a student organization for their solidarity work for Palestine; and the United Nations High Court have rejected the motion by South Africa for an emergency measure to halt the IDF assault on Rafah. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month with segments on Claudia Jones and Dr. Huey P. Newton.
Listen to the Fri. Feb. 16, 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 the statement made by the Lebanese resistance on the current state of clashes with the IOF; Palestine is continuing to face a worsening war situation; the humanitarian crisis in the Republic of Sudan is being addressed in an international conference in France; and figures are now available for the economic growth of African Union (AU) member-states during the previous year. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 11, 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 PANW report with dispatches on mass demonstrations in the Kingdom of Morocco demanding that the government cancels its peace agreement with Israel; Egypt says that its 45-year-old accord with Tel Aviv is in jeopardy amid threats by the settler-colonial regime to launch an offensive in Rafah; and Ethiopia is working on its integration into the BRICS Summit. In the second hour we listen to a report from Pam Africa on the medical situation involving political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. Later we look at the political damage to the administration of President Joe Biden due to the United States role in Palestine, North Africa and West Asia. The Alliance of Sahel States composed of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, have announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Finally, we continue our African American History Month series with a rare archival 1970 interview with C.L.R. James on the Haitian Revolution.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 10, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on continuing siege of Gaza in Palestine; the Iran foreign minister says that the Israeli government needs the current war to survive; Georgia police and FBI agents have raided the homes of activists seeking to halt Cop City; and Malawi has dropped visa requirements for people holding, United States, United Kingdom and China passports. In the second hour we listen to an address delivered by South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation on the situation in Palestine. Finally, we listen to excerpts from a lecture delivered by Shirley Graham Du Bois on African history in honor of African American History Month.
Listen to the Fri. Feb. 9, 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 South African State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa; the South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Naledi Pandor, has reported harassment by Israeli intelligence agents; residents of the area around Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have fled anticipating violence; and the centuries-old art stolen from Ghana during the colonial era has been returned. In the second and third hours we listen to the State of the Nation Address by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Listen to the Thurs. Feb. 8, 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 the Iraqi resistance forces having pledged to respond to the bombings by the Pentagon; Yemeni resistance leaders explain their strategic objectives; representatives of Sudan and Iran have held a meeting in Tehran; and the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a report on the spread of cholera on the African continent. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Tues. Feb. 6, 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 call by some in the United States Senate to place some restrictions on the supply of weapons to the IDF; Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy has attempted to calm concerns regarding relations with neighboring Somalia; Sudan's humanitarian crisis is worsening due to the factional fighting over the last ten months; and Senegal is postponing its scheduled national elections. In the second hour we continue our focus on African American History Month with a review of the work of Dr. Chancellor Williams. Finally, we pay tribute to the 79th birthday of Bob Marley.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the recent death of Republic of Namibia President Hage Geingob; the Vice President has been sworn in as an interim leader; the East African states are facing the potential for rising food prices; and the President of Kenya says that corruption underlines the recent explosion in Nairobi. In the second hour we look in detail at the transition in Namibia. Finally, we review developments in Gaza and around the region.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 3, 2024 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features a PANW report with dispatches on another round of airstrikes by the United States and Britain against Yemen; the Russian Federation has taken the bombing of Iraq and Syria by the Biden White House to the United Nations Security Council; Iran has clarified its position on war with the U.S.; and the South African Foreign Ministry says its embassy will remain closed in Tel Aviv. In the second hour we look more in detail at the Pentagon bombing of Iraq and Syria this week. Finally, we begin our African American History Month programming by examining the African origins of civilizations.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 28, 2024 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 PANW report with dispatches related to attacks by the Washington Post on a leading primary source for Palestinian affairs; the Alliance of Sahel States have formally withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); Mali has ended its ceasefire with a rebel grouping; and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited four African states. In the second hour we listen to a debate on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the South African lawsuit against Israel. We then examine the killing of three U.S. troops in a drone attack in Jordan.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 27, 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the interview delivered by Republic of South Africa Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Naledi Pandor, on the necessity for Palestinian solidarity within the Global South; the resistance continues in Gaza against the occupation by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF); some 60 IDF soldiers have been reportedly killed over the last several days; and the Supreme Court in Kenya has halted the deployment of police to the Caribbean nation of Haiti. In the second hour we look more in detail at the ongoing fighting in Gaza. Finally, we review the case filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) against the administration of United States President Joe Biden over its support for the genocide in Gaza.
Listen to the Fri. Jan. 26, 2024 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode has a focus on the recently delivered International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision at the Hague. Our PANW segment will feature reports on the world's lauding of the ruling by the United Nations High Court; we look in detail at the character of the decision; the Republic of South Africa, the bringer of the legal petition on behalf of the Palestinian people, have hailed the court order; and the resistance forces in Gaza are responding favorably to the ICJ. In the second hour we listen to the response of the South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, Dr. Naledi Pandor, on the ICJ preliminary findings. Later we review the actual order read by the president of the ICJ. Finally, we listen to a panel discussion on the legal implications of the ICJ ruling.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 21, 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 Day 107 of the siege upon Gaza; United States President Joe Biden is fueling a regional war in West Asia; Ethiopians are celebrating an Orthodox holiday in the Horn of Africa state; and the Republic of Sudan has withdrawn from the regional Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). In the second hour we look at the costs of the siege upon Gaza. Then there is an assessment of the recent elections in Taiwan and its impact on relations with mainland People's Republic of China. Later we listen to an interview with Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Jean Pierre Bemba. Finally, we review the character of relations between the African Union (AU) and the People's Republic of China.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 20, 2024 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 airstrikes targeting resistance forces in Syria; another attack attributed to the IDF has been carried out in southern Lebanon; the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit has been held in the East African state of Uganda where the situation in Gaza was a major focus; and the incumbent president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been inaugurated for a second term in the mineral-rich central African state. In the second hour we look closer at the NAM Summit. Later we focus on the statement by the Republic of Namibia condemning Germany in their support for the genocidal assault on Gaza. Finally, we listen to a discussion on the potential outcomes of the South African case against the State of Israel charging violations of the Genocide Convention.
Listen to the Fri. Jan. 19, 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 complaint delivered to the State of Israel in Davos, Switzerland during the World Economic Forum (WEF); there is another report on the impact of IOF policy on the Bedouin sector in Palestine; journalist John Pilger has died at the age of 84; and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening everyday. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion of experts on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 14, 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 ongoing bombing of Yemen by the United States and United Kingdom aimed halting their solidarity acitions with the Palestinian resistance; Lebanon resistance forces are pledging a war without boundaries; the resistance efforts in Gaza continues; and Somalia is once being targeted by imperialism as a source of piracy. In the second hour we pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 95th anniversary of his birth. Finally, we look at the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa in their efforts to maintain leadership and internationalism.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 13, 2024 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 reports that two United States Naval soldiers have gone missing off the coast of Somalia; airstrikes have continued against the people of Yemen; Russia and China at the United Nations Security Council have rejected the U.S.-UK bombing of Yemen; and resistance forces in Yemen have pledged a painful response to the attacks launched by imperialism. In the second hour we look at demonstrations taking place in South Africa in support of its genocide legal case against Israel. We continue to analyze the lawsuit by the South African government against Tel Aviv. Finally, we pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his 95th birthday which is commemorated as a federal holiday in the U.S. this weekend.
Listen to the Fri. Jan. 12, 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 recent aerial strikes by the United States and Britain in Yemen; China and Sierra Leone are enhancing their cooperation in the area of public health; the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an update on the cholera outbreak in Somalia; and Ethiopia is becoming a focus for finance technology. In the second hour we look in detail at the Pentagon aggression against Yemen and the Red Sea area. Finally, we continue our coverage of the Republic of South Africa lawsuit against the State of Israel for genocide.
Listen to the Thurs. Jan. 11, 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 the Republic of South Africa filing of a case against the State of Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ); Iran says it is in support of the RSA case against Tel Aviv; fighting continues in Sudan between the Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); and Cameroon is introducing a vaccine to combat malaria. In the second hour listen to a media briefing led by South African Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola. We then review recent events in Palestine through a panel of experts.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 7, 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 destruction of historical sites in Gaza by the IDF; there are concerns about a weapons fair taking place in the UK; Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia are all battling outbreaks of cholera. In the second hour we look at the debate over genocide in the international community. We then focus on the upcoming national holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a segment on the role of the United States government in undermining the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s. Finally, we listen to an address delivered by the martyred leader.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 6, 2024 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 recently released video of the killing of IDF captive soldiers by their own troops; we will remember Refaat Alareer one month after his death; the Sudanese Armed Forces General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has again rejected a meeting with RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti); and the Somalian government has rejected a deal between breakaway Somaliland and Kenya for the utilization of a port. In the second hour we address the question of genocide in the modern era. Later we look back on the 161st anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Finally, we pay tribute to the upcoming holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968).
Listen to the Fri. Jan. 5, 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 PANW report with dispatches on the address delivered by Hezbollah leader Sheikh Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the situation on the border with Israel; fighting continues to rage in Gaza; the Iraqi government has once again demanded the exit of United States forces from the country; and Iran says it has arrested several suspects in the bombing which occurred earlier in the week. In the second hour we listen to the address of the Lebanese resistance leader. Finally, the upcoming MLK Day federal holiday will celebrate the 95th birthday of the martyred Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Listen to the Thurs. Jan. 4, 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 the Yemeni Armed Forces remaining undeterred by the threats from the United States; there is a continuing response to the targeted assassination of a Hamas deputy leader; the U.S. admits to the killing of a Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces leader; and Sierra Leone has indicted the former president for treason. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel of experts on events in Palestine.
Listen to the Wed. Jan. 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 regular PANW report with dispatches on the denial by the United States that genocide is taking place in Gaza; the Lebanese resistance leader has delivered a major address in Beirut; a Pentagon base has been struck again in Iraq by resistance forces; and there was a bombing in Iran which killed over 100 people. In the second hour we listen to the address delivered by Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah on events in Palestine, Lebanon and across the region. Finally, we listen to a panel discussion on recent events in Palestine.
Listen to the Tues. Jan. 2, 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 case filed against the State of Israel by the Republic of South Africa charging genocide; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he is looking forward to being an official member of BRICS; Angola is unveiling its budget for 2024; and in Chad a former opposition leader has been appointed prime minister. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Palestine with examinations of the recent targeted assassination of a Hamas leader in Lebanon and the South African legal claim against Tel Aviv at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). We then review the impact of the siege on Gaza in mobilizing youth internationally.
Listen to the Mon. Jan. 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 features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the ongoing bombing and ground offensive by the IDF against the people of Gaza; the Wall Street Journal says that the destruction in Gaza is worse than Dresden during WWII; not as many Palestinians have died in warfare since the original Nakba of 1948; and in South Africa 22 people have died as a result of heavy flooding. In the second and third hours we look back on two historic speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1967 on the casualties of the Vietnam War and the Other America.
Listen to the Wed. Dec. 27, 2023 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 announcement by the Yemeni Armed Forces that they are prepared for any attack by the Pentagon; the Hamas resistance movement is continuing to target IDF soldiers and equipment in Gaza; there is the reported introduction of Russian-made RPGs in the Gaza theater; and Iraqi resistance forces are still firing missiles into U.S. military bases. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel of experts discussing the humanitarian and security situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Tues. Dec. 26, 2023 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 withdrawal by the CNSP government in Niger from yet another French-led international grouping; the leader of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says he is interested in the recent proposal by the former Interim Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to end the war with the Armed Forces; resistance forces in Gaza are continuing their military campaign against the IDF; and a leading Iranian General has been assassinated in Syria by the IDF. In the second hour we look in detail at the attacks by imperialism on the resistance forces in West Asia. Finally, we then review Day 78 of the situation in Gaza.
Listen to the Mon. Dec. 25, 2023 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 growing Pentagon presence in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden region in West Asia and Northeast Africa; there are more journalists being killed in Gaza; in the North African state of Morocco people are demonstrating in solidarity with Palestine; and the Vatican has expressed solidarity with the people of Gaza. In the second hour we look at the worsening humanitarian situation among Palestinians in Gaza. Later we examine the unprecedented targeting of journalists by the IDF in Palestine. Finally, we look back on the Massey Lectures by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the last several months of his life.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 24, 2023 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 mounting casulaties among the IDF in Gaza; the North African state of Tunisia is holding local elections today; several people have died in clashes on the Burundi-DRC border; and the Somalian National Army is engaging with armed rebels in the south of the Horn of Africa state. In the second hour we look at the regional dimensions of the genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza. Finally, we review the historic Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Dec. 1967.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 23, 2023 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 memorial services for South African singer Zahara; Ethiopia is looking at the impact of climate change on the Horn of Africa state; Zimbabwe has been struck by heavy rains near the capital of Harare; and Senegal opposition figure Karim Wade has filed to contest presidential elections in 2024. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Fri. Dec. 22, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the Yemen resistance forces saying they are not deterred by Pentagon threats; South African veteran activist says racism is pervasive in Occupied Palestine; the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued another statement on Gaza; and the military situation in Gaza remains tense. In the second hour we look at the role of the United States in the grave humanitarian situation in Gaza. We then listen to the historic Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Massey Lectures part I. Finally, we review the recent African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa media briefing at KZN.
Listen to the Thurs. Dec. 21, 2023 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 recent prisoners swap between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the United States; the Yemen Resistance forces have warned Washington of retaliation if the Pentagon interferes with its blockade of vessels moving through the Red Sea towards Israeli-controlled ports; fighting has escalated between Hezbollah and the IDF on the Lebanon-Israel border; and fierce clashes are continuing in Gaza between the Resistance and the IDF. In the second and third hours we features a panel discussion on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 16, 2023 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 Yemeni resistance enforcement of a blockade against Israeli ports; resistance forces in Iraq and Syria have launched 97 attacks against Pentagon bases; attacks on Israel from southern Lebanon are escalating; and the IDF is losing more soldiers and military equipment in Gaza. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion of experts on the situation in Palestine.
Listen to the Thurs. Dec. 14, 2023 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 intervention of Yemen resistance forces in expressing solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza; IDF soldiers have engaged in raids in Jenin over the last three days; Kenya and China are enhancing their relations; and a delegation of women from Niger have visited ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja. In the second hour we look at the way in which the Gaza siege is viewed outside the West. Later we ask are boycotts against Israel effective. Finally, the demand for reparations is escalating on the African continent.
Listen to the Tues. Dec. 12, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on the escalating naval efforts by the Yemeni resistance aimed at blocking the docking of ships at Israeli ports; Egypt and Mauritania are pursuing a new initiative to force an United Nations vote for a ceasefire over Gaza; the U.S. is sending massive weapons supplies to Tel Aviv amid the escalating war against Gaza; and more criticism is being levelled at Washington for the crisis in Palestine. In the second and third hours we examine recent developments in Palestine through a panel discussion with experts.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 11, 2023 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 death of longtime in detention former Black Panther Party member Ed Poindexter in Nebraska; Yemen has declared a blockade of all Israeli ships in the Gulf of Aden; the death toll is continuing to mount in Gaza; and the IOF are raiding areas in the West Bank leading to more deaths and destruction in Occupied Palestine. In the second hour we look in detail at the situation in Gaza and the prospects for the lessening of tensions. In the third hour we listen to two African National Congress (ANC) press briefings on the upcoming 2024 national elections.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 9, 2023 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 recently held conference on Palestine in the Republic of South Africa; there are new reports on the status of fighting in West Asia; thousands of weapons are being utilized to continue the war in Palestine; and White House interns have issued an anonymous statement denouncing the foreign policy of President Joe Biden. In the second and third hours we review developments in Palestine over the last several days.
Listen to the Tues. Dec. 5, 2023 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 intensifying clashes in the Gaza Strip; many civilians have died this month in Palestine; IDF soldiers are advancing towards the southern areas of the strip; and at least 50 people have been killed due to an IDF bombing of a school. In the second and third hours we cover in details events in Palestine with a panel discussion.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 3, 2023 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 resumption of the fighting in Gaza since the failure to extend the truce; solidarity efforts with Palestine continue in Europe and internationally; Somalia has welcomed the lifting of the arms ban; and Tanzania's hydroelectric system is being upgraded. In the second hour we look at the costs of the IDF war on Gaza. Finally, we continue our re-examination of some of the theories surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy sixty years ago.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 2, 2023 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 Global Conference in Solidarity with Palestine which will take place in the Republic of South Africa; a leading Palestinian academic was killed in Gaza recently; the IDF has given more evacuation orders after the resumption of bombing; and resistance forces are saying there will be no more releases of captives until the hostility is ended. In the second and third hours we will listen to a panel discussion on developments over the last few days in Palestine.
Listen to the Thurs. Nov. 30, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the continuing violence in Palestine amid the extension of a temporary truce; Yemen resistance forces say the fate of captured commercial vessels is in the hands of the Palestinians; the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have stated they will launch an offensive against the RSF; and a regional court has given the go ahead for the construction of the East Africa Oil Pipeline. In the second hour we examine the South African response to the International Day of Solidarity with Palestine. Also we analyze the prospects for a permanent ceasefire in Palestine. In addition there is a report on the impact of war on women.
Listen to the Tues. Nov. 28, 2023 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 attempted coup in the West African state of Sierra Leone over the weekend; there are continuing arrests of Palestinians despite the temporary truce with Tel Aviv; resistance forces in Palestine say that violations of the pause have occured on the part of the IDF; and the United States has blamed Somalians for the purported attempted seizure of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden. In the second and third hours we hear a panel discussion on recent developments in Palestine.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 26, 2023 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 mass demonstrations held in solidarity with Palestine on the African Indian Ocean French colony of Reunion; there have been additional prisoner exchanges in Palestine; what could happen after the four day truce; and the Syria airport in Damascus was struck by the IAF. In the second and third hours we continue our examination of the theories surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy sixty years ago.
Listen to the Sat. Nov 25, 2023 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 call by the South African Foreign Minister for Israel to be officially declared an apartheid state; 39 Palestinian political prisoners have been released from Israeli prisons; there have been statements from the recently freed detainees to the press; and tens of thousands of people are reportedly heading back to northern Gaza. In the second and third hours we review the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy sixty years ago and the critiques of the government-controlled investigations into his murder during the 1960s.
Listen to the Fri. Nov. 24, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on the politics surrounding the release of prisoners of war in Palestine; journalists from Palestine and Lebanon are still being assassinated by the IDF; the Lebanese border war front is intensifying; and the Palestine resistance is continuing its military operations in Gaza against the IDF. In the second and third hours our panel discussion consists of views on the situation in Palestine and throughout the West Asia and North Africa region.
Listen to the Thurs. Nov. 23, 2023 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 release of videos by opposition forces in Palestine which challenge the corporate media narratives; the White House says there is no genocide taking place in Gaza; there are alternative assessments of the politico-military situation in Gaza and the West Bank; and in Gaza there are continuing massacres on a daily basis. In the second hour we look at the Day of Mourning with a focus on the African-Indian alliance in the southeast region in a war against burgeoning imperialism during the early and mid-19th century.
Listen to the Wed. Nov. 22, 2023 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 decision by the South African parliament to break diplomatic relations between Pretoria and Tel Aviv; the United States has bombed areas in Iraq purportedly in retaliation for attacks on Pentagon bases; a resistance movement in Gaza says two hostages have died due to the delay by the Israeli regime over several weeks; and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has successfully launched another satellite. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on recent developments in Palestine.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 19, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on the continuing mass demonstrations throughout the world in solidarity with Palestine; resistance groups in Lebanon say that the United States are responsible for the war in Gaza; the government in Iran has warned Washington that it will respond to any attack; and the U.S. bases in Iraq are still being targeted by militias in solidarity with Palestine. In the second and third hours we will listen to a panel discussion on recent events in West Asia.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 18, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features a PANW report with dispatches on the military situation in Gaza where the Strip has been bombed and partially occupied for more than 40 days; the enormous costs of imperialist wars are being paid by the working class and oppressed within the industrialized states; clashes have spread again to the West Bank where reports of deaths are coming in; and Lebanon is continuing to engage the IDF as the situation in Gaza unfolds. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the details surrounding the siege on Gaza.
Listen to the Sunday Nov. 12, 2023 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 claims that the United States has launched additional airstrikes in eastern Syria purportedly targeting bases of the resistance forces which have fired on Pentagon installations; billionaires in the U.S. are preparing to launch a well-financed campaign to counter Palestine solidarity efforts; hospitals in Gaza remain under siege by the IDF; and French military forces are continuing to leave West Africa. In the second and third hours we look at the countries which are severing ties with Tel Aviv. Later we analyze the cost of the war on Gaza. We then examine the early history of the formation of the State of Israel and its impact on the United Nations.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 11, 2023 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 Palestine solidarity demonstrations in London and other European capitals demanding a ceasefire and the liberation of the oppressed nation; there have been attacks on the United States military bases in West Asia in response to the heightening imperialist aggression in the region; South African political parties are calling for the severance of diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv; and the resistance to the ground incursion in Gaza is continuing. In the second and third hours we will listen to various reports on developments in West Asia and Africa related to the tensions in Palestine and other geopolitical regions.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 5, 2023 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 continuing threat of a further regionalization of the siege on Gaza; Yemen pledges support for Gaza again; Israeli leader accused of creating a catastrophe for settler regime; and Iraq being drawn into another war. In the second and third hours we review interviews on the current crisis in Palestine and West Asia. Two interviews feature PANW editor and Pan-African Journal host Abayomi Azikiwe discussing the situation in West Asia, North Africa and United States politics.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 4, 2023 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 recent developments on the war front in Gaza; in the aftermath of the major address by Lebanon resistance leader Sheikh Sayeed Hassan Nasrallah several European states have contacted the movement for consultations on the future of the struggle in West Asia; the links between Palestine and Lebanon are more evident than ever in modern history; and Pentagon bases have been attacked in the regions of the Gulf and Eastern Mediterranean. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion on the siege of Gaza.
Listen to the Fri. Nov. 3, 2023 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 recent developments in the siege of Gaza. We will review the speech by Lebanon resistance leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah and the role of regional forces in the ongoing war in Palestine. Later in the program we listen to an analysis of the events over the last four weeks in West Asia.
Listen to the Tues. Oct. 31, 2023 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 recently disclosed report by the State of Israel for the massive displacement of Palestinians reminiscent of the Nakba of 1948; there has been a bombing by the IDF at the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza; Yemen resistance forces say they have fired rockets towards Israel in recent days; and fierce fighting is taking place between the IDF and resistance forces inside northern Gaza. In the second and third hours we listen to a panel discussion examining the details of the humanitarian and security crisis in Gaza and other areas of Palestine.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 29, 2023 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 ongoing devastating impact of the siege of Gaza; the system of oppression in Palestine has been compared to the former apartheid system in Southern Africa; reports indicate that the number of casualties in Gaza have increased in the last four days; and we listen to an interview with the victims of the siege on Gaza. In the second hour we review an interview with former United States State Department official Josh Paul who recently resigned over differences with the administration of President Joe Biden. An interview with the resistance forces provides insights into the strategic outlook of Palestinians. We examine the trauma suffered by children in the current onslaught. Finally, we analyze the full spectrum of the blockade on the Gaza Strip.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 28, 2023 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 message sent out by United States Congresswoman Cori Bush saying that Israel imposed a communications blockage in an effort to conceal the crimes being committed in Gaza; an article in Intercept exposes the construction of a U.S. military base in Israel; clashes have continued between Hamas military units and the IDF in Gaza; and a marketplace was targeted by the IAF in Gaza. In the second and third hours we continue our coverage on the siege of Gaza. We hear an interview with South African Foreign Minister Dr. Naledi Pandor at the United Nations. Another report examines the potential for the Lebanese resistance to enter the conflict involving the siege of Gaza. Also, we look at the implications of the impact of the UN votes this week on the future of international relations.
Listen to the Fri. Oct. 27, 2023 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 expanding military activity in West Asia and North Africa where the siege of Gaza has spawned a broader theater of conflict. There has been the deployment of United States aircraft carriers and troops to the eastern Mediterranean. The United Nations Security Council has been a focal point in the debate over a ceasefire and the opening of a humanitarian corridor to provide assistance to the people of Gaza. In the second hour we will review excerpts from the UN Security Council debate. Finally, we listen to a panel discussion on the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the agencies working to provide assistance.
Listen to the Tues. Oct. 24, 2023 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 hundreds dying everyday due to the IDF siege of Gaza which is backed by the United States; there is the constant threat of an expanding war in West Asia and North Africa with the sending of military equipment, aircraft carriers and troops by Washington to the region; there are ongoing clashes in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the Israeli security forces including the IDF; and the U.S. administration of President Joe Biden has worsened the crisis in Gaza and throughout the region. Finally, we will listen to a panel discussion analyzing the events in Gaza in recent days. The panel examines the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the political situation inside the Occupied Territories.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 22, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on the recent statement by the Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah on the situation in Palestine; clashes have been reported in Khan Yunis between the al-Qassam Brigades and the IDF; Syria has reported that its airports in Damascus and Aleppo were struck in IDF attacks overnight; and the ousted president of Niger has failed in an attempted break from detention. In the second hour we look at the potential for a full blown regional war in West Asia. We then review the origins of the Palestine crisis. Finally, we examine the recently-held Third Summit of the Belt and Road Initiative in China.
Listen to Sat. Oct. 21, 2023 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 ongoing siege of Gaza and the international implications of the crisis. This episode will review the address delivered by the Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Cairo Summit on the Gaza siege held earlier today. Other segments analyze the humanitarian crisis among the Palestinians and the regional implications of the ongoing siege.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 15, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features an extended PANW report with a focus on the current siege of Gaza which has killed thousands of Palestinians. We will examine the global risks of an escalation and expansion of the burgeoning war in West Asia which could easily spill over into other sections of the region along with North Africa. In addition, we look into the overall impact of United States foreign policy in the present politico-military conjuncture.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 14, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features an in-depth analysis of the worsening crisis in West Asia looking at the upsurge of clashes in Palestine and the implications for North Africa and other geo-political regions. We will listen to a discussion on the character of media coverage of the conflict; a speech by South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and her perspective on the world situation; and we hear statements from some of the key players in the contemporary unrest.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 1, 2023 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 expansion of the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against the three leading car producing firms; the Zimbabwe government is continuing its economic growth strategy in the Southern African state; the inter-military clashes in Sudan has done considerable damage to the country; and the schools in Libya have reopened in the aftermath of massive flooding. In the second hour we look in detail at the recently-signed Sahel Security Pact involving Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Finally, we look back on the contributions of the Black Panther Party with an extensive interview with Stokely Carmichael, later known as Kwame Ture, where he discusses the transformation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the formation of the original Black Panther Party.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 30, 2023 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 attempt to divert another government shutdown in Washington, D.C.; the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville is participating in a forum on the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI); Ethiopia is working to reach the full capacity of its Grand Renaissance Project (GERD); and we look at the August coup in Gabon and its implications for the Central Africa region. In the second and third hours we continue our review of the United Nations General Assembly 78th session. In this episode we will listen to the addresses from leaders from Zimbabwe, Iran, State of Palestine, China, Ethiopia and Cuba.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 24, 2023 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 an explosion in the West African state of Benin at an illegal fuel warehouse; France has recalled its ambassador and diplomatic staff from Niger; Belarus says it supports Africa and other geopolitical regions of the Global South in efforts to gain equal status on the United Nations Security Council; and the Russian Federation proclaims that it is backing African states in their development and security issues. In the second and third hours we listen to deliberations from the United Nations General Assembly 78th Session in New York City. We will examine the addresses of Mali, Burkina Faso, Gabon and Russia.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 23, 2023 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 ongoing United Nations General Assembly 78th Session in New York City; in Ghana, the Chinese community has paid tribute to the birthday of the founder of modern Africa, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah; there is continuing discussion surrounding the recent visit of the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the Russian Federation; and the NATO-backed Ukrainian military claims that it has struck the Black Sea Naval operations in Crimea. In the second hour we listen to speeches from various African leaders at the United Nations General Assembly including Guinea, South Africa and Barbados in the Caribbean. Finally, we pay tribute to the contributions of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah through excerpts of his UN address of 1960 and broadcast over the Voice of the Revolution in Conakry, Guinea during 1966.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 17, 2023 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 humanitarian disaster in Derna, Libya where the continuing impact of the floods are causing enormous challenges; the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pledged to allocate a loan to the Kingdom of Morocco that is reeling from a recent earthquake which has killed thousands; Ethiopia has praised the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI); and United States hegemony is being fought by progressive forces around the world. In the second hour we look at the full membership of the African Union (AU) in the Group of 20 (G20). Later, we explore the issues which will be addressed at the upcoming 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Finally, we review the visit of Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong Un to the Russian Federation.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 16, 2023 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 war inside the Republic of Sudan; the Republic of Namibia has issued a report on the rate of inflation inside this Southern African state; Kenya as well is facing an even higher rate of inflation in this East African state; and Ethiopian coffee remains a major export for the country. In the second hour we look at the UAW strike which unfolded on Sept. 15. Finally, we examine the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham 16th Street Baptist Church bombing of 1963 where four African American girls and later two boys were killed by racist violence.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 10, 2023 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 devastating earthquake in the North African state of the Kingdom of Morocco where over 2,000 people have been reportedly killed; Niger has accused France of amassing troops in neighboring West African states to intervene in an effort to reimpose the western-backed ousted President Mohamed Bazoum; a drone attack in Khartoum, Sudan has killed 40 people; and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is pleased with the concluding statement of the G20 Summit in India. In the second hour we listen to an interview with South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor who attended the G20 Summit in New Delhi. Finally, we examine the impact of the recently held Africa Climate Summit (ACS2023) which was hosted by the Republic of Kenya.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 9, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the earthquake in the North African state of Morocco where over 1,300 have been killed; the African Union (AU) has been admitted for full membership within the Group of 20 (G20) meeting in New Delhi, India; France is continuing to lose status in West Africa; and the Southern Africa region is working to halt ozone depletion. In the second hour we look in detail at the recent decision to admit the AU as a member of the G20. We then examine the recently held Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya. Finally, we acknowledge the 60th anniversary of the racist bombing of the Birmingham 16th Street Baptist Church which killed four African American girls and later two boys in mid-Sept. 1963.
Listen to the Mon. Sept. 4, 2023 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 waning influence of French imperialism in Africa; Gabon's transitional leader has been sworn in at Libreville; Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been inaugurated for a second term in this Southern African state; and the South African investigation into the United States accusation of shipping arms to the Russian Federation has concluded. In the second hour we examine the waning influence of France in Africa. Finally, in honor of the Detroit Jazz Festival we will listen to a rare archival interview with Lee Morgan from 1969.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 3, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on the mass rally held in Niamey, Niger demanding the withdrawal of French troops; there have been accusations that France is involved in supporting the Boko Haram insurgency in northern Nigeria; Tunisia has placed a leading opposition figure under house arrest; and Eritreans are being threatened with deportation from the State of Israel after clashes inside the country. In the second hour we examine developments in Gabon, Niger and Zimbabwe. Finally, in honor of the 44th Detroit Jazz Festival, we will listen to the second part of an interview with legendary musician Horace Silver.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 2, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our reguar PANW report with dispatches on the most recent coup in Gabon where yet another former French colony has fallen to military forces; the CNSP government in Niger has demanded the withdrawl of the French ambassador from Niamey; revelations about a 1980 assassination attempt against the martyred Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi has surfaced; and the United Nations peacekeeping troops are facing protest in the eastsern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the second hour we look in detail at developments in Niger and Gabon over the last week. Finally, we will honor the 44th Detroit Jazz Festival with music from Regina Carter and a rare archival interview with Horace Silver.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 27, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features a PANW report with dispatches on the large rally held in Niamey, Niger which coincided with the demand by the CNSP government for the immediate withdrawal of the ambassador from France; Sudan military leader Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan has met with South Sudan President Salva Kiir to discuss security issues; there have been renewed talks between Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt over the Grand Renaissance Dam Project (GIRD); and in Mozambique there has been the reported deaths of several leading rebel insurgents. In the second hour we analyze the recently-held BRICS Summit in South Africa. Finally, we conclude our month-long commemoration of Black August with an examination of the violent conclusion of Reconstruction and the urban rebellions of the 1960s.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 26, 2023 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 racially-motivated massacre of African Americans in Jacksonville, Florida; Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF ruling party has won another term of office in the Southern African state; the British Museum is saying it has retrieved some of the artefacts which were missing from the institution; and in Madagascar people have been killed in a stampede at a sporting event. In the second hour we have details on the Jacksonville race massacre which took place earlier today. The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) has won another election to continue its rule in the Southern African state. Finally, we continue our Black August month-long focus on the struggle of African people against enslavement, colonialism, neo-colonialism and imperialism.
Listen to the Fri. Aug. 25, 2023 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 conclusion of the BRICS 15th Summit in South Africa where an additional six states were admitted into the economic bloc; the leader of the Wagner Group, Yvegeny Prigozhin, had recently been in Africa prior to his death in a private jet crash; Niger has authorized the military cooperation with Burkina Faso and Mali in the face of threatened imperialist-backed intervention; and the war in Ukraine continues with clashes between the NATO-backed forces and the Russian Federation. In the second hour we look in detail at the outcomes of the BRICS Summit with a report from President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa and other analyses. Finally, we continue our Black August commemoration with an historical review of the Emancipation Proclamation and the United States Civil War in the 19th century.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 20, 2023 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 widespread opposition to a western-backed military intervention in the West African state of Niger; Tanzania and China are strengthening their cultural exchanges; the African Union youth structures are discussing continental lingua francas; and Mozambique is investing in greater power supplies. In the second hour we look in detail at recent developments in Niger where the people are resisting western-backed intervention in the uranium-rich state. South Africa is preparing for the upcoming BRICS Summit later in the week. Finally, we continue our month-long focus on Black August with a review of the legacy of anti-slavery fighter John Brown.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 19, 2023 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 developments in Niger where a delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has visited the country and held discussions with the new CNSP government as well as the ousted western-backed President Mohamad Bazoum; Sudan has witnessed an escalation of fighting in South Darfur between the Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); Somalia is seeking admission to the East African Community regional organization; and Mali leaders have held talks with the United Nations envoy for peacekeeping on the departure of troops from the West African state. In the second hour we listen to a briefing on the upcoming BRICS Summit in South Africa where numerous states are seeking membership. Finally, we continue our month-long focus on Black August with an examination of the legacy of Nat Turner.
Listen to the Fri. Aug. 18, 2023 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 threats by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to militarily intervene in Niger at the aegis of the United States, France and other NATO states; the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed Kenya's lifting of fuel subsidies which have triggered inflation inside the East African country; the Southern African Development Community (SADC) may send troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a peacekeeping force; and United Nations troops are set to withdraw from the West African state of Mali. In the second hour we look in detail at developments in Niger where the new government has rejected the continuation of neo-colonialism inside this uranium-rich state. Finally, we continue our month-long commemoration of Black August with a focus on the wars of the 19th century in Florida where Africans and Indigenous people fought for decades against the United States.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 6, 2023 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 threats to intervene in the West African state of Niger where the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has drawn criticism over its unilateral threats backed up by the United States and France; the Nigerian Senate has rejected the proposal by President Bola Tinubu to send troops into Niger in order to reinstall a western-backed head-of-state overthrown by the military late last month; there has been push back on the Ghana's Founders Day commemoration which is said to distort the actual history of the anti-colonial struggle led by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah; and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has escalated its production of munitions. In the second hour we look in detail at the burgeoning opposition to a proposed imperialist-backed ECOWAS military intervention in Niger to reimpose an operative of France and the U.S. Finally, we continue our Black August programming where we look further into the Haitian Revolution and the New Orleans Rebellion of 1811.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 5, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the current situation in West Africa where the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is threatening the military government in Niger; an African American professor has settled a lawsuit against Texas A&M University for discrimination; the city of St. Louis has agreed to pay monetary damages to protesters arrested two years ago during a demonstration against police brutality; and the doctors in Nigeria are continuing their strike over the deteriorating economic conditions inside Africa's most populous state. In the second hour we look closer at the situation in Niger and the rising anti-imperialist sentiment in the region. Finally, we begin our month-long commemoration of Black August with a rare archival interview with Pan-African Historian and Marxist theoretician C.L.R. James discussing his research on the Haitian Revolution as exemplified in the classic book Black Jacobins.
Listen to the Sun. July 30, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on the recent military coup in the West African state of Niger where there have been pro-Russian demonstrations in the capital of Niamey; the BRICS Summit is gearing up for their upcoming gathering in South Africa; the Russia-Africa Summit has concluded in St. Petersburg; and Mali is battling the impact of drought in this landlocked state. In the second hour we look closer at the situation in Niger as well as the Russia-Africa Summit. Finally, we review some of the major events of 1963 in regard to the African American struggle for equality and empowerment.
Listen to the Sat. July 29, 2023 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 military coup in Niger and its impact on Africa and the western states; the Russia-Africa Summit was held in St. Petersburg where issues related to food insecurity, neo-colonialism and the Ukraine war were discussed; the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has reported on its work inside the Horn of Africa state; and the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sent a delegation to Liberia to monitor preparations for the upcoming elections. In the second hour we look at the recent military coup in Niger and its significance in the broader regional and international context. We then examine some of the developments surrounding the Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg. Finally, we look back on the mass struggles of African Americans six decades ago in the pivotal year of 1963.
Listen to the Sun. July 23, 2023 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 conclusion of the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) National Elective Conference held at Nasrec in Johannesburg, South Africa; fires in Greece are causing large-scale evacuations from a heavily visited tourist area; there was an airstrike on alleged insurgents in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia; and Ethiopia and China have met to discuss peace-building operations around the globe. In the second hour we look at the role of subsidies in Africa and whether they are causing economic problems. Finally, we look back on the 56th anniversary of the Black Rebellions of 1967.
Listen to the Sat. July 22, 2023 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 usage of cluster munitions supplied by the United States to Ukraine; the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) is holding its National Elective Conference in the Republic of South Africa; Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa will participate in the upcoming Russia-Africa Summit being held later in the month in St. Petersburg; and Ghana farmers are working to improve productivity in the agricultural sector. In the second hour we look back on the 60th anniversary of the publication of "The Fire Next Time" by African American novelist, essayist and public intellectual James Baldwin. Finally, we review the ANCWL National Elective Conference taking place this weekend in South Africa.
Listen to the Sun. July 16, 2023 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 cooperation in the education sector between the United Republic of Tanzania and the People's Republic of China; the Angolan Central Bank is addressing the rising rates of inflation inside the country; the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is working with African states on peaceful transitions; and the African Union (AU) is developing new approaches to public education. In the second hour we cover the recent statement by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa warning the imperialist states to refrain from interference in the upcoming national elections. We then listen to a rare archival audio file featuring Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin and Langston Hughes discussing the situation involving African American writers during the early 1960s. We then hear from the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee reporting on the upcoming BRICS Summit in the Republic of South Africa as well as the NEC assessment of the state of local governments inside the country.
Listen to the Sat. July 15, 2023 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 recently-held African-Arab trade union conference in Algeria; Zambia is commemorating the 47th anniversary of the Tazara Railway which links the state to the United Republic of Tanzania; Bostwana has discussed methods to enhance its GDP in support of African development; and there has been a sharp rise in consumer prices in Angola. In the second hour we look at the ongoing strike involving the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Announcers (SAG-AFTRA) where 171,000 workers have walked off the sets. We then examine the visits this week of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Finally, we hear an address to the people of the Republic of South Africa by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Listen to the Sun. July 9, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features a PANW report with dispatches on the response to the deployment of cluster munitions in the Pentagon proxy war in Ukraine; the fighting in the Republic of Sudan is having regional implications; Ethiopia is deliberating on the creation of another provincial state in the Horn of Africa nation; and the United Republic of Tanzania has announced investments in schools. In the second hour we look in detail at the security crisis in the Republic of Sudan. Later we review a discussion on the status of the Republic of South Sudan after twelve years of independence. Finally, we hear a briefing from the African National Congress (ANC) briefing on the current state of the economy. Then we will review a media briefing with Repblic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Listen to the Sat. July 8, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the status of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra, Ghana; both Sudan and South Sudan are facing internal problems as the humanitarian crisis worsens; Mozambique has been awarded a $600 million loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF); and demonstrations have occurred in the East African state of Kenya over the rise in the cost of living in urban areas. In the second hour we look in detail at the recent Palestinian resistance against the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) invasion of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. We then examine the problems associated with the United Nations Peacekeeping Missions in Africa. Finally, we review the outcomes of the African National Congress (ANC) ruling party National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in the Republic of South Africa.
Listen to the Sun. July 2, 2023 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 national elections in Sierra Leone where an opposition party has rejected the results; the Republic of Namibia has reported an upsurge in economic growth; the China-Africa Trade Exhibition has discussed enhancing cooperation between the two geopolitical regions; and the Russian Foreign Minister has said that the Ukraine government is not acting independently making negotiations futile. In the second hour we look in detail at the rebellion in France which was sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old North African youth. Finally, we examine the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Elective Conference taking place over the weekend.
Listen to the Sat. July 1, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the continuing rebellion in France where police shot dead a 17-year-old North African youth; the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said his government is willing to assist in resolving the internal conflict in the Republic of Sudan; Botswana has recently signed a new agreement for the trade in diamond with the DeBeers corporation; and activists in Uganda are taking legal action over the TotalEnergies pipeline deal. In the second hour we look in detail at the situation in France where over 1300 people have been arrested in the rebellion. We will also look at the esacalating tensions in Palestine. Finally, we review two recent addresses by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley.
Listen to the Sun. June 25, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on the security situation in the Republic of Sudan and bordering states which are impacted by the internal military conflict; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has attended an economic conference in France; an International African American Museum has been opened in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Russian special military operation in Ukraine continues with clashes in several areas on the frontline. In the second hour we conclude our Black Music Month commemoration with a focus on the Motown Revue tour of the UK in 1964. Finally, we listen to the closing plenary from the African National Congress Western Cape Provincial Conference held over the weekend in the Republic of South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the keynote address.
Listen to the Sat. June 24, 2023 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 reversal of a purported armed mutiny by the Wagner Group in the Russian Federation; Tunisian prosecutors have blocked the release of an opposition figure; people in Sierra Leone have participated in a national presidential elections; and Malians have voted on a draft constitution aimed at ending military rule. In the second hour we look back on the 60th anniversary of the Detroit Walk to Freedom where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his first I Have a Dream speech. Finally, we review various aspects of the history of African world music as part of our recognition of Black Music Month.
Listen to the Mon. June 19, 2023 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 African Leaders Peace Initiative to Ukraine and Russia; Somalia is coming to grips with the drawdowns of troops from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS); there has been an international donors conference to raise funds for humanitarian relief in wartorn Republic of Sudan; and the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is intensifying its cooperation with the African Union (AU). In the second hour we look in detail at the African Leaders Peace Initiative to end the war in Ukraine which took place over the weekend. Our final segments continue the commemoration of Black Music Month with focuses on the Orchestra Baobab from Senegal as well as two legendary guitar players, Wes Montgomery and Detroit's own Kenny Burrell.
Listen to the Sun. June 18, 2023 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 recent announcement of a three-day ceasefire in the Republic of Sudan as the two military structures have battled for more than two months; Sierra Leone is preparing for a national presidential election in the West African state; families of those injured in recent unrest in Senegal have called for justice from the national government; and in Mali the people are voting on a referendum to adopt a new constitution leading to the restoration of civilian rule. In the second and third hours we continue our recognition of Black Music Month with tributes to the Morogoro Jazz Band of the United Republic of Tanzania along with Fela Kuti of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Rosetta Tharpe of the United States.
Listen to the Sat. June 17, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the African leaders peace mission to Ukraine and Russia; critical shortages are plaguing the Republic of Sudan as fighting continues resulting in part in the assassination of the governor of West Darfur province; rebel attacks in Uganda have left dozens dead; and the Mali foreign ministry has ordered all United Nations personnel to leave the West African state. In the second and third hours we present the latest installment in our recognition of Black Music Month. We look back on the life, times and contributions of Tshala Muana, Charley Patton, Ike & Tina Turner.
Listen to the Sun. June 11, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode continues our focus on Black Music Month. The program will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the resumption of fighting between the two military structures in the Republic of Sudan after a 24-hour truce; valuable documents have been damaged and lost in Senegal in the aftermath of unrest; Tunisia is to receive additional assistance in dealing with the migrant crisis; and Honduras has established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China under the new progressive government. In the second and third hours we will examine the history of African American music with the Blues legends B.B. King and Muddy Waters.
Listen to the Sat. June 10, 2023 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 by the African Union (AU) that the continent is now working towards introducing a single currency for the region; several people have been reportedly killed in an explosion in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia; the Sudanese military structures fighting for control of the country have announced another 24-hour ceasefire; and the suspended Nigerian Governor of the Central Bank has been arrested by the authorities just days after the inauguaration of the new President Bola Tinubu. We will continue our month-long focus on Black Music Month with tributes to Rex Cardinal Lawson, Milt Jackson and Ray Brown. Also we look in-depth at the role of the BRICS states and the formation of the New Development Bank targeting emerging economies.
Listen to the Sun. June 4, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on the continued fighting between the two military structures in the Republic of Sudan and efforts to end the conflict; demonstrations in the Kingdom of Morocco have focused on the rising rate of inflation; the Senegalese government has blocked access to the internet resulting from the unrest inside the country; and the people of Guinea-Bissau are voting in legislative elections today. For the entire program we present our second installment for Black Music Month. We pay tribute to Francois Luambo Makiadi (Franco) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the following segments we listen to a recording of a panel discussion on the life, times and contributions of pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams. Finally, we hear an interview with legendary percussionist Max Roach.
Listen to the Sat. June 3, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the African Union (AU) peace plan to end the fighting in the Republic of Sudan; unrest has continued in the West African state of Senegal in response to the conviction of an opposition leader earlier in the week; a foreign ministers meeting is taking place in the Republic of South Africa in preparation for the upcoming BRICS Summit in July; and the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) has announced a strike to protest the cancellation of fuel subsidies by the new government. In the second hour we look in detail at the developments in Sudan, Senegal and the BRICS preparatory meeting in South Africa. Finally, we begin our month-long series in recognition of Black Music Month. In this first episode we pay tribute to Dr. Nico Kasanda of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) along with the early architects of the post-World War II African American popular music.
Listen to the Mon. May 29, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the continuing security crisis in the Republic of Sudan; the United Nations has warned that several geopolitical regions are suffering enormous food deficits to the point of near starvation; Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed an investigator to examine the allegations made by United States imperialism surrounding arms sales to the Russian Federation; and the Federal Republic of Nigeria has inaugurated the new President Bola Tinubu. In the second and third hours we conclude our month-long commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner to the African Union (AU). We will listen to a rare archival interview with Cuban-Argentinian revolutionary and Pan-Africanist Che Guevara which was conducted in Dec. 1964. Finally, we listen to a rare archival radio broadcast of a debate involving Malcolm X during Feb. 1965.
Listen to the Sun. May 28, 2023 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 security situation in the Republic of Sudan as fighting continues between the two military structures; the African Development Bank (AfDB) says that investment prospects remain favorable for the continent; the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is working to alleviate the food deficits in the region; and the Egyptian government has announced the discoveries of artifacts from the Old Kingdom period of history. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor to the African Union (AU). We listen to a lecture and discussion on the life, times and contributions of Amilcar Cabral, the co-founder of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC). Finally, we review the recent state visit by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki to the People's Republic of China.
Listen to the Sat. May 27, 2023 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 letter sent by Sudanese Armed Forces Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutterez asking for the institution's envoy to be withdrawn from the country amid the continuation in fighting; the Somalian government has received pledges of security support from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov; Senegalese opposition forces have clashed with the police leaving one person dead; and the German parliament has agreed for their troops to remain in Mali for another year. In the second and third hours we will continue our commemoration of Africa Liberation Day, the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the African Union (AU). We feature an exclusive interview aired internationally with former South African President Thabo Mbeki in Guinea-Conakry for the annual lecture program in his name. Finally, we review the contributions of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in the struggle for Pan-Africanism,
Listen to the Sun. May 21, 2023 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 continuing Sudanese security crisis where the SAF and RSF have signed a seven-day ceasefire during negotiations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; an African delegation in scheduled to visit Ukraine and Russia in an effort to end the United States proxy war in Eastern Europe; the Russian Defense Ministry has announced that the city of Artyomosvk (Bakhmut) has fallen to their troops; and there have been demonstrations against the government in the capital of Kinshasha in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the second hour we present another installment in our African Liberation Month programming with a focus on Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz). We review an interview with the Pan-Africanist leader over a radio station in Philadelphia on June 4, 1964. Later we examine an address delivered by Malcolm X on January 7, 1965 in New York City.
Listen to the Sat. May 20, 2023 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 dismissal by the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, of his adversary over the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Degalo, from the Sovereign Council; Tanzania has requested another 25,000 school desks for students across the country; the state of Zambia is raising awareness about the prevelance of gender based violence; and the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) is digitzing its data base to resolve the continuing problems of public health across the continent. In the second hour we listen to an United Nations press briefing on the burgeoning humanitarian crisis inside the Republic of Sudan where fighting between the RSF and SAF has resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of people being displaced. Finally, we continue our commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of the African Union (AU). We will review an address delivered by Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) in New York City right after his trip to Africa and the Middle East during 1964.
Listen to the Sun. May 14, 2023 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 continuing conflict in the Republic of Sudan where one of the latest victims of the violence is reknowned vocalist Shaden Gardood; 33 people have been reportedly killed in fighting in the West African state of Burkina Faso; Botswana has placed a ban on the export and import of grain and sorghum in this Southern Africa state; and in Ghana, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party has selected former President John Mahama as its candidate for the 2024 national elections. In the second hour we listen to a report on the controversy surrounding allegations made by the United States ambassador to South Africa claiming that the African National Congress (ANC) government is selling arms to the Russian Federation. We will also listen to an engagement by ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa with the party leadership in the KZN province. Finally, we continue our focus on the upcoming 60th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor to the African Union (AU). We will feature a rare archival audio file from March 6, 1960 of a panel discussion with the leader of the Tanzania Revolution and future President Julius Nyerere along with Eleanor Roosevelt, Barbara Ward, Ralph Bunche and Erwin Canham at Brandeis University in Massachusetts.
Listen to the Sat. May 13, 2023 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 Jeddah Declaration which was signed after talks between the two warring military structures in the Republic of Sudan; the Malawian High Court has ruled that students can wear dreadlocks in schools; Somalia has been hit by catastrophic floods in recent days; and in Mauritania the people are participating in a national election. In the second hour we go into details over the impact of the clashes in Sudan where the Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have been fighting for four weeks. In the final segment we examine the history related to the upcoming 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor to the African Union (AU). We will listen to rare archival audio file of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah speaking in the United States in late 1958. Finally, we hear an audio news report on historical developments in the East African state of Kenya during the early post-colonial period in the 1960s.
Listen to the Sun. May 7, 2023 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 continuing internal crisis in the Republic of Sudan and its implications for the African continent; a Kenyan pastor is being held in detention after over 100 of his followers have died; several Nigerian girls who were kidnapped nearly a decade ago have been returned to their families; and United States President Joe Biden is losing electoral support among his party adherents including African Americans. In the second hour we examine in detail the unfolding security situation in the Republic of Sudan despite the beginning of talks between the two leaders of the military structures which have clashed for the last three weeks. Finally, we will focus on the upcoming 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner to the African Union (AU). In this segment we examine the legacies and contributions of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois in the early phases of the Pan-African Movement along with Dr. Kwame Nkrumah focusing on his political ascendancy in the Gold Coast (Ghana) in 1957 and the historic First All-African People's Conference in Accra during Dec. 1958.
Listen to the Sat. May 6, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the continuing security crisis in the Republic of Sudan as talks are underway in Saudi Arabia between the military commanders of the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has held talks with Kenyan President William Ruto over enhancing trade in the energy sector; the military leaders of the West African state of Mali have announced the planned holding of a referendum on the future of the country; and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres visited Burundi to hold discussions on developments in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. In the second hour we look more in detail at events unfolding in the Republic of Sudan. Finally, this month represents the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor to today's African Union (AU). On May 25, 1963, Africa Liberation Day, more than 30 independent states gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to formulate a continental organization. In this segment we present a rare archival interview with Jules Milne on the contributions of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the former president of Ghana and the founder of modern Africa.
Listen to the Sun. April 30, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on the security crisis in the Republic of Sudan where the United States has increased its military presence in the Horn of Africa region; the ruling Southwest Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) of the Republic of Namibia says it remains committed to prosperity in the country; Zimbabwe is implementing policies in an effort to contain inflation; and regional states in East Africa are meeting to map out strategies for dealing with the ongoing conflict in Somalia. In the second and third hours we look more in detail at the situation in the Republic of Sudan where for the last two weeks clashes between the two dominant military structures have prompted widespread displacement, injury and deaths.
Listen to the Sat. April 29, 2023 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 clashes in the Republic of Sudan between the two military structures; there has been a demonstration in the West African state of Mali demanding the withdrawal of United Nations Peacekeeping Forces; Tunisia is reporting that over 200 bodies of migrants have been washed up off the Mediterranean coast; and the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville has announced the formation of a joint economic project to develop its natural gas resources. In the second and third hours we continue our coverage of the Sudan security crisis. We will examine the humanitarian situation along with the efforts to bring about a permanent ceasefire.
Listen to the Sun. April 23, 2023 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 ongoing crisis in Sudan as foreign governments evacuate their diplomatic personnel; the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted a decline in growth on the African continent; there have been more bodies found in the area of Kenya where a cult is being investigated; and the Russian Federation announced that two other areas of Artyomovsk west have been captured from the pro-NATO forces in Ukraine. In the second hour we provide details on recent events in the Republic of Sudan. Finally, we listen to another briefing from the African National Congress (ANC) NEC meeting over the weekend discussing the important issues inside the Republic of South Africa.
Listen to the Sat. April 22, 2023 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 evacuation of foreign nationals from the Republic of Sudan as fighting continues inside the country; mass graves have been discovered in connection with crimes committed by a religious cult in Kenya; several people have been killed in an explosion in the West African state of Mali where the government is battling rebels; and the situation in Somalia is intensifying with the government's offensive against armed opposition forces. In the second hour we look more in detail at the current situation in the Republic of Sudan. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee on the energy crisis in the Republic of South Africa.
Listen to the Sun. April 16, 2023 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 continuing clashes in the Republic of Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF); Kenya has launched an earth observation satellite in East Africa; there are further deaths attributed to rebel activity in the West African state of Burkina Faso; and reports indicate that the fighting in Ukraine is intensifying. In the second hour we look more into further details on the security situation in Sudan. Finally, we listen to a rare archival radio broadcast from June 20, 1964 in New York City with Malcolm X, Charles B. Silverman, among others, discussing the African and African American questions of the mid-1960s.
Listen to the Sat. April 15, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the eruption of clashes between two military structures inside the Republic of Sudan; Ethiopia is continuing with its construction of the GERD project; Muslims in Ghana are expressing their solidarity with Palestine; and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has announced another advanced missile test. In the second hour we look in-depth at the origins and developing crisis in the Republic of Sudan where the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are engaged in fierce battles for control of key areas of the country. We will provide an update on the reinstallation of two African American Tennessee Representatives by local authorities in Nashville and Memphis. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the South African Communist Party (SACP) on their recent Central Committee meeting.
Listen to the Sun. April 9, 2023 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 segment with dispatches on the recently-released augmented report from the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP); more migrants have been found dead off the coast of the North African state of Tunisia; drilling for oil in the Kalahari in Southern Africa may impact the vast wildlife habitat; and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has tested a new underground missile system. In the second hour we look at the declining influence of the United States dollar as the world moves toward a multicurrency system. We then look back on the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of SACP Secretary General Chris Hani. Finally, we continue our tribute to the 125th birthday of Paul L. Robeson.
Listen to the Sat. April 8, 2023 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 Israeli bombing of the Palestinian region of Gaza and neighboring Lebanon over the last several days; Tennessee Republican lawmakers have expelled two African American state representatives from their seats at the Capitol in Nashville; Burkina Faso in West Africa has removed French military and diplomatic influence in their country and is looking to the Russian Federation for security assistance; and South African Communist Party (SACP) and the African National Congress (ANC) leader Chris Hani was martyred 30 years ago this weekend. In the second hour we look in-depth at the circumstances and actual proceedings in Nashville that resulted in the removal of two young African American men from their positions as state representatives in Tennessee. Finally, we pay tribute to Paul L. Robeson, Sr. whose 125th posthumunous birthday is being celebrated this month.
Listen to the Sun. April 2, 2023 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 cholera outbreak in the Republic of Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddie; in Burundi 13 miners have been killed as a result of a flood; Kenyan opposition leaders have called off additional anti-government demonstrations; and the foreign minister of Japan is scheduled to pay an official visit to the People's Republic of China. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the 55th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968. We look back on the final speech of the Civil Rights and Antiwar leader delivered the night prior to his assassination. We then review the news reports on the assassination and the eruption of mass demonstrations and urban rebellions in more than 100 cities following the murder of Dr. King.
Listen to the Sat. April 1, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the devastating tornados which struck several states in the south and midwest of the United States; Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has threatened to file a lawsuit against the government over an alleged assassination attempt; an announced agreement to reestablish yet another interim government in the Republic of Sudan has been postponed; and the U.S. Department of Justice is taking legal action against Norfolk Southern trains for the derailment which destroyed a town in Ohio. In other news, longtime political prisoner and author, Mumia Abu-Jamal, has been denied in his attempt to win a new trial after 41 years in detention. In the second and third hours we look back on the 55th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. We will review several speeches he delivered in California and Washington, D.C. leading up to his murder in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Listen to the Sun. March 26, 2023 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 devastating impact of the tornados which struck the southern United States in Mississippi; the administration of President Joe Biden has not struck down the federal death penalty despite his promises during the campaign; the Kenyan government has banned additional demonstrations by opposition forces; and U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris arrived in the West African state of Ghana as the first leg of a three-nation tour on the continent. In the second and third hours we conclude our International Women's History Month series with a focus on the historical and political legacy of Amy Ashwood Garvey, co-founder of the Garvey Movement and lifelong Pan-Africanist and Socialist. Finally, we review two speeches delivered by Corretta Scott King, the wife of the martyred Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Listen to the Sat. March 25, 2023 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 burgeoning power shortages plaguing several African states; the Rwanda judiciary has commuted the sentence of an opposition figure who was sentenced to 25 years in prison; Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has expressed satisfaction with the defense assistance from the Russian Federation; and Russian President Vladimir Putin says his military forces are prepared to deal with depleted uranium weapons being deployed to Ukraine by Britain. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month with a special segment on Audley Queen Mother Moore, a legendary activist and strategic thinker within the Pan-Africanist, Black Nationalist and Communist movements in the United States and globally. Finally, we look back on the life, times and contributions of artist and media personality Hazel Scott.
Listen to the Sun. March 19, 2023 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 recent security talks held between Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Zimbabwe and Zambia have signed an ecosystems agreement; the British Home Secretary has visited Rwanda; and there has been an attack on a mine in the Central African Republic where nine Chinese nationals among others were killed. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month. We cover the sudden death of South African artist Gloria Bosman. Later we will reexamine the life, times and contributions of Claudia Jones and Lorraine Hansberry.
Listen to the Sat. March 18, 2023 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 continuing police killings of African Americans in the United States from Tennessee to Virginia; elections are being held this weekend in the West African state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; there has been reports of a polio outbreak in Burundi; and an announcement has been made that another transitional government will be appointed in the Republic of Sudan. In the second and third hours we will continue our focus on International Women's History Month. We are looking back on the life, times and contributions of artists Ruby Elzy and Billie Holiday.
Listen to the Sun. March 12, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode includes our regular PANW report with dispatches on the failure of the western-backed regime in Libya to hold a much awaited national elections some 12 years after the counter-revolution; there are reports of further instability in the northwest region of Nigeria; several villages are reporting attacks in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo; and a Russian diplomat has dismissed allegations by Ukraine that Moscow is unwilling to negotiate an end to the war. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month with a reexamination of the life, times and contributions of Anna Julia Cooper, an educator, writer and early Pan-Africanist.
Listen to the Sat. March 11, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the recent announcement that the People's Republic of China has mediated the resumption of diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) there has been more reported deaths in the continuing conflict between armed rebels and the government; a former Senegalese prime minister has been detained by the authorities for openly criticizing President Macky Sall; and the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) is engaged in a training exercise with the Ghana military. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month. We will look back on the life, times and contributions of Fannie Barrier Williams, an early educator, public speaker and sociologist during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Finally, we review the role of African American women in the workforce during the 20th century.
Listen to the Sun. March 5, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on yet another train derailment in the state of Ohio just weeks after the initial disaster in East Palestine; South Africa is the leading country on the continent in its contributions of assistance to earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria; a Tunisian filmmaker has won the bi-annual FESPACO award in Burkina Faso; and Burundi is deploying peacekeeping troops to the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month with a reexamination of the life, times and contributions of Mary Eliza Church Terrell. Also we review two rare archival audio files highlighting the contributions of Adelaide L. Hall, an African American woman artist and cultural worker during the 20th century who collaborated with luminaries such as Duke Ellington, Bill Robinson, Art Tatum, etc.
Listen to the Sat. March 4, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the aftermath of the national elections in the Federal Republic of Nigeria where the two opposition parties are contesting the results; Tunisian trade unions have demonstrated against the rise in inflation in this North African state; Somaliland medical authorities are reporting that over 150 people have been killed in recent fighting over the future of the enclave; and the National Peoples Congress of the People's Republic of China has debunked the notion of the Beijing "debt traps" for the African continent. In the second and third hours we begin our commemoration of Women's History Month. We look back at the role of African women during the United States Civil War. Finally, we reexamine the early efforts to organize African American women through the club movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 26, 2023 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 national elections in the Federal Republic of Nigeria where voting continued well into a second day; the government of Belarus has announced that President Alexander Lukashenko will be visiting the People's Republic of China this coming week; there is growing opposition within the European Union member-states to the massive arms shipments to Ukraine aimed at bolstering the pro-United States forces; and China is escalating its defenses in light of the hostile maneuvers by the Pentagon near the South-China Sea. In the second and third hours we conclude our focus on African American History Month with segments reviewing the contributions of Lorraine Hansberry, Mike Hamlin and Walter Rodney.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 25, 2023 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 national elections in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Africa's most populous state; there has been an explosion at a sports stadium in the West African state of Cameroon where 19 people were reportedly injured; Burkina Faso is hosting the Pan-African Film Festival (FESPACO) amid heightening insecurity inside the country; and the United States government is drastically cutting food supplemental benefits while inflation is taking its toll among millions of working and impoverished people. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month. We will look back on the 50th anniversary of a lecture delivered by Stokely Carmichael (later known as Kwame Ture) at the University of California at Los Angelos (UCLA) in 1973. Finally, we hear a lecture by scholar Michelle Alexander on the continued enslavement of African Americans utilizing the prison system inside the United States.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 19, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat from the 36th Ordinary African Union Summit taking place this weekend in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has laid out the agenda for the Peace and Security Council of the AU at its summit; the Federal Republic of Nigeria held the final rallies for presidential candidates seeking election this coming week; and the Tunisian government has deported a European Union official from this North African state. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month with a reexamination of the life, times and contributions of Fannie Lou Hamer and Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 18, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features a PANW report with dispatches on the opening of the African Union 36th Ordinary Summit being held this weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; women in the Democratic Republic of Congo eastern city of Goma have held demonstrations demanding the withdrawal of M23 rebels from their city; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has reportedly conducted another missile test inside the country ahead of Pentagon military exercises in the region; and the Federal Republic of Nigeria is slated to hold elections next week during a financial crisis inside the continent's most populous state. In the second hour we look closer at the ongoing AU Summit in Ethiopia. Later we continue our African American History Month programming with a focus on the life, times and contributions of archivist and bibliophile Arturo Schomburg. Finally, we listen to excerpts from a briefing delivered by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the current AU Summit.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 12, 2023 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 public statement made by the African Union (AU) encouraging the continuation of dialogue related to the Ethiopian peace accord signed in Pretoria and Nairobi during late 2022; the Ethiopian Orthodox Church has postponed a demonstration after meeting with Prime Abiy Ahmed; reports from Niger say that a number of soldiers have been killed by rebel fighters inside this West African state; and the governments of the Republic of Sudan and the Russian Federation have held talks on plans for a joint Red Sea development project. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month. We look back on the life, times and contributions of Hallie Quinn Brown (1850-1949), an African American Women's historian, organizer and public speaker. Finally, we review the role of Langston Hughes (1901-1967) in African American history, social sciences and culture as a poet, playwright, composer and public intellectual.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 11, 2023 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 scheduled national elections in the Federal Republic of Nigeria amid security and economic concerns; Malawi has reported 1,200 deaths resulting from a cholera outbreak; the Economic Community of West African States has received appeals from the military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea seeking readmission to the regional body; and the President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has delivered the annual State of the Nation Address in Cape Town. In the second hour we continue our African American History Month programming with a reexamination of the lives, times and contributions of Dr. Anna Julia Cooper and Ms. Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Finally, we listen to excerpts from the SONA speech given by President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 5, 2023 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 response of the People's Republic of China to the downing of a weather balloon which flew off course in the United States; the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has held a meeting to facilitate the further implementation of the Pretoria Peace Deal; soldiers serving in the Somalian peacekeeping forces have not been paid from funds allocated by the European Union (EU); and there has been a meeting of the East Africa Community on the current security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the second and third hours we continue our commemoration of African American History Month. We listen to an interview with scholar Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) on the origins of Pan-Africanism. We then review an interview with Dr. Herbert Aptheker, the literary executor of Dr. DuBois. Finally, we listen to a rare archival lecture by Shirley Graham Du Bois delivered at UCLA in 1970.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 4, 2023 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 Federal Aviation Administration downing of a Chinese weather ballon which flew off course into the United States; Pope Francis in a visit to the Republic of South Sudan proclaimed that the future of the world's most recent state lies with the role of women; regional governments in East and Central Africa want an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and several Kenyan police officers have been found guilty in the assassination of a human rights lawyer. In the second hour we begin our monthlong commemoration of African American History Month. We reexamine the intellectual contributions of Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop on the African Origins of World Civilizations. Later we review the seminal work of Dr. Chancellor Williams on his study of the Destruction of Black Civilization. Finally, we listen to a lecture on the life, times and contributions of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 29, 2023 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 developing situation in Memphis where five police officers have been charged in the murder of an African American motorists; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has told the Sudanese military leadership that the country should resolve its internal problems independent of western influence; Freetown, Sierra Leone Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyeer has faced obstacles in reform efforts related to assistance to the impoverished while improving the environment; and there have been clashes reported in the eastern DR Congo despite a recent peace agreement involving regional states. In the second hour we listen to a recently-held joint media briefing between South African Foreign Minister Dr. Naledi Pandor and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the current domestic and international situation involving the special military operation in Ukraine, the global food crisis and the joint naval exercises between the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Africa, among other issues. Later we listen to a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the public health status of various states.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 28, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the disbanding of a special police unit in Memphis after five former officers were indicted on murder charges; the military government in the West African state of Burkina Faso has ordered the withdrawal of all French military forces from the country; Mali has explained why it is moving closer to the Russian Federation in relations to security matters; and the North African state of Tunisia is preparing for another elections amid concerns about voter turnout. In the second hour we listen to the press conference in Memphis where charges were announced against five former police officers in the killing of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. We then examine the recent developments in Burkina Faso where anti-French sentiments have reached unprecedented levels. Finally, we review the joint press conference between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his South African counterpart Dr. Naledi Pandor earler in the week where the character of relations between Pretoria and Moscow were discussed.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 22, 2023 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 reaction of the French President Emmanuel Macron on the order by the Burkina Faso government that the envoy and military personnel from Paris leave the West African state immediately; the government of Malawi has announced that it has no more cholera vaccines amid an outbreak in the Southern African state; the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is visiting Cape Verde to discuss issues involving the impact of climate change; and protests by environmentalists has taken place at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland. In the second hour we listen to the closing address by African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Provincial Elective Conference held this weekend in the Free State. Finally, we pay tribute to the life, times and contributions of Amilcar Cabral on the 50th anniversary of his assassination in 1973.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 21, 2023 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the renewed anti-French demonstrations in the West African state of Burkina Faso demanding the envoy from Paris leave the country; United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has spoken on the rising international debt crisis during a visit to Senegal; the Sierre Leone President Julius M. Bio has signed a bill into law providing equal rights for women; and the Zimbabwe state media has discussed the potential impact of re-dollarization in the Southern African state. In the second hour we review an address delivered by African National Congress Chairman Gwede Mantashe at the Free State Provincial Elective Conference for the ruling party of South Africa being held this weekend. Later we examine the recent visit of the Chinese foreign minister to several African states. Finally, we hear a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 15, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode is in tribute to the life, times and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ((1929-1968) whose 94th birthday is being commemorated this weekend. We will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the bomb attack in central Somalia amid a renewed effort to defeat the rebel insurgency; there has been another attack as well in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while one major rebel groupings says it is demobilizing its forces; the State of Mississippi has rejected the complaint filed by the NAACP in regard to the water crisis in the capital city of Jackson; and events commemorating MLK Day are being held across the United States. In the second hour we look back on the 1965 voting rights campaign in Selma, Alabama through a rare archival audio file which documented events as they unfolded during March of that faithful year. Finally, we hear the first comprehensive address by Dr. King representing his evolving position against the war in Vietnam and U.S. militarism delivered in California during February 1967.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 14, 2023 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 tributes from the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa upon the death of former parliamentary speaker Dr. Frene Ginwala; a government minister has been arrested in Brazil in connection with the attempted coup one week ago; the opposition forces in the West African state of Benin have questioned the varacity of the recently held parliamentary elections; and the Somalian government is calling for an intensified effort to defeat the rebel group Al-Shabaab. In the second hour we look in detail at the life, times and contributions of ANC stalwart Dr. Frene Ginwala. The 94th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is being commemorated this weekend in the United States. We listen to his historic address in Detroit on June 23, 1963 where an earlier iteration of the "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered. In addition, we review the efforts of Dr. King in Chicago during 1966 among other contributions.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 8, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on the African National Congress (ANC) 111th anniversary commemorations in the Republic of South Africa; Zimbabwe has emerged as the agricultural powerhouse of the continent setting records for grain production inside the country; Egypt's Coptic Church has celebrated the Orthodox Christmas in the North African state; and the government of Ivory Coast welcomed the release 49 soldiers previously held in neighboring Mali. There has been an attempted coup in the South American state of Brazil aimed at removing the recently inaugurated President Lula da Silva. In the second hour we look back on the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement during 1963 and its impact on the mass character of the African American struggle. Finally, we listen to the speech of Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 111th ANC anniversary rally.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 7, 2023 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 announcement by the government of Chad that it has recently thwarted an attempted military coup; Ugandan military forces have captured the leader of the rebel ADF grouping; the Southern African state of Mozambique has taken a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council; and 49 Ivory Coast soldiers arrested in neighboring Mali have been pardoned by the military regime. In the second hour we look at the events leading up to the commemoration of the 111th anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Republic of South Africa. The ANC Youth League has been addressed by the recently-elected Secretary General Fikili Mbalula while President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the keynote at the gala dinner. Finally, we look back on the 60th anniversary of the mass Civil Rights Movement of 1963 where demonstrations and rebellions erupted in both southern and northern cities.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 1, 2023 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 PANW report with dispatches on the inauguration of the Brazilian President Lula da Silva amid plans for the funeral of soccer legend Pele; Togolese traders are welcoming the reopening of the People's Republic of China; the Ivory Coast government pledges to return soldiers recently convicted in neighboring Mali; and nine people were killed in a stampede in the East African state of Uganda during a New Year's celebration. In the second hour we continue our review of the 55th anniversary of the Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in late 1967. Today represents the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 during the Civil War. We hear a lecture on the significance of the act by then President Abraham Lincoln to the outcome of the war. Finally, we look back on the 64th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution on Jan. 1, 1959.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 31, 2022 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 international mourning of Brazilian soccer legend Pele who passed away a few days ago; the government of Tanzania says the East African state is undergoing economic difficulties in light of a global crisis; South Sudan is deploying 750 troops to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a regional peacekeeping force; and opposition groups have held a demonstration in Senegal over allegations of mismanaged pandemic relief funds. In the second hour we continue our retrospective on the 55th anniversary of the Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in late 1967. Finally, we review some of the major issues impacting Africa during 2022.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 25, 2022 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 announcement that the Federal Republic of Nigeria is being forced to re-schedule its national debt based upon the global economic downturn; the United Nations has criticized the expulsion of its diplomat from the West African state of Burkina Faso; there are ongoing problems with the water system in the majority African American municipality of Jackson, Mississippi amid winter storm emergencies across the United States; and the thousands of migrants crossing the Southern border in Texas are coping with freezing temperatures. In the second hour we look back on the 55th anniversary of the historic Massey Lectures by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered in late 1967 over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Finally, we reexamine the life, legacy and contributions of African American feminist intellectual and organizer Eliza Mary Church Terrell who lived during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 24, 2022 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 continuing demand for a permanent seat for Africa on the United Nations Security Council; Kenya has announced that the country will ship food assistance to nearby Republic of South Sudan; South Africa is celebrating the festive season amid ongoing problems with energy supply; and in the aftermath of the U.S.-Africa Summit an editorial in the Zimbabwe state media raises serious questions about the approach of Washington to the continent's leaders. In the second hour we look back on the 55th anniversary of the historic Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in late 1967. We also listen to the acceptance speech by the re-elected African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa at the conclusion of the 55th National Elective Conference in South Africa. Finally, we hear the year-end briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the status of public health in the African Union (AU) member-states.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 18, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the announcement by the South African government that it will deploy the military to guard the troubled Eskom state energy agency; tensions are escalating between the West African states of Burkina Faso and neighboring Ghana; the debate is continuing in the Republic of Sudan over the character of the political dispensation which could emerge from the latest framework agreement; and Tunisia has completed a national election to form a new parliament. In the second hour we listen to a media briefing by the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa on the National Elective Conference taking place at NASREC. Finally, we cover the opening press conference of the Second Public Health in Africa Conference which was convened in Kigali, Rwanda.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 17, 2022 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 ongoing African National Congress National Elective Conference taking place in South Africa where the ruling party leadership for the next five years will be selected; the World Cup has prompted a rise in sports gambling on the African continent; the North African state of Tunisia is holding elections for the formation of a new parliament; and the continent has undergone tumultous events during the course of 2022. In the second hour we look in detail at the White House-Africa Summit held this past week in Washington, D.C. Finally, we examine the 55th ANC National Elective Conference at Nasrec.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 11, 2022 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 emergence of further details surrounding the passing of Congolese musician and political figure Tshala Muana in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); a Libyan man was arrested and transported to the United States in connection with a bombing which occurred in the United Kingdom decades ago; the South African Constitutional Court has dismissed a motion for reconsideration filed by the family of Chris Hani and the Communist Party (SACP) on the parole of Hani's assassin; and the Zambian youth killed in Ukraine fighting alongside the Russian military has been returned to the Southern African state. In the second and third hours we commemorate the 163rd anniversary of the state execution of anti-slavery fighter John Brown in Dec. 1859. We look back on the historical events leading up to the raid on Harper's Ferry such as the Fugitive Slave Act, Missouri Compromise, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Dred Scott Decision, etc. and the role of these developments in contemporary society.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 10, 2022 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 emergence of the Kingdom of Morocco as a contender in the World Cup semi-final games in Doha, Qatar; legendary Congolese and Pan-African artist Elizabeth Muidikay, popularly known as Tshala Muana, has joined the ancestors; Ethiopia is reporting that power has been restored in the Tigray province after two years of conflict; and South Africa experienced flash flooding in the Guateng province earlier today. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the status of public health on the continent. Later we look at the source of corruption on the African continent and how it can be resolved. Finally, we pay tribute to soul singer Otis Redding on the 55th anniversary of his untimely death in 1967.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 4, 2022 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 quest by the Ethiopian government to transform the peace agreement signed with the TPLF in Pretoria and Nairobi into a lasting stability; a flash flood in South Africa has killed numerous people attending a church service; Burkina Faso recently banned the state media in France from broadcasting inside the West African state; and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held a meeting today in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria. In the second hour we look back at a press conference held in the United States during the 1991 visit of martyred South African revolutionary Chris Hani. Finally, we review the level of police repression in the U.S. during 1969 from Los Angeles to Chicago which culminated in the assassinations of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark fifty-three years ago.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 3, 2022 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 celebrations in Cameroun after its team defeated Brazil during the World Cup in Doha, Qatar; reports indicate that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have launched air strikes against the Palestinian people in Gaza; a Russian governmental spokesperson has criticized comments made by an official of the United States State Department; and the Tanzania Supreme Court recently sentenced 11 people to death for the murder of a conservationist. In the second hour we listen to an interview with a leading African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa official on the current situation inside the ruling party. Finally, we review a briefing by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 27, 2022 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 response to the Ethiopia peace accord signed recently in South Africa and Kenya; there has been an attack on a hotel in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu; Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has paid a state visit to the People's Republic of China holding talks with President Xi Jinping; and the former youth leader in Ivory Coast has held a rally after returning to the West Africa having been acquitted of charges by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands. In the second hour we look at the security situation in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo amid the intervention of the East African Community (EAC) peacekeeping forces. Later we examine the social problems related to unemployment among youth on the African continent.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 26, 2022 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 thwarting of an attempted coup in Sao Tome and Principe over the weekend; Kenya is sending more troops to the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid a resurgence of clashes with the M23 rebels; a former youth leader in Ivory Coast has returned to the West African state after being released from detention by the International Criminal Court in Europe; and the United States military base in northeastern Syria has been reportedly attacked in recent days. In the second hour we look at the response of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the family of Chris Hani after the granting of parole to his assassin earlier in the week by the Constitutional Court.
Listen to the Fri. Nov. 25, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the victory by Senegal (3-1) against host Qatar at the World Cup; African National Congress (ANC) official Lindiwe Sisulu has questioned the process for the upcoming national elective conference in South Africa; the Ugandan government has ordered schools closed two weeks early amid the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak inside the East African state; and there was a reported attempted coup in Sao Tome and Principe. In the second hour we look at the energy crisis in Europe in light of the greater reliance on Africa as a source for petroleum and liquified natural gas amid the recently held COP27 United Nations Climate Summit in Egypt. Later we examine in detail the issues involving the ruling party of South Africa, ANC, on the eve of its leadership election process. Finally, we review an historic Nov. 1963 Detroit speech by Malcolm X on its 59th anniversary.
Listen to the Thurs. Nov. 24, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the newly-opened parliament building in the Republic of Zimbabwe which was built by the People's Republic of China; Rwanda has announced a framework for a ceasefire in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has been touring several world centers in the recent period; and the Asian states are intensifying their diplomat work in consideration of economic development objectives. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Finally, we look at the plight of United States political prisoner and American Indian Movement leader Leonard Peltier.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 20, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the concluding debate and resolutions passed at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) held in Egypt; South Africa has become a focal point on the challenges facing countries seeking to convert to cleaner forms of energy generation; Equatoria Guinea President Teodoro Obiang is commemorating the 43 years in power in the oil-rich state; and Tunisia has hosted a summit of Francophone countries around the world. In the second hour we look deeper into the outcomes of the COP27 climate gathering in Sharm-el-Sheikh. Finally, we listen to interviews with leading African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa officials on the upcoming elective conference scheduled for next month.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 19, 2022 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 debates surrounding the final statement at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27); a political activist in Egypt remains in detention despite international attention resulting from the climate summit; Zimbabwe is continuing to seek readmission to the Commonwealth after an absence of nearly two decades; and the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that testing for the coronavirus should not lessen since the pandemic remains a major public health problem internationally. In the second hour we listen to an extensive briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Section directed by Dr. Matshidiso Moeti. Finally, we hear a rare archival audio file of a speech by African American novelist, playwright, essayist and public intellectual James Baldwin delivered in the fall of 1963 after the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 13, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the announcement by the President Felipe Nyusi of Mozambique saying that the first shipment of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) has been exported from the Southern African state; farmers in Ivory Coast have discussed the impact of climate change on the production of cocoa; the United Nations envoy to Sudan has visited the country in an attempt to facilitate a political settlement inside the country; and the peace process in Ethiopia is the result of an international effort encompasses both those on the continent and within the Diaspora. In the second hour we hear the 20th Annual Nelson Mandela lecture delivered by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley. Finally, we will listen to a briefing from Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa in the aftermath of the recent National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the ruling African National Congress (ANC).
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 12, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the United Nations Climate Conference, COP27, being held in the North African state of Egypt; France has announced the liquidation of Operation Barkhane although Paris will maintain a military presence in several West African states; Uganda is still battling an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD); and investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the airplane crash in the United Republic of Tanzania where 19 people lost their lives. In the second hour we look in detail at the COP27 Summit where Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley delivered an address. We also examine the attempts by the United States to influence African media outlets. Some of the African art works stolen during colonialism are being returned to the continent. Finally, we review the prophetic speech by Malcolm X, Ballots or Bullets, given in Detroit in April 1964 in light of the recent midterm elections amid a highly fractured political system.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 6, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the United Nations Climate Summit (COP27) which has begun in Egypt; a military camp in Somalia has been attacked leaving at least five people dead; Cameroon President Paul Biya is commemorating 40 years in office; and Italy is refusing to take in migrants at a port inside the country. In the second hour we will look in detail at the recently signed peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF in South Africa. Later we explore the issues surrounding the East African peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Finally, we look at the COP27 Summit which has opened in Egypt.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 5, 2022 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 bombing by the Pentagon's United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) of Somalia earlier in the week; Ethiopia Diasporans are playing a critical role in the ongoing struggle to maintain the national unity and sovereignty of the Horn of Africa state; the COP27 Climate Summit will be taking place later in the month in the North African state of Egypt; and the new right-wing government in Italy has closed ports to migrants crossing the Mediterranean. In the second hour we look at the recently-released Richard Wright novel entitled "The Man Who Lived Underground" which was banned from publication during the 1940s. We hear his daughter Julia Wright discuss the significance of releasing the novel during this time period. Finally, we look back on the racist murders of Emmett Till and Louis Allen during the 1950s and 1960s in the state of Mississippi. This retrospective is being conducted in light of the release of the feature film "Till" in the U.S.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 30, 2022 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 escalating war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine as Moscow withdraws from the international grain deal due to attacks on its fleets in the Black Sea; women in South Sudan are facing the possible closure of a medical clinic designed to address their problems inside the country; the Somalian government has announced that more than 100 people were killed in two car bomb attacks in Mogadishu over the weekend; and China-Africa solidarity is being exemplified by youth in various states across the continent. In the second hour we look at the continuing inequality which exists within African states. We also examine the current crisis in Haiti and the broad opposition to western imperialist intervention. Finally, we listen to an extended recent interview with writer and activist Julia Wright.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 29, 2022 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 suspension of the Russian-Ukraine grain deal in response to reported drone attacks by Kiev and London against Crimea; there are nearly 100,000 Haitians who have been displaced due to social instability on this Caribbean island-nation; South African intelligence agencies have warned the public not to circulate unsubstantiated rumors on a potential terrorist attack; and the West African state of Ghana has been elected to the presidency of the United Nations Security Council. In the second hour we look at the current situation in Guinea where the military coup leaders have agreed to hold elections within two years. Mozambique provides its analysis on the significance of the recently-held 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. We look in detail at the recent collapse of the grain deal between Russia and Ukraine. Finally, we review recent developments in the efforts to win an appeal for former Black Panther Party member Mumia Abu-Jamal in Philadelphia.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 23, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the mass demonstrations which took place inside Ethiopia in support of the central government ahead of the African Union-brokered talks scheduled to begin this week between the administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the TPLF in South Africa; the anniversary of the military coup in the Republic of Sudan has highlighted the continuing internal crisis; there were attacks at a hotel in southern Somalia where casualties have been reported; and floods are still taking place in West Africa amid concerns about the impact of climate change. In the second hour we listen to an address made earlier today by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the recently-released state capture commission study. The People's Republic of China was the scene of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). In the final hour we look back on the 56th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in the Bay Area of California in Oct. 1966.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 22, 2022 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 escalating conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine; the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has issued a statement on the outcomes of its deliberations; peace talks between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF are scheduled to begin next week in the Republic of South Africa; and demonstrations have already begun in the Republic of Sudan to acknowledge widespread opposition to the first anniversary of the most recent military coup. In the second hour we review the recent state visit by the leader of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, President Brahim Ghali to South Africa for high-level talks with his counterpart President Cyril Ramaphosa. In the final hour we listen to the most recent briefing of the Africa section of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the current status of the continent.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 16, 2022 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 development and security issues impacting Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa; Mozambique is still facing grave issues related to the rebel insurgency in the north of the Southern Africa state; the People's Republic of China has opened the 20th Congress of the Communist Party; and South Africa says the country is making progress in dealing with the energy crisis. In the second and third hours we commemorate the 56th anniversary of the formation of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense through reexamining rare archival audio files on questions related to self-determination and mass struggles.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 15, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the recent developments in the West African state of Burkina Faso where Capt. Ibrahim Traore has been inaugurated as head-of-state; the government of Uganda has declared a partial lockdown amid the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in sections of the East African country; the Chinese Communist Party has begun its 20th Congress in Beijing; and some elements in Russia are saying that NATO cannot prevail in Ukraine. In the second hour we look in detail at the recently formed coalition government in Lesotho where the Revolution for Prosperity Party (RFP) won the majority of votes. We then look at the current status of Africa-United States relations. Finally, we hear a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 9, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the election results from the Kingdom of Lesotho where the newly-formed Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) Party has taken a strong lead in the counting; the military leaders of Burkina Faso have announced a transitional charter process which will unfold in the coming months; solidarity between Ghana and Ethiopia has been highlighted at an event held in Addis Ababa over the weekend; and the Greek foreign minister has arrived in Egypt to discuss the role of Turkey in the ongoing Libya crisis. In the second hour we look in-depth at the elections in Lesotho with analysts on the ground inside the Southern African state. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is launching a renewal campaign to enhance electoral support for the ruling African National Congress (ANC). Also, we hear a speech delivered by President Ramaphosa to the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). Finally, we review a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 8, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program features our PANW report with dispatches on the continuing war between Russia and the United States-supported Ukraine forces; peace talks between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF rebels in Pretoria, South Africa have been postponed; Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted a national budget which is the largest of his tenure in office; and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has conducted additional missile launches which have landed in the Sea of Japan. In the second hour we look at the recently-held national elections in the Kingdom of Lesotho where the recently-formed Revolution for Prosperity Party (RFP) has scored an overwhelming victory. Later we look at the nature and character of education on the African continent. Finally, we review the role education struggles in the Civil Rights Movement through the prism of the April 1951 Moton High School student strike against segregation in Farmville, Virginia led by Barbara Johns.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 2, 2022 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 ongoing struggle taking place in the West African state of Burkina Faso where a military coup has led to attacks on the French embassy and other outposts of Paris; the current situation in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is leading to further impoverishment and hunger; an United Nations Peacekeeper has been killed by gunmen in the DRC amid ongoing tensions between the population and the MONUSCO mission; and the Egyptian government is continuing its work leading up to the COP27 summit to be held in Sharm-El-Sheikh. In the second hour we review the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) observer delegation to the recent elections held in the four provinces of Ukraine now annexed by the Russian Federation. We will hear additional speeches from last month's United Nations General Assembly 77th Session held in New York City. We will look back on speeches delivered by Venezuela, the DRC, and Senegal.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 1, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the recent military coup in the West African state of Burkina Faso where there are reports of continued fighting over the control of the government; Uganda is working to stem an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the East African state; the United Nations says it will work with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the withdrawal of peacekeeping forces from the country; and the Federal Republic of Nigeria is celebrating 62 years of independence from Britain amid preparations for national elections. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the speeches delivered at the United Nations General Assembly 77th Session held in late Sept. in New York City. We will review addresses by representatives from Iran, Palestine, Cuba and Eritrea.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 25, 2022 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 African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) program to fund projects which directly benefit women and youth; the Global South representatives at the United Nations General Assembly 77th Session have continued to criticize the lack of solidarity from the western industrial states; Sao Tome and Principe is holding national elections this weekend; and more excerpts from a memoir on the early phases of Kenyan independence has generated interests throughout the East Africa region. In the second and third hours we return to the speeches of leaders at the United Nations General Assembly 77th Session being held in New York City. We will hear addresses from Russia, Chad, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 24, 2022 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 speech delivered by the Chadian foreign minister to the United Nations General Assembly 77th Session where she called for a permanent seat for African Union (AU) member-states on the Security Council; Mali's prime minister in his address condemned France and called for a new world security and economic order; the memoirs of one of the early figures in the Kenyan independence movement have been recently released; and the East African state of Uganda has enhanced monitoring on its borders in light of an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). In the second and third hours we listen to the speeches of several leaders at the United Nations General Assembly being held this week in New York City. Addresses by Mali, Barbados, South Africa and Kenya will be reviewed.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 18, 2022 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 discussions held in Washington, D.C. between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his United States counterpart Joe Biden; China maybe able to assist the African Union (AU) member-states in the fight against climate change on the continent; the Kenyan government has clarified their position on the Western Saharan struggle for independence after a tweet which was posted by the recently-elected President William Ruto; and the Benin government is pleased with the depiction of its history in the Hollywood film "The Woman King". In the second and third hours we look back on the 113th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), the former leader of Ghana and founder of modern Africa during the post-World War II period through the early 1970s. We feature a rare archival interview with Nkrumah's research assistant June Milne along with speeches and interviews by the Pan-Africanist and Socialist theoretician.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 17, 2022 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 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the United States; the Cameroon government has enhanced security in the capital of Yaounde; Nigerian military forces say that rebels in the Sambisa Forest have been forced to flee due to flooding and aerial strikes; and the recently reelected Angolan President Joao Lourenco has promised additional reforms during his current term of office. In the second hour we look in detail at the talks between U.S. President Joe Biden and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa in Washington, D.C. ahead of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Finally, we hear a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 11, 2022 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 growing African carbon market on the continent in light of climate change; in addition, the demand for fossil fuels in Africa has shed new light on the shifting international energy market; efforts are underway to protect the African Rain Forest in the central regions of the continent; and in South Africa a program to close the digital divide has gained media attention. In the second hour we look back on the legendary poet, playwright, composer, novelist and public intellectual Langston Hughes through rare archival audio files. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the African Center for Disease Control & Prevention (ACDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 10, 2022 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 responses from the African continent and other colonial territories to the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the imperialist legacy of Britain; the South African province of Mpumalanga has endorsed African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa to stand for another term as ruling party leader; the militaries of Benin and Rwanda are holding talks on greater cooperation; and dozens of civilians have lost their lives in further rebel attacks in the West African state of Mali. In the second hour we listen to an address by James Baldwin from 1963 on The Fire Next Time. Finally, we look back on the 51st anniversary of the 1971 Attica Rebellion.
Listen to the Mon. Sept. 5, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program coincides with the concluding day of the 2022 Detroit Jazz Festival. We will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the criticism by people in Ghana over the governmental decision to seek yet another loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF); the Ethiopian government has reported capturing dozens of TPLF rebels fighting against the national military forces; there are still difficulties in holding inclusive talks with the various tendencies and the military regime inside the Republic of Sudan; and Somalia is suffering from malnutrition among growing numbers of civilians inside the Horn of Africa state. In the second hour we listen to an interview with Jazz vocal artist Dianne Reeves on Ella Fitzgerald conducted by the Library of Congress. Finally, we pay tribute to the legendary Jazz pianist Phineas Newborn, Jr. of Memphis.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 4, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program coincides with the Detroit Jazz Festival which features artists-in-residence Chucho Valdes and Diane Reeves. During this episode we feature our PANW report with dispatches on recent certification of a finding of trillions of cubic feet of natural gas and oil deposits in the Horn of Africa state of Ethiopia; a United Nations envoy has met with the leader of the Polisario Front in the North African state of Algeria; the military leaders of Burkina Faso and Mali held a meeting to discuss mutual interests; and more people have died in Somalia due to attacks from a rebel group. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Jazz music with tributes to Abdullah Ibrahim, Art Tatum, Adelaide Hall, Duke Ellington, Evelyn Preer, Hadda Brooks and Tadd Dameron.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 3, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode coincides with the 42nd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival where we will pay tribute to artists Chucho Valdes, the artist-in-residence this year and Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly known as Dollar Brand) who is also appearing at the four day gathering in downtown Detroit. We will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi where the overwhelming majority Black Belt municipality is under constant threat from the state authorities; President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Afirca has been invited to the White House to discuss trade later in the month; the United States administration of President Joe Biden has requested an additional tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer funds to continue the war in Ukraine; and a global economic crisis emanating from the U.S. is looming across the planet. In the second and third hours we focus on the legacy of Jazz music internationally. We listen to an interview with Abdullah Ibrahim on his origins as an artist within the context of South Africa, the U.S. and the world.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 28, 2022 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 blocking of a United Nations declaration related to nuclear proliferation; French President Emmanuel Macron has ended his three-day visit to the North African state of Algeria; the South African Communist Party (SACP) Central Committee has issued a statement on the most recent plenary this weekend; and many higher educational institutions in the Federal Republic of Nigeria remain closed due to the failure of the government to resolve a strike by the Academic Staff of Union of Universities (ASUU). In the second and third hours we conclude our monthlong commemoration of Black August with a focus on mass incarceration through a speech by Michelle Alexander. Finally, we listen to a panel discussion on the role of women in the Black Panther Party.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 27, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the announcement that Germany will be returning Benin art to the African continent; French President Emmanuel Macron has visited the North African state of Algeria amid a period of strained relations between the two governments; 7 Kenyan women have won governor's races in the East African state during the most recent elections; and there is a African-Japanese Summit being held in Tunisia to discuss further cooperation between the two geo-political regions. In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong focus on Black August. We will look at the legacy of Black Panther Party for Self Defense co-founder Dr. Huey P. Newton. Finally, we examine the impact of the federal government's counterintelligence program (COINTELPRO) on the African American liberation movement.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 21, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the continuing war involving Russia in Ukraine; Somalian authorities says they have ended a standoff with rebels at the Hyatt Hotel in Mogadishu where more than 20 people were killed; Tanzania has been successful in providing internet access to the communities in the Kilimanjaro Mountains; and Angola is preparing for national elections this week. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Black August with a reexamination of the assassination of prison activist and writer George L. Jackson (1941-1971) on this day 51 years ago.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 20, 2022 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 armed attacks on the Hyatt hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia which have left 20 people dead; Kenyan President-elect William Ruto is making preparations to take charge of East Africa's largest economy after winning the recent national elections; the Ethiopian government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has put forward the conditions for a peace agreement with the rebel TPLF in the north of the Horn of Africa state; and South Sudan has made an assessment that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project (GERD) will have a positive impact for the entire region. In the second hour we continue our Black August programming looking back on the Chicago Rebellion of 1966 and an historic speech by then Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Chairman Stokely Carmichael on Black Power delivered in 1967 at Michigan State University (MSU). Finally, we examine the recent elections in Kenya and the future prospects for the country.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 14, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the continuing confusion surrounding the national elections in Kenya; 15 people have been found dead on the border between the Republic of Sudan and Libya; a shipment of grain from Ukraine is said to be destined for regions of Africa where there are food deficits; and a fire at a Coptic Church in Egypt has resulted in numerous fatalities and injuries. In the second hour we continue our focus on Black August with a reexamination of the 1965 Watts Rebellion which shifted the character of the African American struggle against racism and exploitation in the United States. Finally, we look at the public health situation on the African continent with reports from Africa Talk and the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based in Ethiopia.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 13, 2022 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 charging of a former political official in Guinea-Conakry for financial misconduct; the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has called upon the African National Congress (ANC) government to pay special attention to the plight of young workers inside the country; the military regime in Burkina Faso has stated that there will be a renewed effort to end rebel violence in this West African state; and President Julius Bio of Sierra Leone has accused members of the opposition of fomenting unrest over the last few days. In the second hour we continue our focus on Black August with a rare archival interveiw with Pan-African historian and analyst CLR James on the political movements of the 20th century. Finally, we listen to a policy address from South African Deputy President David Mabuza addressing the ANC Provincial Conference taking place this weekend in the NorthWest.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 7, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the role of the United States State Department in seeking to undermine Africa's relations with Russia and China; the former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has been pardoned by the current head-of-state Alassane Ouatarra; stolen art work from Benin is being returned to West Africa by the British; and the East African state of Kenya is preparing for a presidential election this coming Tues. In the second hour we continue our monthlong focus on Black August with a re-examination of the alliance between African and Indigenous peoples in a war fought for decades in southeast of the U.S. during the early 19th century. In addition, we pay tribute to Albert Woodfox, a former longtime political prisoner who joined the ancestors recently. Finally, we analysis the myth of the "China debt trap" in Africa.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 6, 2022 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 continuing tensions generated in the South and East China Seas over the visit by United States Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan; Russian military forces have continued their special military operations in neighboring Ukraine despite the claims of western news agencies of a counter-offensive from Kiev; the Gaza Strip is being bombarded by Israeli fighterjets reportedly killing 24 people; and Sudan has refused to participate in a dialogue in Eritrea over the unrest taking place on its border with the east of the Horn of Africa state. In the second hour we begin our monthlong focus on Black August which commemorate the struggle of African people against enslavement, colonialism, neo-colonialism,imperialism and institutional racism. We will look back on the ground breaking historical account of the Haitian Revolution written by C.L.R. James during the late 1930s. In the final hour we examine the impact of U.S. House Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
Listen to the Sun. July 31, 2022 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 recently signed maritime agreement in Russia which takes into account the military threat from the Pentagon and NATO; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has closed the 6th African National Congress (ANC) Policy Conference; the West African state of Senegal is holding legislative elections this weekend; and the United Nations is relaxing its arms embargo on the Central African Republic. In the second hour we look at the significance of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to several African Union (AU) member-states. In addition, we look at the impact of the European energy crisis on the AU region. We review the concluding remarks of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the ANC Policy Conference. Finally, we listen to excerpts from the World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on monkeypox and other public health challenges internationally.
Listen to the Sat. July 30, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the current status of the world economy in light of the burgeoning structural problems within the energy and agricultural sectors; the United States is deploying Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Africa in the immediate wake of a visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov; the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is strengthening its relations with the People's Republic of China; and the Chinese government has warned the administration of President Joe Biden that there will be consequences if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan in violation of Washington's One China policy. In the second and third hours we will hear from the African National Congress Policy Conference taking place this weekend in South Africa. There are addresses by the Secretary General of the South African Communist Party (SACP) Solly Mapaila, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) President Zingiswa Losi and the ANC President and State President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Listen to the Sun. July 24, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the agreement reached by Turkey which could facilitate the shipments of grain from the Black Sea; Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has embarked upon a tour of the African continent; Tunisia remains tense ahead of a referendum for a new constitution; and thousands have been impacted by flooding in the Central African Republic. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the status of the tens of millions of migrants and refugees. Finally, we continue our focus on the 55th anniversary of the Detroit Rebellion of 1967.
Listen to the Sat. July 23, 2022 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 July 31 commemorations of Pan-African Women's Day as organized by the African Union (AU); the AU has issued a common energy policy to encompass the entire continent; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned an attack carried out at military barracks near the capital of Mali; and yet another demonstrator has been killed by Sudanese security forces. In the second hour we listen to an address delivered by Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 15th National Congress of the South African Communist Party (SACP). Finally, we look back at the significance of the 55th anniversary of the Detroit 1967 Rebellion.
Listen to the Sun. July 17, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the recent passing of African National Congress (ANC) Deputy Secretary General Jesse Duarte in the Republic of South Africa; the Ethiopian state-owned media says that the country will overcome whatever challenges its faces during the current period; South Sudan has appealed to the United States to restore aid to the economically distressed state; and the public health status of the continent remains a cause for concern among officials throughout the region. In the second hour we listen to the eulogy delivered by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the funeral of Jesse Duarte. We return to the South African Communist Party (SACP) 15th National Congress held over the weekend where the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) President Zingiswa Losi addressed the gathering. Finally, we look at the underlying circumstances surrounding the crisis in Sri Lanka.
Listen to the Sat. July 16, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the initial results of the elections in the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville where the ruling Labor Party has taken the lead; a separatist leader in southwest Cameroon has been assassinated in the ongoing conflict with the central government; the Tunisian-Algerian border is once again open after two years; and the war in Ukraine continues as the United States and NATO sends additional weapons into this Eastern European country. In the second hour we pay tribute to the 160th birthday of African American journalist, feminist, organizer and orator, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, born on this day in 1862 in Mississippi. In the final hour we will listen to the report of the Secretary General of the South African Communist Party, Dr. Blade Nzimande, at their 15th National Congress being held this weekend.
Listen to the Sun. July 10, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the continuing unrest in the South Asian state of Sri Lanka where the president has fled the country and announced he will resign; the party of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was assassinated two days ago has won the national elections; South African authorities are investigating two mass shootings which took place overnight; and Ivory Coast is cleaning up after devastating floods in the West African state. In the second hour we look in-depth at the security and political situation in Sri Lanka. We also have additional coverage on the return of the remains of former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba from Belgium. Finally, we look back at the role of Angola in the struggle for the total liberation of Southern Africa in light of the recent transition of the former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos.
Listen to the Sat. July 9, 2022 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 continuing instability in Sri Lanka where the president has announced he will step down later in the month; Japan is mourning the assassination of former President Shinzu Abe who was killed while campaigning for his party on Fri.; Ethiopia and the African Union have embarked upon a new health initiative for the continent; and the former President of the Republic of Angola, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, has died at the age of 79. In the second hour we look at the reaction in Africa to the death of former President Dos Santos. Finally, we examine some of the major issues impacting the world today.
Listen to the Sun. July 3, 2022 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 dispatchs on the continuing war in Ukraine; the border conflict between Ethiopia and Sudan has not been fully resolved; the democratic Sudanese Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) says it wants to build a broad-based coalition to overthrow the military regime; and the West African state of Sierra Leone has been hit by a wave of inflation causing a precipitous decline in its national currency. In the second hour we pay tribute to Congolese Pan-Africanist pioneer Prime Patrice Lumumba who was brutally assassinated by imperialist forces in 1961. His remains have just been returned to Africa by the Belgians to coincide with the leader's 97th birthday. In the final hour, we reflect on the 40th anniversary of the conviction of African American journalist and organizer Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Listen to the Sat. July 2, 2022 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 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation which met with the military leaders of Mali to discuss the current sanctions and plans for a democratic transition; Burundi has celebrated its 60th year of national independence; unrest in eastern Libya has led to a violent attack on the regional parliament; and South Africa is still plagued with power outages due to the lack of capacity by the state-owned electrical company. In the second hour we will receive an update from the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the current status of public health on the continent. Finally, we look at the recent NATO summit and its implications for further militarization and warfare.
Listen to the Sun. June 26, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This will be the final episode in honor of Black Music Month. The PANW report will consist of dispatches on the announcement by the Russian Foreign Ministry noting that the United States must account for the mercenaries deployed in Ukraine; women in Sudan have held a mass demonstration demanding the creation of a democratic dispensation; South African authorities are investigating the deaths of 20 people in an East London tavern; and the survivors of attacks by armed groups in Mali are now speaking out. In the second and third hours we present the final instalment for Black Music Month with a special tribute to Arthur Lee, Johnny Echols and the legendary band LOVE.
Listen to the Sat. June 25, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode continues our focus on Black Music Month. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry on their position related to Ukraine becoming a candidate member of the European Union; there are calls from human rights organizations in Spain for an inquiry into the deaths of migrants in a recent stampede; the World Health Organization (WHO) has made an assessment of the status of the monkeypox virus amid an international outbreak; and the leader of the Malian military regime has placed his name on a slate to run in a proposed election in two years. In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong examination into the legacy of Black Music. We are paying tribute to Aretha Franklin, M'bilia Bel and Phyllis Hyman.
Listen to the Sun. June 19, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We are honoring Black Music Month which began in the late 1970s. Also today is Juneteenth, a national holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation from enslavement in 1865. Our PANW report features the following dispatches where the large-scale arms shipments to Ukraine by Washington has not altered the course of the war; a debate over the status of United Nations Peacekeeping Forces in Mali has erupted at the Security Council; there have been demonstrations in Tunisia against the government of President Kais Saied; and Juneteenth is being commemorating throughout the U.S. amid the escalation in racial strife. In the second and third hours we focus our attention on two legendary musical and social icons who have contributed immensely to African and world culture: Miriam Makeba and Richie Havens.
Listen to the Sat. June 18, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode continues our commemoration of Black Music Month which began during the late 1970s. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the conflicting stories about the status of potential negotiations between the Ethiopian government and the rebel TPLF; protests are ongoing in the Republic of Sudan demanding the removal of the military coup regime; there are reports that a soldier from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been killed on the border with Rwanda; and several Moroccan women are revealing that they were abused by a French businessman. In the second and third hours we examine two legends within the field of African American music. John Coltrane has a legacy of innovation and sustained production which spanned two decades. Finally, we examine the life, times and contributions of Detroit Jazz Guitarist and composer Kenny Burrell.
Listen to the Sun. June 12, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode continues our focus on Black Music Month. In our PANW segment we will discuss the following dispatches where the People's Republic of China has expressed its opposition to both the Ukraine war and sanctions against the Russian Federation; there are unconfirmed reports that the Ethiopian government is slated to hold secret talks with the TPLF in Tanzania; problems are persisting in initiating a dialogue between the Sudan Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and the military regime; and the first group of migrants from Britain to Rwanda have arrived in Kigali. In the second and third hours we further examine the history of African American music with examinations of the cultural legacies of Ruby Elzy and Odetta Holmes.
Listen to the Sat. June 11, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this episode we continue our focus on Black Music Month. In the PANW segment we look at the ongoing war in Ukraine and how it has fueled inflation in the United States and throughout the capitalist world; the Sudan Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) has held a press conference to discuss the proceedings of a meeting which was held with the miltary regime; an attempted coup in the North African state of Libya has worsened the already precarious security situation; and in Morocco a musical ensemble has raised questions surrounding gender and national culture. In the second and third hours we will feature historical discussions on African music in the U.S. and around the world. We examine the origins of the Blues, Jazz and Soul music over the last century. There is a tribute to Chester Arthur Burnett, popularly known as Howlin Wolf, and a rare archival interview with Billie Holiday.
Listen to the Sun. June 5, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This is our second episode in the commemoration of Black Music Month. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the call by the South African government for the strengthening of solidarity among the BRICS states; Namibia reports that activity at its major port has increased in recent weeks; there has been another Pentagon-coordinated airstrike in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia leaving five people dead; and the African Union has expressed concern over the rising food deficits in the Sahel region of the continent. In the second hour we look back on the history of African music which developed in the United States during and after the period of enslavement. In the final hour we will also look at the history of Jazz and its origins in the U.S.
Listen to the Sat. June 4, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. During the month of June we will celebrate the legacy of Black Music Month in the United States. This episode features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the announcement by a spokesperson for the Russian Federation government that the current situation in Ukraine could lead to World War III; rising food prices in Somalia are choking off the economic life of the Horn of Africa state; the nation of Chad has declared a food emergency inside the country; and a European Union (EU) military force has searched vessels off the coast of Libya in order to enforce a weapons ban. In the second and third hours we begin our commemoration of Black Music Month with a special focus on the roles of the cities of Detroit and Chicago in the origins of popular music during the post World War II era.
Listen to the Mon. May 30, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This is the final episode of our three part series for African Liberation Weekend, commemorating the 59th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of today's African Union (AU). The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the impact of western sanctions against Russia on the international food chain supply; the South Sudan government has criticized the administration in Ghana for imposing an arms embargo on the country; there was an announcement by the military regime in the Republic of Sudan that the state of emergency has been lifted; and a former presidential candidate in Egypt has been sentenced to 15 years in detention. In the second and third hours we look at the armed phase of the African Revolution and the role of the Republic of Cuba.
Listen to the Sun. May 29, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This is part two of the African Liberation Weekend. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the announced sanctions by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government against neighboring Rwanda over the status of rebel attacks in the east of the country; a Sudanese woman, Amira Osman Hamed, has been chosen for a human rights award; the Malawian currency, the Kwacha, decreased 25 percent in value in recent weeks; and the African Union summit discussed the crisis in food security on the continent. In the second hour we look back on the life, times and contributions of Congolese revolutionary leader Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and the circumstances surrounding his assassination. In addition, we examine the unanswered questions involving the death of former United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in then then Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) in a mysterious airline crash. Finally, we feature an archived audio report on the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba during April 1961.
Listen to the Sat. May 28, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This is the first program in our Africa Liberation Weekend series commemorating the 59th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor of today's African Union (AU), founded in 2002. We will feature our PANW report with dispatches on the call by the Chair of the AU, Senegal President Macky Sall, for western states to lift sanctions against the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; Tunisia has placed travel bans on several leading opposition politicians; Algeria is concerned about the security status of the North African state amid escalating jihadist attacks on the continent; and rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have attacked a military base. In the second hour we look at the origins of the Pan-African Movement through the voice of esteemed scholar/activist Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois. We also will listen to discussions around the significance of Africa Day this year related to journalism, economic development and food security. Finally, we hear an address by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the founder of modern Ghana and Africa.
Listen to the Sun. May 22, 2022 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 CSTO statement regarding the expansion of NATO and the Ukraine conflict; Ethiopians in the Diaspora are planning electoral strategies to tackle the sanctions regime of the United States Congress; another young person involved in the democracy movement has been killed by security forces in the Republic of Sudan; and the spread of monkeypox is being evaluated by the medical community internationally. In the second hour we look at news events in Burkina Faso, Tunisia and Mozambique. Later we examine the capacity of the Russian Federation to deflect the intentions of the U.S. in imposing sanctions. In addition, Finland and Sweden are facing challenges over its decisions to apply for membership in NATO.
Listen to the Sat. May 21, 2022 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 growing threat of food insecurity in West Africa impacting millions of people; there have more attacks against military personnel in the West African state of Burkina Faso; indigenous people in the South American state of Brazil have reportedly convinced several multinational mining firms to end their operations in the Amazon region; and the European Union states are facing a burgeoning energy crisis resulting from sanctions related to the war in Ukraine. In the second hour we look at the current escalating rates of inflation and their impact on South Africa. Also we examine in-depth the food crisis on the African continent. Finally, we review developments surrounding the recent massacre of African Americans in Buffalo, New York.
Listen to the Sun. May 15, 2022 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 announcement by the Russian ambassador to the United States saying that Moscow will not back down on its mission in Ukraine; Ethiopia has warned the European Union (EU) that it should hold the TPLF rebel group accountable for its threats to resume a military conflict inside the Horn of Africa state; Sudanese democratic forces are discussing the best methods to achieve the removal of the military regime in Khartoum; and the Central African Republic (CAR) has banned a documentary claiming that it could incite violence. In the second hour we listen to an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe over the Activist News Network based in New York City where the PANW editor and Pan-African Journal host discusses the role of NATO and the struggle against imperialism. Finally, we pay tribute to the upcoming 97th birthday of Malcolm X (Hajj El Malik Shabazz) through a discussion with James Baldwin during the early 1960s.
Listen to the Sat. May 14, 2022 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 continuing military conflict in Ukraine and its impact on the global situation; South Africa is experiencing another surge in COVID-19 variant cases amid a crisis within the newly-launched vaccination production facility; there is a trial underway for a man in Egypt accused of killing a Coptic priest; and in the West African state of Togo 8 soldiers were slain in what is said to have been a jihadi attack. In the second hour we look in detail at the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by the Israeli military. Finally, we examine some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place around the world.
Listen to the Sun. May 8, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the continuing war in Ukraine and the developments within the states aligned with the Russian Federation; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has paid a visit to the military deployed in the northwest of the Horn of Africa state; the Sudanese Congress Party has rejected participation in a dialogue with the military coupmakers in Khartoum; and Zimbabwe has been placed on high alert in light of the rapid escalation in COVID-19 cases in neighboring Republic of South Africa. In the second hour we continue our coverage of the African National Congress Eastern Cape Provincial Conference being held in East London. Finally, we look in detail at the economic implications of the war in Ukraine as it relates to energy resources in Germany and other regional nations.
Listen to the Sat. May 7, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the role of the United States in the military situation in Ukraine; the Ethiopian people have commemorated Victory Day on the triumph over the Italian invasion of 1935-1941; the South Sudanese government has made a statement on the status of the president's health; and the African National Congress East Cape Provincial leadership are holding a conference this weekend. In the second hour we will look in detail at the ANC Eastern Cape conference. Finally, the program looks closely at the role of the U.S. in the current Ukraine war.
Listen to the Sun. May 1, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the commemorations held around the world for May Day, International Workers Day; the war in Ukraine is continuing while the United States administration has pledged another $33 Billion in assistance to Kyev; an Ethiopian American journalist has accused the western media of supporting the forces seeking to destabilize the Horn of Africa state; and Sudanese democratic forces have reiterated to the international community that they will not relent until the military is removed from power in the oil-rich state. In the second hour we look in-depth at the deal between the UK and Rwanda over the resettlement of migrants. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day.
Listen to the Sat. April 30, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the continuing military conflict in Ukraine where fighting has intensified over the last week; South Africa has reported a new increase in COVID-19 cases across the country; Kenya has held a state funeral for former President Mwai Kibaki; and the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has visited several states in West Africa. In the second hour we look closer at the UN Secretary General's trip to Russia and Ukraine earlier in the week. Finally, we review in-depth some of the most pressing and burning issues across the globe.
Listen to the Sun. April 24, 2022 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 results of the French presidential elections where incumbent Emmanuel Macron won the contest with 58 percent of the vote; Iran has denied reports by western media sources that it is supplying weapons to the Russian Federation; the Ethiopian military commander has delivered an interview on the current security situation in the Horn of Africa state; and some members of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) have been released by the military regime in Sudan. In the second hour we examine recent developments in the Russian intervention in Ukraine. Finally, we pay tribute to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on the 50th anniversary of his transition in April 1972.
Listen to the Sat. April 23, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the continuing battles over the control of Ukraine and the role of the NATO and the Pentagon; there has been another attack on a seaside restaurant in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu; a tanker off the coast of Tunisia which was disabled last week had no fuel on board; and the ousted President of Guinea Alpha Conde has been released by the military regime which overthrew his government several months ago. In the second hour we examine several important international issues involving the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the impact of flooding in the KZN province in the Republic of South Africa and the continuing clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Finally, we look back at an historic speech delivered by Malcolm X (Hajj Malik El Shabazz) in Detroit during April 1964.
Listen to the Sun. April 17, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features a PANW report with dispatches on the announcement by the international media that the Ukrainian southern city of Mariupol has completely fallen to Russian military forces; Grand Rapids, Michigan is continuing to be the focus of mass demonstrations demanding justice for African youth Patrick Lyoya who was killed by a white police officer on April 4; Somalian lawmakers have agreed on a plan to appoint a new president for the Horn of Africa state; and oil fields in Libya have been shutdown as a result of political problems inside this troubled North African state. Later we hear two archived addresses by Abayomi Azikiwe dealing with race and justice in the United States as well as mass incarceration for profit.
Listen to the Sat. April 16, 2022 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 massive flooding in the KZN province of the Republic of South Africa where nearly 400 people have reportedly died; a vessel carrying migrants has capsized off the coast of Libya leading to numerous deaths; an oil tanker near the southeastern coast of Tunisia has been damaged; and Ethiopian and Eritrean residents of the United States are protesting against sanctions levelled at the governments in Addis Ababa and Asmara by the United States administration of President Joe Biden. In the second hour we listen to in-depth news on the situation around Durban in South Africa where heavy rains have created a humanitarian crisis. Finally, we listen to a press briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Director General Dr. John Nkengasong in Addis Ababa.
Listen to the Sun. April 10, 2022 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 parliamentary ouster of Pakistan Prime Minister Imram Khan through a no-confidence vote; the fighting in Ukraine is continuing between the Russian armed forces and western-backed military units; Ethiopians and Eritreans are scheduled to hold mass demonstrations in California against the recently passed congressional bills to impose sanctions on the Horn of Africa state; and the military regime in Guinea has once again called upon the bauxite mining firms to build refineries inside the West African state. In the second hour we examine events in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo related to peacekeeping and regional integration. Finally, we pay tribute to the 29th anniversary of the assassination of South African Communist Party and African National Congress leader Chris Hani.
Listen to the Sat. April 9, 2022 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 ongoing conflict in Ukraine involving the Russian Federation, the United States and NATO; the Malian military says it has eliminated some members of an armed rebel group fighting the government in Bamako; Gambia has voted again in an election designed to support the incumbent president; and the South African ruling ANC party says it wants to improve relations between local and national governmental structures. In the second hour we look back on the period leading up to and following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the aftermath of the 54th anniversary of his martyrdom. Finally, we commemorate the 124th anniversary of the birth of Paul Robeson (1898-1976).
Listen to the Sun. April 3, 2022 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 PANW report with dispatches on the recent briefing on the military situation inside Ukraine amid the Russian intervention; tribute has been paid to the United Nations peacekeeping soldiers killed in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo; estimates reveal that $2 billion was lost in the Somaliland market place fire in Hargeisa; and 90 migrants have been reportedly killed in the Mediterranean seeking to enter Southern Europe. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the 54th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968. We will look at the events surrounding the assassination and the national reaction to the death of the most well-known African American leader in the U.S.
Listen to the Sat. April 2, 2022 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 recent attack on a fuel depot in Russia by Ukraine forces and the continuing plight of African students fleeing the country to neighboring Eastern European states; the military continues to suppress pro-democracy demonstrations in the Republic of Sudan; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called for an inclusive national dialogue throughout the Horn of Africa state; and the African continent is also facing hyperinflation amid the post-pandemic crisis and the war in Eastern Europe. In the second and third hours we look back on the 54th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. We will review the last two major addresses delivered by Dr. King in Washington, D.C. and Memphis.
Listen to the Sun. March 27, 2022 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 announcement by the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) leader that the area wants to hold a referendum on merging with Russia; Sudanese armed opposition groups have differed over the military coup which occured on Oct. 25; the East African Community (EAC) is poised to received $8.7 billion in investments from the African Development Bank (AfDB); and an African mask from Gabon has sold for $4.2 million at an art auction in Paris. In the second hour we feature a panel discussion held over Kenyan television analyzing the position of South Africa regarding the war in Ukraine. Finally, we conclude our month-long focus on Women's History with a rare archived audio file of an Aug. 1972 radio panel examining the role of women in the struggle against repression in the United States.
Listen to the Sat. March 26, 2022 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 escalation in the Ukraine conflict; South Sudanese leaders have exchanged accusations over responsibility for renewed fighting inside the country; Kenya has gained international attention through the camel medical clinics providing services to rural populations; and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has continued to engage the military regimes in Guinea and Mali over their demands for a return to civilian rule. In the second hour we listen to a discussion on the South African position on the Ukraine war. We then continue our commemoration of Women's History Month with an examination of African women's labor during enslavement and the United States Civil War. Finally we review a panel discussion featuring African American women during 1968.
Listen to the Sun. March 20, 2022 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 announcement by the Russian government that a humanitarian corridor will be opening for residents of Mariupol in Ukraine; the economy of the Republic of Sudan has drastically declined amid demonstrations demanding an end to military rule; cotton production in the West African state of Mali has reached record levels; and Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been in office for one year in the East African country. Later we look at the continuing impact of western sanctions against Zimbabwe. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Women's History Month with examinations of the life, times and contributions of Mary B. Talbert, the Phyllis Wheatley Club and Willie Mae Thornton.
Listen to the Sat. March 19, 2022 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 military drills being held by NATO on the border with Ukraine as the Russian military utilizes supersonic missiles; African leaders and civil society are under continuing pressure by Washington to endorse its position on Ukraine; Nigeria is facing fuel shortages within one of the continent's largest producers of petroleum; and the Polisario Front of the Western Sahara strongly rejected Spain position of recognizing Morocco's control of the SADR. We will hear a report on the video discussions between the United States and Chinese leaders over the Ukraine situation. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Women's History Month with an examination of the life, times and contributions of Hallie Quinn Brown, Rosa L. Parks and Willie Mae Thornton.
Listen to the Sun. March 13, 2022 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 planned resumption of talks between Russia and Ukraine on ending the military conflict; Ethiopia has held the First Congress of the ruling Prosperity Party; the military regime in Sudan has announced another cash infusion from the United Arab Emirates (UAE); and the Zimbabwe Information Ministry has announced a new policy on media relations. In the second hour we look at Africa-China relations within the context of the 2 Sessions being in Beijing. Later we continue our commemoration of Women's History Month with an examination of women in the Civil War and within the labor force during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Listen to the Sat. March 12, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the status of the nuclear power plants under the control of Russia during its military operation in Ukraine; the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church has died at the age of 84; another cyclone has hit northern Mozambique; and 19 migrants are missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya. In the second and third hours we continue our commemoration of Women's History Month with focuses on two Civil Rights activists and Feminists, Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) and Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954).
Listen to the Sun. March 6, 2022 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 sharp questions asked by African journalists to the United States State Department on why the continent should support Washington's position on the Ukraine war; Russia says it is prepared to end its special military operations in Ukraine if certain conditions are met; Niger says that five of its troops were killed in a jidhadist attack; and Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto has just returned from an international tour as he prepares to run for the East African state's top office. In the second hour we further explore the position of African states in the Ukraine crisis. Later we focus on our commemoration of Women's History Month with an examination of revolutionary activist Lucy Parsons (1851-1942) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Finally, we hear an archived radio drama on the life, times and contributions of educator-writer, women's organizer and voting rights activist of Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954).
Listen to the Sat. March 5, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the demonstrations in several African states supporting Russia in the Ukrainian crisis; several African countries did not vote on the United Nations General Assembly resolution to condemn Moscow over the intervention into Ukraine; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has tested a satellite earlier in the week; and the Africa Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Mashidiso Moeti, says that the continent must enhance its public health apparatus as the pandemic appears to be subsiding. In the second hour we look at the media coverage of the war in Ukraine and its impact on African people. Finally, we begin our programming for Women's History Month through an examination of the abolitionist movement and the Civil War.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 27, 2022 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 announcement that negotiations between the Russian and Ukraine governments will begin tomorrow; demonstrations continue in the Republic of Sudan demanding the restoration of democratic rule; reports from Guinea-Bissau say that the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) had its headquarters attacked by armed masked assailants; the major political parties in Kenya are said to have formed an alliance for the upcoming elections. In the second and third hours we conclude our African American History Month commemorations with a continuing focus on Ella Baker along with Fannie Lou Hamer.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 26, 2022 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 Russian intervention in Ukraine and the international implications of the conflict; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed another delegation to Mali to discuss the transitional process after two recent military coups; more people have been killed by a cyclone which hit the Southern African state of Madagascar; and Algeria is commemorating the 60th anniversary of its national independence from France in 1962. In the second and third hours we continue our celebration of African American History Month with examinations of the lives, times and contributions of figures within the Black Liberation Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, Ella Baker and later the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 20, 2022 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 Ethiopian government beginning power generation from the Grand Renaissance Dam Project; repression against democratic organizers is continuing inside the Republic of Sudan; a human rights activist has been recognized for his work in the West African state of Burkina Faso; and Africa is moving forward in regard to the production and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. In the second and third hours we continue our annual African American History Month commemoration with a tribute to the life, times and contributions of Malcolm X (Hajj Malik El Shabazz).
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 19, 2022 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 opposition to a United States Congressional bill aimed at undermining the authority of the Ethiopian government in Addis Ababa; Sudanese mass democratic forces are continuing to demand an immediate end to military rule; the Malian junta has called for the rapid departure of French military forces from the West African state; and 15 people have been reportedly killed in a bomb explosion in Somalia. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month with a re-examination of the life, times and contributions of Dr. Huey P. Newton and the Black Panther Party.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 13, 2022 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 further reflections related to the 35th Ordinary Summit of the African Union held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Sudanese mass democratic activists are being arrested by the military coup regime ahead of a day of action; Somalia is once again facing drought and food deficits in the Horn of Africa; and there has been a rebel attack in the West African state of Benin. In the second hour we continue our annual commemoration of African American History Month. We will trace some aspects of the intellectual history of African people from Timbuktu to the United States.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 12, 2022 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 South African vaccine manufacturing plants which are poised to provide widespread assistance to the continent; envoys from Ethiopia and South Sudan have held talks on various issues of interest to both countries; in the Republic of Sudan the military is still attempting to retain power amid a resurgence in the mass democratic movement; and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa has expressed optimism on the public health futures. In the second hour we continue our focus on the annual commemoration of African American History Month with a focus on scholar W.E.B. Du Bois and journalist Alice Dunnigan. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the current status of the pandemic and related questions.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 6, 2022 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 35th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where a debate on the controversial observer status granted to the state of Israel last year by the AU Commission Chair was suspended; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has once again put forward the demand for a permanent seat for the African continent on the United Nations Security Council; the regional Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in East Africa says it will appoint an envoy to the Republic of Sudan; and a statue erected in France honoring a 19th century Algerian anti-colonial freedom fighter has already been damaged. In the second hour we continue our commemoration of African American History Month with a reexamination of the life, times and contributions of journalist, educator and organizer Ida B. Wells-Barnett. We then look in-depth at the proceeding of the ongoing AU Summit in Ethiopia.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 5, 2022 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 opening of the African Union 35th Ordinary Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Sudanese democratic organizations have rejected the framework put forward by the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) related to efforts to mediate the current impasse with the military regime; Malians demonstrated in their thousands celebrating the departure of the French ambassador from Bamako; and Rwandan students are watching the Beijing Winter Olympics through a satellite service provided by the People's Republic of China. In the second hour we begin our annual commemoration of African American History Month founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926. We will take a closer look at the African Union summit being held in Addis Ababa and the issues on the agenda for the gathering. Finally, we hear a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Director General Dr. John Nkengasong on the public health situation on the continent.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 30, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the upcoming African Union 35th Ordinary Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; the AU plans to deepen its involvement in efforts to resolve the political crisis in the Republic of Sudan; a former Zimbabwe cabinet minister has been recruited to serve on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Panel of Elders; and the president of Tanzania has requested prayers for her office and the people of the East African state. In the second hour we continue to examine events in the West African countries of Burkina Faso and Mali where the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sought to return the governments back to civilian rule. Finally, we review some of the most important issues taking place on the continent and internationally.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 29, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the rising interests in Pan-Africanism related to the recent internal conflict in Ethiopia; another demonstrator has been killed in the Republic of Sudan as protests continue demanding civilian rule; in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over 2,000 people have been displaced due to an attack by the M23 rebel group; and in the United States the further collapse of transporation infrastructure has been illustrated with the falling of a bridge in Pittsburgh. In the second hour we examine the recent military coup in the West African state of Burkina Faso in detail and the response of the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Also we hear a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Director General Dr. John Nkengasong on the public health situation on the continent. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place in Africa and throughout the world.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 23, 2022 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 how the struggle against colonialism and for Pan-Africanism merge; Sudan can only achieve peace in the aftermath of the removal of the military junta; the military regime in Mali has held a state funeral for the ousted president overthrown in a coup during 2020; and Senegal is holding its local governmental elections in the West African state. In the second hour we pay tribute to the legendary Paul L. Robeson on the 46th anniversary of his transition. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place in Africa and around the world.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 22, 2022 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 call by the African Union for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council; Egypt has denied that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has visited the capital of Khartoum in neighboring Sudan; a Sudanese high-ranking official paid a state visit to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa in an attempt to resolve a border dispute; and Senegal is poised for national elections this weekend. In the second hour we hear an African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention briefing lead by Director-General Dr. John Nkengasong. We also provide an update on the plans to manufacture vaccines in the Republic of South Africa. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day in Africa and the world.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 16, 2022 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 the Ethiopian government will embark upon a national dialogue across the Horn of Africa state; the Sudanese Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) says that any United Nations diplomatic intervention in the country must lead to a civilian government; former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has died at the age of 76; and another bomb attack has taken place in Somalia leaving a high-ranking official injured. In the second and third hours we continue our tribute to the martyred Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) on the 93rd anniversary of his birth. We will look back at the 1963 Birmingham Campaign, the Chicago Freedom Movement of 1966 and the antiwar struggle in 1968.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 15, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the sharp criticism leveled by the Ethiopian government towards the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General; demonstrations continue in Sudan against the military regime; Tunisian President Kais Saied is the subject of ongoing protest by opposition parties on the anniversary of the fall of the government in 2011; and there has been rallies in Mali in objection to the sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In the second hour we pay tribute to the martyred Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 93rd anniversary of his birth in the United States. Finally, we review some of the most burning and pressing issues of the day.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 9, 2022 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 statement by East African scholars that the position of the Ethiopian government in addressing the attempted destabilization of the Horn of Africa state is a lesson in resistance to neo-colonialism; another person has been killed by the security forces in the Republic of Sudan as demonstrations continue against the military regime; the African Cup of Nations is underway in the West African nation of Cameroun bringing together teams from across the continent; and a well-known Egyptian Television host has died from complications related to the pandemic. In the second hour we continue our focus on the 110th anniversary of the founding of the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa. Finally, we examine some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place on the continent and around the globe.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 8, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the need to expand the permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council to include African states; the United Nations has launched a new initiative to expand dialogue on reaching a political settlement in the Sudan where the mass democratic movement has been involved in a protracted struggle against the military; the Ugandan government is being pressured to release an author who has been critical of the president and his family; and Danish authorities have released piracy suspects in order to avoid prosecuting them in Europe. With the upcoming commemorations of the 93rd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we hear one his most penetrating speeches delivered in Feb. 1967. Later in the program we look at the commemorations surrounding the 110th anniversary of the founding of the African National Congress of South Africa. Finally, we examine some of the most pressing and burning issues in Africa and the world.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 2, 2022 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This is our second program for the year and we will provide information on the PANW for our listeners and readers. In the second hour we continue our focus on African American literary icons Langston Hughes and James Baldwin with interviews, poetry and discussion on their contributions to the struggle for liberation and social justice. Finally, we review some of the most important issues impacting the African continent today.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 1, 2022 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the homecoming sponsored by the Ethiopian government to build support for the country under attack by western-backed elements; Sudanese media outlets were raided by security forces in an attempt to intimidate journalists covering the mass democratic movement; eight Malian soldiers were killed in an ambush in the north of the West African state; and people are still being displaced in northern Mozambique due to the insurgency. In the second hour we look back on the literary efforts of key African American icons including Lorraine Hansberry, Langston Hughes and James Baldwin. Finally, we review some of the most important and pressing issues taking place on the African continent.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 26, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the announcement by the Ethiopian government that it has arrested suspects in a plot to destabilize the Horn of Africa state; there were more than one hundred people injured during recent protests in the Republic of Sudan which demanded an immediate transition to civilian democratic rule; Mozambique civilians are requesting additional support from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in the fight to end the insurgency in Cabo Delgado; and South African Anglican Bishop-emeritus, Desmond Tutu, has died in the Republic of South Africa. In the second hour we look back on two major stories of 2021: the centenary of the Tulsa Massacre and the attempts to destabilize the government of Ethiopia. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place on the African continent.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 25, 2021 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 statement by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the military decision to not enter the Tigray province of the Horn of Africa state; mass organizations continue to demonstrate for democracy in the Republic of Sudan; there was a bomb explosion at a restaurant in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and the travel ban imposed by the United States against eight Southern African nations will be lifted by the end of the year. In the second hour we look further into the situation in Ethiopia with briefings and analysis from government officials and journalists. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director-General, Dr. John Nkengasong, on the public health situation on the continent.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 19, 2021 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the continuing efforts by the Ethiopian government to defend the country against imperialist threats from the United States; Sudanese youth and workers demonstrated in the thousands against the military regime which is consolidating its authority since the coup earlier this year; the World Health Organization (WHO) is still pointing out the vaccine inequality prevailing internationally surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic; and the Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Sassou Nguesso has gone into quarantine after possibly being exposed to the coronavirus. In the second hour we look again at the issues involving political prisoners in the U.S. in the aftermath of the recent transition of Russell Maroon Shoatz. This episode focuses on the ongoing struggle to free Mumia Abu-Jamal. Finally, we review some of the important questions involving Africa and the world.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 18, 2021 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 recent visit of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to Turkey amid efforts to contain a rebel insurgency attacking the Horn of Africa state; Sudanese Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) were tear gassed at their first public meeting held since the recent military coup; Zimbabwe has issued directives on new identity documents including passports; and two French nationals have been arrested in connection with an attempted coup in Madagascar. In the second hour we look at the life, times and contributions of recently transitioned political prisoner and revolutionary activist Russell Maroon Shoatz through excerpts of a book he published several years ago. Finally, we examine some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place in Africa and the world.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 12, 2021 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 Ethiopian government's announcement that it is inviting international human rights organizations to visit the Amhara and Afar provinces of the Horn of Africa state; Sudan has denied involvement in supporting the armed opposition groups in Ethiopia; Libya says it is prepared to hold elections at the end of this month in the troubled North African state; and Egypt has unearthed historic sites which shed light on the ancient history of the country. In the second hour we examine the current situation in Ethiopia with interviews on the character of the opposition and the advances being made by the government on the battlefront. Finally, we review some of the important issues impacting Africa and the world.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 11, 2021 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 European Union (EU) announcement that it is launching its own international project to compete with the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI); South African physicians are saying that most cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant are of a milder nature; the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed has echoed a long-standing demand for the continent to have a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council; and some South Sudanese business leaders have been targeted for sanctions by the United States. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director General, Dr. John Nkengasong, on the status of the pandemic and vaccination rollouts. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues on the continent and around the world.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 5, 2021 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 calls by the Ethiopian government for the United States embassy in Addis Ababa to halt the misinformation being spread about the Horn of Africa state; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that there is not a new surge in hospitalizations in recent days inside the country due to the new Omicron variant of COVID-19; U.S. infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Faucci has given an update on the public health situation; and the military junta in the Republic of Sudan has banned travel for a leading figure of the popular Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC). In the second hour we examine some of the attacks being made on the 1619 Project founded by Nikole Hannah-Jones. Also the South African Communist Party (SACP) has delivered a briefing on its recently held Central Committee plenary. Finally, we review some of the pressing and burning issues taking place in Africa and around the world.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 4, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the claims by the Ethioipian government that it is making advances against the TPLF rebels; Sudanese mass organizations are continuing to reject calls from the outside of the country to accept a deal between the restored Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and military coup leader Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan; Egypt is reporting on the activities surrounding the opening of the Luxor Museum; and France is attempting fortify its relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the status of the pandemic on the continent. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place in Africa and globally.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 28, 2021 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 repudiation of western countries by states in Southern Africa over a blanket travel ban issued after the identification of the Omicron variant of COVID-19; Ethiopia is accusing the United States media of misrepresenting the political and security situation inside the Horn of Africa state; Sudan is claiming that the Ethiopian National Defense Forces has launched an attack in the border areas of its territory; and a film project in West Africa is examining the experiences of migrants in recent years. In the second hour we listen to the official response of the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, on the detection of Omicron and the travel bans imposed on the entire region. We then review some of the most pressing and burning issues impacting the African continent. Finally, we look back on the legacy of the late Cuban President Fidel Castro on the fifth anniversary of his transition. We will listen to two rare archival audio files on the Bay of Pigs fiasco of 1961 and an interview with the Cuban premier in 1963.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 27, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights our regular PANW report with dispatches on the South African government claiming that it is being punished for its scientific discovery of the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus; Ethiopia is continuing to mobilize its people in defense of the state against attacks by United States backed rebels; the African Union Peace and Security Council is sending a delegation to Sudan to discuss the political future of the country; and in Burkina Faso police used tear gas against demonstrators protesting the military role of France in West Africa. In the second hour we take up the emergence of the Omicron variant and its impact on Southern Africa and the world. We will hear a briefing as well from the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Finally, we will review important issues impacting Africa and the international community.
Listen to the Fri. Nov. 26, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the role of the United States in destabilizing and undermining the government of Ethiopia; Sudanese mass organizations continue to demonstrate against the military regime which seized power on Oct. 25 despite the reinstalation of the interim prime minister over a week ago; South Africa's foreign ministry is meeting with their UK counterparts related to the recent travel bans placed on people traveling from the sub-continent due to the identification of another COVID-19 variant; and Zimbabwe has embarked upon a 16-day campaign to end gender-based violence. In the second hour we look again at the historical inter-relationship between Africans and Native Americans. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues in Africa and throughout the international community.
Listen to the Thurs. Nov. 25, 2021 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 tragic deaths of 27 migrants drown in the English Channel; the Ethiopian government is seeking to correct the false narrative related to the attacks being levelled at the country from the United States and its surrogates inside the Horn of Africa state; Sudan's restored interim Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has called for the police not to brutalize demonstrators; and Egypt has announced the reopening of the Luxor museum. In the second hour we continue our examination of the exoneration of two men falsely accused of being assassins of Malcolm X. The daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, Malikah, was found dead earlier in the week in Brooklyn, New York. Finally, we pay tribute to the Indigenous people and their struggle to reclaim independence and sovereignty.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 21, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the ongoing media campaign in the United States to misinform the public about the actual developments inside the Horn of Africa state of Ethiopia; in the Republic of Sudan the military junta has reinstated the interim Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok although this is being rejected by other activists within the mass democracy movement; China's foreign ministry has declared that the independence of Taiwan will never by accepted by Beijing; and the international trade crisis is being worsened due to the conflict between the U.S. and China. In the second hour we continue to look deeper into the life, times, contributions and assassination of Malcolm X (Hajj Malik El-Shabazz). We listen to two rare achival audio files and a contemporary segment on the exoneration of two of falsely convicted men tried in the murder during 1966. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues in Africa and the world.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 20, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the continuing mobilization in Ethiopia against the United States supported efforts to remove the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed; Sudanese are remaining in the streets demanding the removal of the military junta which staged a coup last month; South African activists are calling for the nation's beauty queen to boycott the Miss Universe pageant being held in occupied Palestine; and in the West African state of Burkina Faso there was a demonstration which blocked a French military convoy operating inside the country. In the second hour we look back at the assassination of Malcolm X (Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) on Feb. 21, 1965 in light of the recent exoneration of two men falsely accused in his killing. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day in Africa and around the globe.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 14, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the condemnation by the Ethiopian government of the United States sanctions imposed on the State of Eritrea; the African Union has called for the Sudanese military junta to negotiate a settlement to the continuing unrest in the country; a Nigerian general has been killed in an attack by insurgents operating in the north of the West African state; and the son of the slain former leader of Libya Col. Muammar Gaddafi has announced he is running in the national elections for president next month. In the second hour we examine the 1619 Project written by Nikole-Hannah Jones which is now being republished as a book. Finally, we review some of the important issues and developments in Africa and internationally.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 13, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the role of the United States in the efforts to destabilize and overthrow the government in Ethiopia; Sudan mass organizations have rejected the offer by the military junta to establish another coalition administration after the coup on Oct. 25; in the U.S. state of Lousiana there are effort underway to grant a posthumunous pardon of Homer Plessy who was arrested for defying segregation laws during the early 1890s which resulted in a draconian supreme court decision upholding the system of Jim Crow; and the 1619 Project which won a purlitzer prize is now being published as a book. In the second hour we listen to two discussions exposing the aims of western imperialism to remove the current administration in Ethiopia led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. We also rebroadcast a speech delivered by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa analyzing the results of the recently-held local governmental elections. Finally, we examine issues impacting Africa and the world.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 7, 2021 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 mass demonstrations held in the capital of Ethiopia in support of the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed; the Sudan Professional Association (SPA) has rejected the offer by the military coup makers to establish another coalition government; opposition parties in Mali are demanding that the military leaders stay on course for the transition to civilian control; and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are continuing to pressure the military junta to withdraw from their positions of power in the government. In the second hour we listen to detailed reports on events in Ethiopia. Also there is a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Finally, we further examine issues impacting Africa and the international community.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 6, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features a PANW report with dispatches on the current threat to national sovereignty in Ethiopia amid the escalating conflict initiated by western-backed rebel groupings; Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has attended the COP26 climate conference held in Glasgow, Scotland; reports says that 98 people have been killed in an oil tanker exploision in the West African state of Sierra Leone; and the Sudanese mass organizations have rejected a settlement offered by the military leaders that seized power on Oct. 25. In the second hour we look at the contributions of Ghana musician Nana Kwame Ampadu who recently joined the ancestors. In addition, we examine in detail the conflict in the Horn of Africa state of Ethiopia. Finally, we look into other issues impacting Africa and international community.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 31, 2021 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights our regular PANW report with dispatches on the appeal by the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to the military leaders of the Republic of Sudan to end their undemocratic seizure of state power; the Ethiopian rebel group fighting the central government is claiming to have taken the city of Dessie; the World Health Organization (WHO) has re-elected the Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who ran unopposed; and the African Union (AU) announced that it has arranged to purchase 110 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. In the second hour we look at the situation in South Africa leading up to the local governmental elections on Nov. 1. The G20 has ended its summit in Rome with no definitive decisions on key economic issues impacting the international community. Finally, we review some of the important questions in Africa and the world.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 30, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the demonstrations in Mali demanding the withdrawal of French troops from the West African state; the Republic of Sudan has been seriously impacted by a military coup and mass protests calling for the restoration of civilian rule; the Ethiopian government says that the United Nations personnel assigned to the Horn of Africa nation are continuing to interfere in its internal affairs; and Tanzania has accepted a grant to address the need to preserve its biodiversity. In the second hour we look deeper into the Sudanese crisis where the popular organizations are demanding the resignation of the military junta. We also explore the return of stolen African art to the continent from European museums. Finally, we examine some of the most burning and pressing issues of the day in Africa and globally.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 24, 2021 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 need for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Regional Economic Commissions to make the project a reality; Ethiopia is accusing the western media of spreading misinformation on the situation inside the country; a delegation from United Nations is visiting the West African state of Mali to assess the security situation; and the military junta in Guinea has appointed three new members to its cabinet. In the second hour we listen to a briefing by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic internationally. Finally, we review some of the important issues impacting Africa and the world.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 23, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the escalating conflict in the Horn of Africa state of Ethiopia where the military has carried out airstrikes in the northern Tigray region; Sudan is undergoing another series of mass demonstrations over the political future of the country and the role of the defense forces; Zimbabwe is preparing for another day of action against western sanctions; and South African political parties are campaigning for the upcoming local governmental elections. In the second hour we look at the political and security situations in the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland) and the Republic of Sudan. Finally, we review important issues impacting Africa and the international community.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 17, 2021 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the heightening unrest in the Republic of Sudan over the future of the country; Tunisia has warned other nations not to interfere in its internal affairs; there has been a discovery of mass graves in the embattled neo-colonial North African state of Libya; and the Republic of Namibia is relaxing some of its restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second and third hours we again focus on the history and legacy of the Black Panther Party on the 55th anniversary of its founding. We review two important speeches delivered in the state of California during 1966 and 1968. Stokely Carmichael, the then Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), was the co-founder of the original Black Panther Party in Lowndnes County, Alabama during 1965-66. He delivered an address on Oct. 29, 1966 at the University of California at Berkely campus explaining the concept of Black Power while outlining the ideas behind the creation of the Black Panther Party. Finally, we hear Eldridge Cleaver, then Minister of Information of the Black Panther Party and the 1968 presidential candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party. The speech was delivered at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) on Oct. 4, 1968.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 16, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the demonstrations in Sudan demanding the resignation of the interim Transitional Sovereign Council (TSC); the Central African Republic (CAR) government has offered a ceasefire to the rebel groups fighting over the last several years inside the country; in Burkina Faso the Pan-African Film Festival opened this weekend; and former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has announced the creation of a new political party in this West African state. In the second hour we commemorate the 55th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. Finally, we examine some of the most pressing and burning issues of the day in Africa and throughout the world.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 10, 2021 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 denial by the Ethiopian government over false allegations made by the United States based CNN television station; African migrants stranded in Libya are demanding to be deported to a more secure and stable country; a trial surrounding the assassination of former Pan-African Revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso, Capt. Thomas Sankara, is ongoing inside this West African state nearly 34 years later; and Algeria has denounced the actions of the former colonial power of France accusing Paris of distorting its imperialist history in North Africa. In the second hour we listen to speeches delivered at the United Nations General Assembly 76th Session with addresses by the Palestinian Authority, Peru and the DPRK. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues taking place on the African continent and internationally.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 9, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the newly-inaugurated government in the Horn of Africa state of Ethiopia; Mali has accused France of training terrorists inside the West African nation; France has been criticized for its colonial legacy at a joint conference held with African countries; and NATO is preparing to deepen its intervention in Africa under the guise of combatting Islamic extremism. In the second hour we hear a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director General, Dr. John Nkengasong, on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continent. Finally, we review some of the most pressing and burning issues in Africa and the international community.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 3, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the expulsion of seven United Nations officials from the Horn of Africa state of Ethiopia; Kenya is facing a drought where an estimated 2.4 million people could be impacted by food deficits; the South African ruling African National Congress (ANC) is campaigning for the upcoming local governmental elections; and the current and former presidents of Mozambique have been cleared in the ongoing probes surrounding "hidden debt" in this Southern African state. In the second hour we continue our focus on the debates surrounding the United Nations General Assembly 76th Session. We will listen to speeches from the heads-of-states of St. Kitts-Nevis, Bolivia and Iran. Finally, we review some of the major issues taking place in Africa and throughout the international community.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 2, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program will feature several speeches delivered at the United Nations General Assembly 76th Session held during the late Sept. A debate among the representatives of over 100 nations provides perspectives on the thinking and actions of peoples throughout the globe. We will hear speeches from the heads-of-state and high-ranking officials from Barbados, Cuba and Venezuela. The addresses review questions surrounding United States-Latin American relations; reparations to African peoples formally enslaved by imperialism, climate change, access to advanced medicine and economic development. In addition other issues impacting Africa and the international community are explored in detail.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 26, 2021 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 resignations of over 100 members of the Islamic party holding seats in the Tunisian parliament; there has been another explosion in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu; the United States administration of President Joe Biden is facing growing political problems related both foreign and domestic policies; and there are reports that the West African state of Mali is seeking to hire a Russian private security firm to deal with the situation inside the country. In the second hour we continue to review the United Nations General Assembly 76th Session held in New York City over the last week. There are presentations from several states including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Namibia. Finally, we examine some of the pressing issues in Africa and internationally.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 25, 2021 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 of Rwandan President Paul Kagame to the northern region of Mozambique; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered an address to the nation in observance of Heritage Day; the World Health Organization has announced that COVAX will decline its COVID-19 vaccines by 25%; and a Chinese executive for a high tech company has been released from Canadian custody in a prisoner exchange. In the second hour we will listen to addresses delivered at the United Nations General Assembly 76th Session held during the week. Speeches by the Secretary General, the Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia and the President of Tanzania are reviewed. Finally, we hear a report from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director General Dr. John Nkengasong.
Listen to the Sept. 19, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the beginning deportations of Haitian migrants seeking refuge in the United States on the southern Texas border; Ethiopia is demanding clarity on the role of Washington in the ongoing relations between the two states; Guinean military officials responsible for the coup earlier in the month have rejected the request by ECOWAS to allow ousted President Alpha Conde to leave the West African country; and the African National Congress Treasurer General says that the ruling party has adequate resources to contest the upcoming local government elections. In the second hour we look deeper into the decision of the administration of President Joe Biden to expel thousands of Haitians from Texas. Finally, we probe into other issues impacting Africa and the world.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 18, 2021 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 by the United States President Joe Biden that the government will detain and deport thousands of people from Haiti seeking asylum in southern Texas; Ethiopia is speaking out against the wanton interference in its affairs by Washington; Zimbabwe is reporting on an irrigation scheme in operation now for several years; and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been pressuring Guinea to hold elections in the aftermath of a military coup on Sept. 5. In the second hour we review a number of issues impacting Africa and the world. Finally, we will listen to a briefing from the Director General of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. John Nkengasong, on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination rollouts and other public health issues across the continent.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 12, 2021 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the visit by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation to the Republic of Guinea for consultations with the military officers that overthrew President Alpha Conde one week ago; the government of Ethiopia is continuing to accuse the United States of involvement in its internal affairs; Tunisian President Kais Saied has suggested that he wants to change the national constitution; and the Director General of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. John Nkengasong, has criticized the western nations for failing to meet their own commitments to adequately supply COVID-19 vaccines to underdeveloped states. In the second hour we look in-depth at the current political and security situation in Guinea in the aftermath of a military coup and the suspension of Conakry from ECOWAS and the AU. Finally, we examine other major issues impacting Africa and the world.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 11, 2021 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 suspension of Guinea from the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the continental African Union (AU) due to the military seizure of power earlier in the month; Ethiopia has disputed the UNHCR's claims surrounding refugees in neighboring Sudan; Zimbabwe war veterans are endorsing the re-election of incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa; and Angola is reporting an additional 50,000 cases of COVID-19 in this Southern African state. In the second hour we look back on the 50th anniversary of the Attica Rebellion of 1971 where African American prisoners led an uprising against the prison-industrial-complex. Finally, we review some of the major issues in Africa and internationally in-depth.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 5, 2021 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 recent military coup against President Alpha Conde of Guinea-Conakry; former South African President Jacob Zuma has been released from prison on medical parole; the son of former Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi has been released from detention after seven years; and the aftermath of Hurricane Ida has left devastation from the Gulf to the northeast of the United States. In the second hour we look at events taking place in Africa and around the world. Finally, we listen to a documentary on the contributions of Jazz musician and composer Duke Ellington in recognition of the virtual Detroit Jazz Festival.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 4, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program features a PANW report with dispatches on a statement made by Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa noting that the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party will face greater scrutiny as a result of the state captures report; Ethiopian analysts are speaking out against the bias shown by western media towards the existing government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed; unrest in the border areas between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda may prompt action by the armed forces; and a Malian police commander arrested in connection with a coup carried out last year has been broken out by law-enforcement agents. In the second hour in recognition of the 42 annual Detroit Jazz Festival, held virtually for the second year in a row, we look back at the life, times and contributions of Art Tatum and Phineas Newborn, Jr. Finally, we review current events in Africa and the international community.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 29, 2021 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 rapidly approaching deadline for the United States military withdrawal from the Central Asian state of Afghanistan; Ethiopian analysts are accusing Washington of attempting to stage a "Libya-type" intervention in the Horn of Africa state; the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) is making plans to remain in the country until 2027; and the governments of Rwanda and Lesotho have signed an agreement for cooperation within the police services. In the second hour we conclude our month-long focus on Black August with a reexamination of the U.S. government's counter-intelligence program against the African American Liberation Movement. Finally, we review a myriad of issues impacting Africa and the international community.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 28, 2021 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 by the South African government that it has vaccinated 14% of its population against the COVID-19 pandemic; in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) eastern city of Beni there are reports of another massacre carried out by the ADF; a boat used for smuggling migrants has been recovered off the coast of the West African state of Senegal; and Ethiopia is expressing its satisfaction with the outcomes of a United Nations Security Council meeting earlier in the week. In the second hour we continue our month-long focus on Black August with a rare archived recording of a panel discussion on the role of women in the struggle against fascism from July 1969. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention delivered just two days ago.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 22, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the appreciation expressed by the Palestinian Authority to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for its resolution rejecting the African Union (AU) Commission Chair's recognition of Israel as an observer state to the continental organization; Ethiopian scholars have rejected the demands being made by the United States Ambassador to the United Nations related to negotiations with the TPLF; approximately 7.5 million people have been infected with the COVID-19 virus across the AU region; and the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan have announced the reopening of their borders after many years. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Black August with segments on some of the leading figures in the African American struggle.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 21, 2021 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 rapid withdrawal of United States imperialist forces and their allies from the Central Asian Afghanistan capital of Kabul; Algeria has stated that it will evaluate its diplomatic relations with neighboring Morocco related to the wave of forest fires which have erupted in the North African states; Zambia has elected a new president to lead the Southern African state; and the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa is holding a National Executive Committee meeting to discuss organizational issues. In the second and third hours we will continue our month-long focus on Black August with reexaminations of the life, times and contributions of Robert F. Williams and George L. Jackson.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 15, 2021 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 defeat of United States imperialism in Afghanistan as the Taliban has entered the capital of Kabul; Haiti is racing to provide assistance to the population after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake; Ethiopians are accusing the U.S. and its corporate media outlets of bias in their coverage of the security situation in the north of the Horn of Africa state; and the opposition candidate in Zambia is reportedly leading in the results from the recent national elections. In the second hour we look in depth at the current developments in Afghanistan where the U.S. and its allies are urgently fleeing the country after two decades of occupation. Finally, we continue our focus on Black August as we look back on the historic Watts Rebellion of Aug. 1965.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 14, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the recent earthquake in the Caribbean Island-nation of Haiti where many people have been killed, injured and dislocated; Zimbabwe is encouraging women to pursue economic empowerment within this Southern African state; South Africa is battling the COVID-19 pandemic as infections spread to new areas of the country; and Ethiopia is attempting to contain the insurgency which is taking place in the north of the Horn of Africa state. In the second hour we continue our recognition of Black August with a look at the year 1963 as a turning point in the African American liberation struggle. Finally, we review some of the important issues impacting Africa and the world.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 8, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the statement issued by the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry on the necessity of preserving historical sites amid clashes with rebel forces in the north of the country; Ivory Coast officials say they have arrested dozens in connection with recent election violence; there has been a split in the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition; and South Africa has marked a grim 500 days since the lockdown due to the pandemic. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Black August with a historical review of the Black Seminole Wars against the United States government during the 19th century. Finally, we examine the resistance historiography with an archived interview with Dr. Herbert Aptheker.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 7, 2021 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 United States special envoy to Ethiopia in an attempt to shape the contours of the crisis in the Tigray province; Ivory Coast has undergone an energy shortage over the last month with periodic power outages; South African scientists have weighed in on the U.S. attempts to apportion blame regarding the origins of the coronavirus pandemic; and the Zambian government has deployed troops amid clashes leading up to the national elections. In the second hour we continue our focus on Black August with another examination of the impact of the Haitian Revolution on the U.S. and the hidden history of rebellions led by enslaved people. Finally, we look at some of the most pressing and burning issues in Africa and the international community.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 1, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on issues covered over the last month involving developments in Ethiopia, Haiti, Cuba, the United States, among other topics. The Pan-African News Wire is a seven day a week and twenty-four hour per day electronic media service designed to foster intelligent discussions on the affairs of African people around the world. In the second hour we begin our month-long commemoration of Black August which recognizes the legacy of resistance by African people to enslavement, colonialism, capitalism, imperialism, racism and neo-colonialism. We look back at the history and significance of the Haitian Revolution through a rare archival interview with C.L.R. James conducted in 1970. Finally, we review some of the leading news stories in Africa and internationally.
Listen to the Sat. July 31, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the statistics released this week indicating that only 1.6% of people on the African continent have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern over the African Union (AU) Commission Chair granting observer status to the Israeli government; Ethiopian scholars are calling for military action to end the rebellion by the TPLF in the north of the Horn of Africa state; and the interim Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan has met with the Foreign Minister of Eritrea to discuss the situation in the neighboring Tigray province of Ethiopia. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the Director General of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) Dr. John Nkengasong on the status of the campaign to defeat the pandemic on the continent. Finally, we reexamine two of the race massacres of 1919 in Elaine, Arkansas and Knoxville, Tennessee.
Listen to the Sun. July 25, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the announcement that a former lead organizer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Bob Moses, has died at the age of 86; Tunisian President Kais Saied has dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and suspended parliament amid demonstrations in several cities across the North African state; an Ethiopian academic has accused the United States of destabilizing the Horn of Africa state; and there is a surge in COVID-19 cases in the U.S. as public health officials express frustration over another national wave. In the second hour we hear an address by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the efforts to contain the pandemic and the aftermath of social unrest in the country. Later a panel of experts review recent events in South Africa and the long term implications of the current situation. Finally, we examine other issues impacting the African continent and the world.
Listen to the Sat. July 24, 2021 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 declaration by the West African state of Sierra Leone that the country is abolishing the death penalty; South Africa has restarted its COVID-19 vaccination program just one week after unrest occurred in two provinces; Tanzania has received its first batch of one million doses of coronavirus vaccines after a long delay; and the United States has launched two airstrikes in Somalia over the last several days. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) on the African Union (AU) attempts to vaccinate the population against the pandemic. In the final hour we analyze the recent events in South Africa along with other issues impacting the continent and the world.
Listen to the Sun. July 18, 2021 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 how the Republic of South Africa commemorated Nelson Mandela Day inside the country; Sudan continues to face uncertain economic times amid inflation and shortages; Zimbabwe says that it is prepraring to receive more vaccines to combat the current COVID-19 pandemic impacting Southern Africa; and Mozambique is facing a shortage of vaccines as the fight against the pandemic intensifies. In the second hour we examine in detail the recent unrest in South Africa as President Cyril Ramaphosa visits areas hit by the disorder. The president then delivers a national address in honor of the birthday of the late founder of modern South Africa, former President Nelson R. Mandela. Finally, we hear reports on events taking place throughout the continent and the world.
Listen to the Sat. July 17, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the aftermath of the unrest in the Republic of South Africa where the government and other political and labor forces are working to stabilize the country; Burkina Faso is still battling rebel groups amid other social and economic challenges; the wife of the slain Haitian President Jovenal Moise has returned to the troubled Caribbean island-nation; and the United States says it has exported its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to the African continent. In the second and third hours we look in-depth at the circumstances surrounding the recent unrest in South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa and other political leaders are visiting impacted areas in an effort to calm the uncertainty within the population of 60 million people.
Listen to the Sun. July 11, 2021 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the continuing political and security crisis in the Caribbean nation of Haiti; President Felipe Nyusi of Mozambique has praised the example set by the Communist Party of China on the centenary of its founding; the Ethiopian government has announced a landslide victory for the Prosperity Party of the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in the recent elections; and UNICEF has reported that a million Palestinian children are facing dire circumstances based upon the Israeli siege of the oppressed population. In the second hour we examine further the present situation in Haiti. We also listen to an address delivered by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the COVID-19 pandemic level 4 lockdown inside the country. Finally we review some of the major issues facing the African continent and the international community.
Listen to the Sat. July 10, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the recent assassination of the President of Haiti, Jovenal Moise, while he was at his residence in the capital of the Caribbean state; South Africa is continuing to battle the COVID-19 pandemic with a concentration of cases in the Gauteng province; many people in Mali are elated over the news that France is drawing down its military forces in the Sahel; and there has been another car bombing in the capital of Somalia where several people were killed. In the second hour we look closer at the situation in Haiti and the theories behind who is responsible for the attack on the late president. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the African Centers for Disease Control on the fight against the pandemic on the continent.
Listen to the Sun. July 4, 2021 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 Zimbabwe government's announcement that it is battling the further spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19; Ethiopia continues to explain its withdrawal from the Tigray region which was taken over in November of last year by the central government; several Malian soldiers were ambushed and killed inside the unstable West African state; and France has reversed its earlier announcement about a downsizing of its military forces in the Sahel. In the second hour we hear a panel discussion on the life, times and contributions of anti-lynching fighter and journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931) who has just had a monument erected in Chicago in her honor. Finally, we examine some of the current events on the African continent and internationally
Listen to the Sat. July 3, 2021 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 capsizing of a boat carrying migrants off the coast of Tunisia; Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) have withdrawn their troops from the Tigray region of the Horn of Africa state; protests inside the Southern African state of the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland) has drawn international attention; and a monument to the life, times and contributions of Ms. Ida B. Wells-Barnett was unveiled earlier in the week. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva. Finally, we examine some of the news events on the African continent and internationally.
Listen to the Sun. June 27, 2021 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 by the government in Zimbabwe that it has secured another half million doses of the COVID-19 sinopharm vaccine from China; Ethiopia has completed an election amid attempts by western countries to interfere in the internal affairs of the Horn of Africa state; ministers from across Africa have met in Cameroon to discuss the need for affordable housing across the continent; and over 100 migrants have been captured off the coast of Tunisia. In the second and third hours we conclude our programming for Black Music Month with focuses on the life, times and contributions of John Coltrane and Jimi Hendrix.
Listen to the Sat. June 26, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the surge in COVID-19 cases in several African states; Madagascar is facing potential famine due to the drought in the southern region of the country; several German soldiers were wounded in an attack in the West African state of Mali; and the collapse of a building in Florida illustrates the need for infrastructural repair in the United States. In the second hour we hear a briefing from the Director General of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. John Nkengasong, on the status of coronavirus cases and vaccinations across the continent. In the final hour we continue our Black Music Month commemorations with a focus on Cesaria Evora, Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin.
Listen to the Sun. June 20, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on announcement by the Ethiopian government that land has been prepared for agricultural production in the restive Tigray region; a recently released article says that the African continent has not reached a 10 percent investment level in agriculture; Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has again spoken out on the need to democratize multi-lateral organizations; and the Angolan state is battling an upsurge in Malaria infections. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on Black Music Month with examinations of the contributions of Willie McTell and Rosetta Tharp.
Listen to the Sat. June 19, 2021 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 continental tributes being paid to former Zambian co-founder and President Kenneth Kaunda; Malawi is reporting that the country has depleted its supply of coronavirus vaccines; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has made an appeal to maintain the national unity of the Horn of Africa state; Sudan and South Sudan are still discussing border demarcations some eight years after the partition. In the second hour we explore the life, times and contributions of the President Kenneth Kaunda. Finally, we continue our focus on Black Music Month with examinations of the works of Dinah Washington and Willie Mae Thornton.
Listen to the Sun. June 13, 2021 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 efforts by Egypt and Sudan to force an United Nations agreement with Ethiopia over the operations of the Grand Renaissance Dam Project (GERD); an Islamic Party in Algeria is claiming victory in the national parliamentary elections even though the government has not announced any definitive results; the Palestinian resistance movements have criticized United States Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota for statements made regarding the character of the struggle for liberation; and there has been a reaction to the appointment of another Israeli prime minister less than a month after the declaration of a ceasefire in the latest round of military operations. In the second and third hours we continue our commemoration of Black Music Month with focuses on Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker.
Listen to the Sat. June 12, 2021 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 criticism levelled against the G7 Summit in the seaside resort of Carbis Bay in England where the leaders of the capitalist world pledged one billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccines; the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, is reporting that coronavirus cases are overwhelming the hospital system in this Central African state; Nigerian police have dispersed demonstrators protesting the insecurity inside the country; and South African officials are analyzing the safety concerns related to the J&J vaccines imported to address the pandemic now in a third wave. In the second hour we will listen to the weekly briefing by the African Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Director General Dr. John Nkengasong. Finally, we continue our focus on Black Music Month with additional examinations of the contributions of Art Tatum and Phineas Newborn, Jr.
Listen to the Sun. June 6, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the injuring of several people in Somalia by an explosion in the capital of Mogadishu; Ethiopia is planning to vaccinate two million people against cholera in the northern Tigray region of the Horn of Africa state; United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned the killing of over 100 people in the West African state of Burkina Faso; and in the United States unrest has erupted again in the city of Minneapolis in the aftermath of the slaying of an African American by Federal Marshals. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the annual Black Music Month commemorations where we examine the life, times and contributions of pianists Art Tatum and Phineas Newborn, Jr.
Listen to the Sat. June 5, 2021 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 response by the Namibian government and traditional leaders in regard to the offer of Germany to pay $1.1 Billion euros for reparations during the colonial genocide of the early 20th century; South Africa is escalating its COVID-19 vaccination program amid another wave of infections; Nigeria has suspended twitter from operating inside Africa's most populous state after a dispute over a deleted message; and Zambia is temporarily halting campaigning for the upcoming national elections due to an escalation in coronavirus cases. In the second and third hours we begin our annual recognition of Black Music Month with focuses on Evelyn Preer and Adelaide Hall from the early decades of the 20th century.
Listen to the Mon. May 31, 2021 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 recently concluded joint war games between Egypt and Sudan and their impact on relations with neighboring Ethiopia; the breakaway Somaliland region has held elections inside the Horn of Africa territory; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali from membership after yet another military coup last week; and Cuba is accusing the United States of terrorism against the socialist state for many decades. In the second hour we look back on the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 amid the historical recognition of this event after a full century. Finally, we review some of the leading issues influencing Africa and the international community.
Listen to the Sun. May 30, 2021 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 a recently-held summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Mozambique to discuss the security situation inside the country; thousands of Ethiopians have held a demonstration against United States intervention in the internal affairs of the Horn of Africa state; the diplomatic dispute between the Kingdom of Morocco and Spain has resulted in the mass outmigration of displaced persons into Southern Europe; and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held an emergency meeting in Ghana aimed at resolving the political crisis in Mali where another military took place several days before. In the second hour we review a number of current affairs on the continent and internationally. Finally, we listen to a speech delivered by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the new wave of COVID-19 infections and measures being implemented by the government.
Listen to the Sat. May 29, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the admission by Germany that they had committed genocide in Namibia during the early years of the 20th century; an announcement of a second volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is said to have been a false alarm; an Ethiopian analyst says that the United States is supporting terrorism inside the Horn of Africa state; and the interim civilian leaders appointed in Mali after a military coup have been removed from office and arrested. In the second hour we hear a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing from Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discussing developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the rollout of vaccines globally. Finally, we examine in detail news reports from the African continent and internationally.
Listen to the Sun. May 23, 2021 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights our PANW report with dispatches on the worsening impact of the already challenging humanitarian crisis in the Gaza region of Palestine amid the declaration of a ceasefire with the Israeli regime; Ethiopians have held a rally demanding the halt to foreign interference by western states in the internal affairs of the country; a leading civilian member of the Sudan Sovereign Council has resigned following further deaths of protesters at the hands of the security forces; and an assessment is underway after the eruption of a volcano in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the second hour we further examine issues related to the current situation in Africa and the international community. Finally, we hear excerpts from a briefing by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC) related to the status of COVID-19 infections and the rollout of vaccination programs on the continent.
Listen to the Sat. May 22, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the aftermath of a ceasefire between the Palestinians and the State of Israel; more video footage involving the death of Ronald Greene in Louisiana has been released to the general public; Africa is far behind in regard to access to COVID-19 vaccines in comparison to other geo-political regions; and the leader of the Polisario Front from the Western Sahara has generated a diplomatic row between Spain and Morocco related to the flow of migrants into Southern Europe. In the second hour we listen to a press conference held by the World Health Organization (WHO) which was attended by the coordinator of the Africa Region, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, discussing the lack of COVID-19 vaccines across the continent. Finally, we review a number of current issues impacting Africa and other areas around the globe.
Listen to the Sun. May 16, 2021 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 escalating violence in Palestine where more than 40 people were killed within 24 hours in Gaza; Zimbabwe says it is continuing to rollout its vaccination program and other mitigation efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic; Ethiopia has postponed the national elections once again this time due to security issues inside the Horn of Africa state; and the United Nations Secretary General has called for all so-called foreign rebels to leave the North African state of Libya. In the second and third hours we look more in-depth at the situation in Palestine and other issues in Africa as well as internationally.
Listen to the Sat. May 15, 2021 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 ongoing resistance by the Palestinian people to the occupation and repression of the United States funded government in the Occupied Lands; Seychelles is attempting to vaccinate its population against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) state; Madagascar is battling drought and a threatened famine in the south of the SADC member country; Kenya is facing the impact of climate change as the threat of crop destruction remains a major threat inside the East African territory. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the international vaccination efforts aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic. Finally, we examine in detail the current struggle in Palestine and other currents events in Africa and the international community.
Listen to the Sun. May 9, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the World Health Organization (WHO) assessment that the African continent is preparing to prevent another surge of COVID-19 infections on the continent; a study in the United States suggests that the number of actual coronavirus deaths have been undercounted by over 300,000; Swaziland has reported that it has run out of available vaccines inside this Southern African state; and the European Union has been accused attempting to sabotage the upcoming national elections in the Horn of Africa state of Ethiopia. In the second hour we examine in details many of the news stories impacting Africa and the international community. Finally, we pay tribute to Pan-African musician and poet Bob Marley on the 40th anniversary of his transition in 1981.
Listen to the Sat. May 8, 2021 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 release of a new book highlighting the contributions of Zimbabwe liberation movement co-founder Herbert Chitepo; Algerians have commemorated the 76th anniversary of the French massacre of demonstrators marking the beginning of the struggle for national independence; the Pentagon Africa Command (AFRICOM) general has expressed concern over the growing influence of the People's Republic of China on the continent; and militia groups temporarily took over the headquarters of the newly-installed United Nations interim government in Libya. In the second hour and third hours we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination programs aimed at curtailing the pandemic.
Listen to the Sun. May 2, 2021 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 May Day address delivered by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the important role of workers inside the country; the Somalian parliament has rescinded the decree which would have allowed the incumbent president to remain in office for another two years; the Biden administration is continuing the attempted liquidation of the Western Sahara independence struggle by recognizing the arbitrary announcement by the previous administration to officially concede to the Kingdom of Morocco's occupation of the territory; and the United States is saying it wants to revive the nuclear deal with Iran. In the second hour we examine closely some of the breaking news stories from the African continent and internationally. Finally, we look at the history of May Day and some of the important figures in the early phases of the movement for labor rights.
Listen to the Sat. May 1, 2021 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 Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional organization and their efforts to end the insurgency in northern Mozambique; an editorial published in the Zimbabwe Herald suggests that Africa should lead the struggle for a new economic world dispensation; instability has increased in Chad in the aftermath of the assassination of former President Idriss Deby Itno and the ascendancy of his son as leader of the oil-rich state; and the police in the United States are continuing to inflict repression on the African American people and other oppressed communities. In the second hour we listen to a recent briefing by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccination programs aimed at curtailing the pandemic. Finally, we review issues related to contemporary affairs in Africa and the international community.
Listen to the Sun. April 25, 2021 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 aims of the Zimbabwe government to reach herd immunity against the COVID-19 virus through its vaccination program; Chad is still facing uncertainty amid the aftermath of the assassination of former President Idriss Deby Itno and the ascendancy of a transitional military leadership council; the capital of Mogadishu in Somalia has been the scene of gunfire between rival factions of the national military over a dispute surrounding the tenure of the current president of this Horn of Africa state; and one Ethiopian expert says the completion of the Grand Renaissance Dam Project (GERD) will be beneficial for neighboring Egypt and Sudan as well. In the second hour we look closer at the current situation in Chad where France and other allies of the former president are concerned about the security situation inside the country and region. Finally, we examine other issues impacting the African continent and the international community.
Listen to the Sat. April 24, 2021 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 traditional leaders in the Republic of Zimbabwe who have praised the work of First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa; Mozambique President Felipe Nyusi has pledged to enhance the national security of this Southern African state battling an insurgency in the north of the country; a state funeral was held for President Idriss Deby Itno who was assassinated earlier in the week in Chad; and despite the conviction of a former white police officer in Minneapolis for the brutal murder of African American George Floyd, people are still dying at the hands of law-enforcement. In the second hour we listen to a briefing by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the current status of the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the vaccination programs designed to curb the pandemic. We examine a number of issues related to developments on the African continent and internationally. Finally, we pay tribute to the 67th birthday of political prisoner and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Listen to the Sun. April 18, 2021 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 plans to lift the suspension of J&J COVID-19 vaccines in the Republic of South Africa; the African Union in the aftermath of a vaccination manufacturing conference last week says that the continent is lacking in regard to access to inoculations; Zimbabwe has commemorated the 41st anniversary of its national independence; and the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) has held its 8th Congress in Havana. In the second hour and third hours we look back at the 60th anniversary of the defeat of U.S. imperialism at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba during April 1961. We rebroadcast two audio documentaries on developments involving United States and Cuban relations during the early years of the Revolution.
Listen to the Sat. April 17, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode features a PANW report with dispatches on the 41st anniversary of the national independence of the Republic of Zimbabwe; the Ethiopian government has announced the arrests of additional leading members of the TPLF in the north of the country; South Africa is rolling out its vaccination program for COVID-19 targeting senior citizens; and thousands of people are fleeing the northeastern region of Nigeria after violent attacks by the Boko Haram insurgency. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reporting on the status of the pandemic as well as efforts to vaccinate people internationally. Finally, we listen to the opening session of an African Union (AU) conference held earlier in the week on plans to develop five vaccination production centers throughout the continent.
Listen to the Sun. April 11, 2021 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 national elections in Chad where the incumbent president appears to have secured another term of office; an aid agency has been attacked in the northeastern region of the West African state of Nigeria; Benin's elections are being held while the existing administration of President Patrice Talon is attempting to remain in power; and Uganda is signing another deal to expand an oil pipeline important to the development of the East African state. In the second hour there is a news report providing details on a number of contemporary issues in Africa and the international community. Finally, we pay tribute to Paul L. Robeson, artist, actor, social scientist and activist, on the 123rd anniversary of his birth.
Listen to the Sat. April 10, 2021 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 national elections in the Horn of Africa state of Djibouti where the incumbent president has won a fifth term; in the Central and West African state of Chad President Idriss Deby is seeking to extend his tenure in office; there has been another explosion in the Somalian city of Baidoa where several people were killed; and many countries are waiting for the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to end the year-long pandemic. In the second hour we hear a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the status of efforts to curb the pandemic. Finally, we listen to an interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe on the impact of the counter-revolution in Libya ten years after among other issues.
Listen to the Sun. April 4, 2021 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 talks underway between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt in efforts to resolve the disagreements surrounding the Grand Renaissance Dam Project; Kenya says that it needs additional supplies of the AstraZenaca COVID-19 vaccine from the India-based Serum Institute; an attack on two Somalian military bases has resulted in numerous casualties; and the Egyptians have held a motorcade of Pharoahs to mark the opening of a new museum chronicling the ancient history of the North African state. In the second and third hours we look back on the 53rd anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We listen to audio files from a few of his last addresses as well as archived news reports surrounding the assassination and its aftermath in the United States.
Listen to the Sat. April 3, 2021 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 leading artists in the Republic of Zimbabwe pledging support for the national vaccination program inside this Southern African state; the recently-inaugurated President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum says his principal concern is establishing security inside the country; France has refused to accept responsibility for a bombing attack in Mali which killed many civilians; and Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has been vindicated again by the International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals division. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Geneva on the efforts underway to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, we look back on the last days of martyred Civil Rights and Antiwar leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leading up to his assassination on April 4, 1968.
Listen to the Sun. March 28, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the exploration for oil and natural gas resources taking place in Zimbabwe where President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the finding are strategic; Sudan has signed agreements with rebel groups which have been at war for years with the central government; Russia has offered to assist Egypt in dislodging a megaship now blocking the Suez Canal; and South African Minister of Higher Education Dr. Blade Nzimande has spoken out about the property destruction carried out recently at several universities. In the second hour we rebroadcast a recent episode of Global Research News Hour which included an interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe discussing the tenth anniversary of the Pentagon-NATO war against Libya.
Listen to the Sat. March 27, 2021 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 by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa that there are explorations taking place related to the search for oil and natural gas resources inside the country; Somalia has warned the international community about any attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of the Horn of Africa state; women in Ghana are participating in projects aimed at enhancing economic development; and the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea held bilateral talks on the relations between the two countries. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination efforts internationally. Finally, we continue our focus on International Women's History Month by looking back on research involving African American women and the workforce.
Listen to the Sun. March 21, 2021 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the continental mourning of former Tanzanian President John Magufuli who passed away several days ago; hundreds of young people are joining the ruling party in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; sectional conflict is continuing in the southern regions of Ethiopia amid growing interference from the United States; and African migrants are still losing their lives in the Mediterranean in attempts to relocate in Europe. In the second hour we review news reports from Africa and the international community. Finally, we continue our focus on International Women's History Month through an audio documentary on the life and times of Ruby Elzy.
Listen to the Sat. March 20, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the swearing in of the first woman president of the United Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, who took office in the aftermath of the death of former President John Magufuli; the First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe has taken a COVID-19 vaccination to encourage others to follow inside the country; Ethiopia has encouraged the opposition TPLF party to surrender peacefully in order to avoid further instability in the Horn of Africa state; and the Sudanese foreign minister has travelled to the Union of Comoros for diplomatic discussions. In the second hour we hear a briefing from the Director General of the World Health Organization in Geneva, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on the international vaccination programs aimed at ending the pandemic. Finally, we continue our monthlong focus on Women's History with further discussions on the life, times and contributions of African American organizer Ella Baker.
Listen to the Sun. March 14, 2021 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 efforts of the Zimbabwe government to prevent a third wave of COVID-19 infections; the Ethiopian government has vehemently denied that it is carrying out "ethnic cleansing" in the northern Tigray region of the Horn of Africa state; Somalia has been urged by the United Nations Security Council to work out difficulties associated with the stalled national elections; Tunisia has begun the innoculation of people with the Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19; and the United Nations is deploying an additional 3,700 peacekeeping troops to the Central African Republic (CAR). In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the status of vaccination projects internationally. Finally, we continue our focus on Women's History Month with a rare archival interview with Civil Rights and Human Rights organizer Ella Baker.
Listen to the Sun. March 7, 2021 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 Zimbabwe government's initiative to vaccinate teachers against the COVID-19 virus inside the country; the Horn of Africa state of Ethiopia has now began its nationwide coronavirus vaccination program as well; unrest is continuing in the West African state of Senegal where reportedly five people have been killed in unrest pitting the government against opposition forces; and in Equatorial Guinea an explosion has taken place in the major municipality of the oil-rich state. In the second and third hours we pay tribute to International Women's History Month with reexaminations of the role of women from the periods enslavement, the civil war, to emancipation and the struggle for liberation. We look at historical figures such as Lucy Parsons, Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer.
Listen to the Sat. March 6, 2021 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 encouragement by the First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Auxillia Mnangagwa, for all eligible groups to take the COVID-19 vaccines now available inside the country; the number of people killed in a bomb explosion in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia has now reached 20; the United Nations Security Council has failed to reach agreement on a resolution related to the security situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; and demonstrations are continuing in the West African state of Senegal over the arrest of an opposition leader. In the second hour we listen to a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing from Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva. Finally, we review a number of important events taking place across the African continent and the world.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 28, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the announcement by the Zimbabwe government that it is gearing up its ambitious vaccination program for COVID-19; Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says the country would welcome international technical support in addressing allegations of human rights violations; Eritrea has rejected accusations of involvement in massacres in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia; and Nigeria has welcomed the release of some of the students abducted over the last several weeks. In the second hour we examine a series of developments taking place around the African continent and globally. Finally, we conclude our African American History Month commemorations with another focus on the life, times and contributions of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 27, 2021 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 administration of COVID-19 vaccines among first responders in Zimbabwe; the South African military is monitoring the security situation in northern Mozambique; Haiti is the scene of a prison break where hundreds of inmates were able to escape from detention; and Nigeria is still being plagued by the proliferation of kidnappings. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the status of the pandemic internationally. Finally, we continue our commemoration of African American History Month with reflections on the life, times and contributions of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 21, 2021 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 expected arrival in a few days of another 600,000 COVID-19 vaccines to the Republic of Zimbabwe; the West African state of Niger is undergoing a national elections to determine the political future of the energy-rich country; the Algerian government has announced the release of prisoners while dissolving the existing government in preparation for elections; and a border dispute is continuing between Ethiopia and Sudan. In the second hour we listen to a recent briefing by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairperson Keith Rowley on the situation involving COVID-19 internationally. Finally, we acknowledge African American History Month with a tribute to Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) on the 56th anniversary of his martyrdom.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 20, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on announcements coming out of Somalia saying that several people have been killed and injured during unrest in response to delayed national elections; the United Nations says that there are refugees from the Ethiopian conflict in Tigray in need of humanitarian assistance; the United Arab Emirates UAE) is dismantling a naval base at the Eritrean port of Assab; and the government in Zimbabwe says it has secured the delivery of millions of vaccine doses in an effort to halt the COVID-19 pandemic within the country. In the second hour we examine in detail news reports emanating from the African continent and internationally. Finally, we continue our recognition of African American History Month with a focus on the contributions of Malcolm X on the eve of the 56th anniversary of his martyrdom.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 14, 2021 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 imminent rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination program in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; Rwanda is preparing as well for the mass distribution of coronavirus vaccinations; the International Criminal Court (ICC) has appointed a British prosecutor for the controversial Netherlands-based legal institution; and there are reports of renewed problems on the Ethiopian and Sudanese borders. In the second hour we look at news events in various African states around the continent and internationally. Finally, we continue our month-long focus on African American History with an archived interview with legendary journalist, playwright and public intellectual Lorraine Hansberry.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 13, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights a PANW report with dispatches on the nomination of Fela Kuti of Nigeria to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the United States; Zimbabwe is scheduled to begin a vaccination distribution program in efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19; the East African state of Kenya has expressed concern over the possible threat of new variants of the coronavirus inside the country; and the Mozambique military is saying progress is being made in ending the insurgency in the northern energy-rich province of Cabo Delgado. In the second hour we listen to an important briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Geneva. Finally, we continue our recognition of African American History Month with a rare archival interview with artist and social scientist Paul Robeson.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 7, 2021 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 PANW report with dispatches on the lauding by the President of Zimbabwe over the assistance provided by China related to the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccinations; the African Union (AU) Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat has retained his position in the aftermath of the virtual continental summit; there are reports emanating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) suggesting that a new outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is underway; and Sudan has expressed its concerns about the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project (GERD). In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong focus on African American History with segments reviewing the contributions of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois and Langston Hughes.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 6, 2021 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 address by outgoing African Union (AU) chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa, saying the continent must rise to the challenge of defeating the COVID-19 pandemic; there are more political changes taking place inside the coalition government in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Somalian officials have failed to reach an agreement on the national elections; and the Federal Republic of Nigeria is banning the trading in cryptocurrencies inside the Africa's most populous state. In the second hour we continue our monthlong focus on African American History with a reexamination of the life, times and contributions of journalist, anti-lynching crusader and women rights organizer Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Finally, we listen to a review of the recently-released autobiography of journalist Alice Dunnigan through a recorded address at the Library of Congress.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 31, 2021 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 by the African Union (AU) envoy on COVID-19 saying that the continent is acquiring one billion doses of the vaccine by the end of this year; a bomb explosion and gunfire has taken place at a hotel in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu; an opposition grouping in Congo-Brazzaville is refusing to participate in the upcoming national elections in the oil-rich state; and the Angolan police has responded to unrest in a province inside the country. In the second hour we commemorate the eve of African American History Month with a reexamination of the contributions of Puerto Rican-born Arturo A. Schomburg, the archivist of the early 20th century who contributed immensely to the acquisition of primary source documents. Finally, we pay tribute to African American artist Cicely Tyson who passed away several days ago.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 30, 2021 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 by the Republic of Zimbabwe government that it is moving to a level 4 lockdown as a result of the increase in COVID-19 infections; African Union (AU) member-states are ordering millions of doses of vaccines to meet the challenges of the pandemic on the continent; South Sudan says that it would serve as the headquarters of a hybrid court aimed at adjudicating human rights cases; and the Great Lakes states are calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Central African Republic (CAR). In the second hour we delve deeper into the burning and pressing issues with reports on events in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, CAR and other states. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, along with a team of specialists analyzing the pandemic and the mitigation efforts underway internationally.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 24, 2021 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 United States exceeding more than 25 million COVID-19 infections; South Africa along with other states have been targeted by the new Biden administration with travel bans amid the advent of a new variant of the coronavirus; China is enhancing its international posture in the Asia-Pacific region; and more people are being identified in connection with the attempted coup at the Capitol building on January 6. In the second hour we look in detail at events within the African Union (AU) member-states related to the Central African Republic (CAR) and the weather-induced crisis in Southern Africa. Finally, we examine the science behind the mutations of the coronavirus and the efforts to contain the spread.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 23, 2021 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 denial by the Ethiopian and Somalian governments that troops from Mogadishu are operating in the Tigray region; the Central African Republic has raised an alert saying that insurgent forces are surrounding the capital of Bangui; South Africa is seeking to acquire the COVID-19 vaccines amid an acceleration of cases inside the country; and Zimbabwe is enhancing its mitigation efforts to stem coronavirus infections as several high-ranking ministers and officials have succumbed to the pandemic. In the second hour we review some of the major issues impacting the African continent in recent days. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on the current status of the pandemic around the world while the new United States administration has rejoined the global body.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 17, 2021 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the call by members of the family of former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba for a renewed investigation to hold those responsible for his assassination sixty years ago; United Nations peacekeeping troops in the Central African Republic have recaptured control of an area in the east of the country; Ethiopian political leaders say they have recruited ten million members to the new ruling party; and reports from the western Darfur region indicate that dozens of people have been killed in sectional clashes. In the second and third hours we continue our tribute to the 92nd birthday of the martyred Civil Rights and Antiwar leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We look back on the events of 1967-68 and the interventions of Dr. King.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 16, 2021 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 offer by South Sudan President Salva Kiir to assist in the mediation of the border conflict between the Republic of Sudan and Ethiopia; both governments in Ethiopia and Sudan have expressed the desire to resolve the present situation amicably; the African Union (AU) has secured millions of COVID-19 vaccines for the continental population; and the incumbent President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has been declared the winner of the recent national elections. In the second and third hours we commemorate the 92nd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. where in the United States this anniversary is celebrated as a national holiday. We look back on events within the African American struggle from 1965-1966.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 10, 2021 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 political response by the Republic of Zimbabwe government related to the attempted right-wing coup in the United States; Sudan has held a meeting with the African Union (AU) to discuss the ongoing disagreements over the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Project; the South African border is a flashpoint for screening people for COVID-19; and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has returned to Germany for additional post COVID-19 treatment. In the second hour we continue to look in-depth at the political crisis inside the U.S. where a neo-fascist coup attempt was carried out on Jan. 6. In the final hour we examine issues impacting the African continent and the world.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 9, 2021 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the attempted right-wing coup at the United States Capitol Building earlier in the week; Zimbabwe is experiencing a rise in COVID-19 pandemic infections; Ethiopia says it has captured and killed several leading members of the TPLF in the north of the country; and Sudan signed a loan agreement with the U.S. government in the aftermath of being delisted as a state sponsor of terrorism. In the second hour we look in detail at recent violent events in Washington D.C. where thousands of supporters of the outgoing administration laid siege on the Capitol. We also listen to a statement and interview with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa commemorating the 109th anniversary of the founding of the African National Congress (ANC). Finally, there is a briefing by World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discussing the pandemic and other relevant global health issues.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 3, 2021 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 killing of civilians in the West African state of Niger amid campaigning for a runoff election next month; in Mali two French soldier have been killed inside the country; since the advent of the pandemic more people are becoming acquainted with telecommunications technology to carry out work and other interactions; the South African Health Ministry says it is committed to vaccinating 67% of the population against the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second hour we look in detail at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which became operational several days before. In addition, we examine the impact of the pandemic in the Republic of South Africa where a new variant has created challenges for healthcare professionals and institutions.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 2, 2021 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 status of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa; the Ethiopian government has given an update on the number of people impacted by the recent law-enforcement operations in the north of the country; 7 people have been reported killed due to the tropical depression in Mozambique; and there will be a runoff election in the West African state of Niger. In the second hour we look at the latest developments in the African Union member-states. There is a briefing from the South African Health Ministry and provincial governments on the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases amid the advent of a new variant. Finally, we continue to pay tribute to the upcoming 92nd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968).
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 27, 2020 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 prospects for broad circulation of the COVID-19 vaccinations in Africa; there is a Cyclone Chalane which has hit Madagascar and is moving towards the Mozambique Channel; South Africa has passed the one million mark for COVID-19 infections; and the West African state of Niger is holding national elections. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the outgoing United Nations Security Council rotating president who is the South African Ambassador to the international body. Finally, we pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. whose 92nd birthday will be celebrated in the United States on January 21.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 26, 2020 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 recent talks between the governments of Zimbabwe and Botswana on enhancing cooperation in the areas of agriculture and mining; Ethiopian opposition parties say that the priorities inside the country are security and not the elections; South Africa is dealing with a new variant of the COVID-19 virus; and the three United Nations peacekeepers have been killed in the Central African Republic leading up to the elections. During the second and third hours we delve deeper into current events on the African continent from Ethiopia, CAR, South Africa and other states.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 20, 2020 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 PANW report with dispatches on the border conflict between Sudan and Ethiopia; there have been mass demonstrations in Sudan demanding the realization of democracy on the second anniversary of protests which led to the ouster of former President Omer Hassan al-Bashir; Nigerian authorities have welcomed the rescue of more than 300 students kidnapped in Katsina state over a week ago; and the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterrez has condemned the terrorist attacks carried out in the central region of the Horn of Africa state of Somalia. During the second hour we further delve into the continuing internal problems in the Tigray province of Ethiopia. In the final hour we look a number of leading issues impacting the African continent.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 19, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches related to recent clashes on the borders between Ethiopia and Sudan; the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine at a discounted rate for the continent; Malian soldiers are seizing more power for the military during the transition process; and there has been another bomb attack in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia. In the second hour we examine a number of contemporary issues impacting Africa and world including recent events in Nigeria and efforts to mitigate the pandemic around the globe. Finally, we hear a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the international introduction of the COVID-19 vaccines and other public health issues.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 13, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights our regular PANW report with dispatches on the recent announcement that relief aid is now being distributed in the Ethiopian region of Tigray where the federal government has taken control of a rebellious province; China has held a summit with African Union (AU) member-states to denounce the unilateral approach to foreign policy by certain countries; China has criticized the approach by the United States to bilateral relations; and there are continuing problems with the transitional process in the Republic of Sudan. In the second hour we review current issues on the African continent in the Western Sahara, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ghana and other states. Finally, we listen to the most recent briefing by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health issues.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 12, 2020 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 discussions taking place in Africa over the need for equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines; the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is deliberating over the character of trade with the People's Republic of China; Ethiopia's central government is commissioning the resumption of telecommunications networks in the northern Tigray province; and the Egyptian Luxor Museum is commemorating its 45th anniversary. In the second hour we continue our coverage of the current security situation in northern Ethiopia. Also we look at some of the most recent issues taking place on the African continent through press reports.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 6, 2020 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 PANW report with dispatches on the deployment of troops by Sudan into disputed areas of the country controlled by neighboring Ethiopia; the United Nations Security Council has requested that Burundi participates in national reconciliation efforts; African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat has expressed concern over political divisions within the governing apparatus of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and South African authorities are shutting down establishments contravening the public health guidelines aimed at curbing the transmission of COVID-19. During the second hour we listen to reports on the evolving security situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Finally, we review additional news items related to developments on the African continent.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 5, 2020 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 internal situation in Ethiopia where the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has claimed victory over the TPLF regional government in the north of the country; African public health officials are continuing to work on strategies amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front party is seeking to maintain its electoral dominance in the Southern African state; and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez has addressed a special United Nations session on COVID-19. In the second hour we continue our detailed coverged of the security situation in Ethiopia. Also we listen to an address by Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing a special meeting of the African Union (AU) on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Finally, we hear a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the pandemic and other health issues.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 29, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the announcement by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that it is prepared to intervene in Mozambique on the side of the FRELIMO government; the Zimbabwe Minister of Information and Broadcasting has appealed to women for full participation in the country's development strategy; Djibouti has stated that it is not interested in "normalizing" relations with the State of Israel as long as the Palestinian question remains unresolved; and in Somalia a United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative has been killed inside this Horn of Africa state. In the second hour we look at the challenges facing Africa in regard to the acquisition and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines now being prepared for public use. We also look at events in Ethiopia amid the current crisis in the Tigray region. Finally, there is further infomation on the present state of the South African Broadcasating Corporation (SABC) where the Board of Directors and management are in a protracted struggle with communication workers.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 28, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the recent border deal between the Republics of South Africa and Zimbabwe in the sub-continent; the Ethiopian government has announced that the armed forces have captured the provincial city of Mekelle in Tigray; Pentagon Defense Secretary of the United States made a sudden visit to the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia; and many U.S. Governors are seeking assistance amid a worsening infection rate for COVID-19. In the second hour we continue our coverage of the conflict in Ethiopia in light of recent developments. Finally, the media workers at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) are waging a struggle to maintain their jobs after threats of major lay-offs.
Listen to the Fri. Nov. 27, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights our regular PANW report with dispatches on the regular conferences provided by the Republic of Zimbabwe designed to foster transparency in governmental operations; the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has held a security summit in Botswana to discuss assistance to Mozambique in the struggle against terrorism; Tanzania is moving forward in the aftermath of a national election; and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has issued a statement on a myriad of issues impacting labor. In the second hour we examine the conflict in Ethiopia between the federal government and the TPLF in the northern region. We also examine recent developments in the continuing struggle for national independence in the Western Sahara. Finally, we will bring you a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic delivered by Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva.
Listen to the Thurs. Nov. 26, 2020 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 continuing conflict between the Ethiopian Federal Government and the TPLF; the former Vice President of Kenya Kalonzo Musyoka has intervened in an attempt to mediatate differences within the coalition administration in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Sudan has delcared three days of mourning in the aftermath of the death of longtime political figure Sadiq al-Mahdi; and the French authorities have suspended a police officer in the beating of a Black man in Paris. In the second hour we listen to an archived interview with American Indian Movement (AIM) political prisoner Leonard Peltier. Finally, we review the history of resistance among the Indigenous Seminole people and formerly enslaved Africans in the Southeast region of the United States during the 19th century.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 22, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights our regular PANW report with dispatches on the offensive launched by the Ethiopian Defense Force in the northern Tigray region; the South African government is still battling the COVID-19 pandemic with a large number of cases being reported inside the country; the impact of the virus on the international community has been discussed at the G20 Summit being held virtually this year; and Sudan is preparing for the installation of a new parliamentary structure in the aftermath of the coup against the former administration during 2019. In the second hour we look at the security situation in the Federal Republic of Nigeria where the #EndSars Campaign was prevented from holding a meeting at the Shrine administered by Seun Kuti who is interested in revitalizing the Movement of the People (MOP), founded by his father, Fela Anakulapo-Kuti, during the late 1970s. Finally, we reexamine the crisis in United States presidential politics from 1963 to 2020.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 21, 2020 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 by the Zimbabwe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting that there would be six new licenses granted for television stations inside the country; the Federal Republic of Nigeria has fallen into an economic recession amid the global COVID-19 pandemic which has impacted the world; Ethiopian Defense Forces have announced that it is concluding its military operations in the Tigray region in the north of the Horn of Africa state; and Zambia has recently defaulted on international bond obligations. In the second hour we look in detail at the continuing internal conflict in Ethiopia. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus where he discusses the pandemic and other related public health issues.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 15, 2020 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 PANW report with dispatches on the announcement by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that the region is seeking to enhance its power generating capacity; the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is facing the reality of having to downsize the number of its employees; Ethiopia is intensifying its offensive aimed at halting the threats to security posed by the armed groups in the northern areas of the Horn of Africa state; and Sudan has conducted air drill exercises with neighboring Egypt. In the second hour listen to an address delivered by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa discussing the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. We also continue our focus on the internal security situation in Ethiopia where the federal government in Addis Ababa has deployed troops in the Tirgray region. Finally, we will hear analyses on the role of the corporate and government-controlled media in the United States and its impact on the post-election situation.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 14, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program features our PANW report with dispatches on the efforts of the Zimbabwe government to rebuild its national economy; Zambia is moving closer to the possibility of defaulting on its international debt obligations; the internal conflict in Ethiopia is continuing amid attacks by the TPLF on an airport and resort area along with threats against neighboring Eritrea; and the newly-reelected President John Magufuli of Tanzania has inaugurated the East African nation's 12th parliament. In the second hour and third hours we reexamine the role of two literary figures of the 20th century. James Baldwin and later Langston Hughes. Their works are presented within the contemporary context of the ongoing problems involving politics, race relations and economic exploitation still prevalent in the 21st century.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 8, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the escalating conflict in the Horn of Africa nation of Ethiopia where the Federal government has deployed troops to the north of the country; Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has responded to the results of the United States elections calling for President-elect Joe Biden to reactivate the nuclear deal which was abandoned by outgoing leader Donald Trump; we look at the role of African women in the struggle against COVID-19; and the U.S. elections still remains a source of conflict with the Trump administration claiming massive voter fraud amid political defeat. In the second hour we take an in-depth look at the elections in the U.S. Finally, we examine the circumstances in Ethiopia leading to the current internal crises.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 1, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights our PANW report with dispatches on the Republic of Zimbabwe efforts to address the continuing threat of COVID-19 to the country; the United States government has falsely charged the Tanzanian electoral commission with irregularities in the recent national poll which the ruling party won decisively; police in the U.S. state of North Carolina have attacked a voting rights march just two days before the elections; and in the state of Colorado, African Americans are forming gun clubs in attempts to defend their communities from racist violence. In the second hour we examine events in Philadelphia where African American Walter Wallace, Jr. was gunned down by police sparking a three day rebellion in the city. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered a speech to the nation on the taxi industry. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the efforts of the international agency in addressing the pandemic and other medical issues.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 31, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the controversial national elections in the West African state of Ivory Coast where a French and United States imposed leader is seeking a contrived third term; Sudanese political forces are articulating their positions in relationship to the earlier announcement by the interim government on its intention to normalize relations with the State of Israel; Philadelphia was the scene of a rebellion which lasted for three days in the aftermath of the police killing of Walter Wallace, Jr.; and the suspect in the shooting deaths of two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin has been extradited from Illinois to stand trial for murder. In the second hour we look into the recent threats against the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia made by U.S. President Donald Trump. Finally, we conclude our monthlong focus on the history of the Black Panther Party.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 25, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the regional response to the Zimbabwe Anti-sanctions Day held in solidarity with the Southern African state; people in the Republic of Sudan are divided over a recent announcement by the interim administration to normalize relations with the State of Israel; the continental African Union (AU) has called for the de-escalation of the internal turmoil in the Federal Republic of Nigeria which has resulted in the deaths of dozens during anti-police brutality protests for more than two weeks; and the United Republic of Tanzania is preparing for a national election. In the second hour we look in-depth at the current unrest in Nigeria through interviews with community activists, youth and a leading human rights lawyer. In the final hour we continue our monthlong focus on the history of the Black Panther Party.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 24, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the rejection by several Left, Revolutionary Nationalist and Islamic groups in Sudan in regard to the announcement earlier in the week that Khartoum is normalizing relations with the State of Israel; Nigeria has been severely impacted by more than two weeks of mass demonstrations and rebellions which began as a struggle against police brutality; the United Republic of Tanzania is preparing for a national election; and Egypt is currently undergoing a parliamentary poll in this North African state. In the second hour we look in-depth at the current unrest in the West African state of Nigeria. We also hear a briefing from World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva who speaks on the escalating COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern Hemispheric states. Finally we continue our monthlong focus on the 54th anniversary of the Black Panther Party.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 18, 2020 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 PANW report with dispatches on the continuing campaign in Zimbabwe and the African Union member-states to lift economic sanctions imposed by imperalist states against this leading Southern African state; opposition candidates are being attacked in the West African nation of Ivory Coast leading up to a controversial election; in Guinea-Conakry elections are underway which will determine whether the incumbent will remain in office after ten years in power; and there has been two shooting deaths of African Americans by the police in Los Angeles. In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong focus on the 54th anniversary of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 17, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which is transforming its legislative forum to a regional parliament; the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reportedly contained the latest outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD); Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders met recently at the Grand Renaissance Dam Project (GERD); and the Federal Republic of Nigeria is gripped in mass demonstrations against police brutality. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking on the COVID-19 pandemic second wave in Europe and the United States. In the final hour we continue our monthlong focus on the history and legacy of the Black Panther Party.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 11, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights our PANW report with dispatches on the upcoming Global Day of Action to Remove Sanctions Against Zimbabwe on Oct.25; opposition parties in the West African state of Ivory Coast have united against the prospects of a third term for the current president; people have been arrested in a fourth night of demonstrations in Milwaukee after a police officer was cleared in the shooting death of African American youth Alvin Cole; in Denver, a right-wing activists was reportedly killed by a security guard during clashing protests with left-wing demonstrators over the issue of police brutality; and we recognize again the musical legend of artist Johnny Nash who passed away recently in Texas. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the legacy and contributions of the Black Panther Party.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 10, 2020 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 recent demonstrations in the West African state of Nigeria against police brutality; in the Republic of Namibia there has been protests surrounding the issue of gender based violence; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has held rallies and celebrations in honor of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of an independent socialist state; in the United States the police in the city of Milwaukee have arrested family members of an African American youth killed by the cops; and also in the U.S., legendary African American musician Johnny Nash has joined the ancestors in Texas. In the second and third hours we pay tribute to the 54th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Oakland, California.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 3, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the upcoming renewed campaign by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) aimed at lifting the draconian western imperialist sanctions against the Republic of Zimbabwe; information has been uncovered in an independent investigation into the killing of an African American man in Los Angeles; the United States is coming to grips with the COVID-19 diagnosis of President Donald Trump who is currently in the Walter Reed military hospital near Washington, D.C.; and there has been another peace agreement signed by the Republic of Sudan and several armed rebel groupings. In the second hour we listen to a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic from Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 27, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the efforts by Republic of Zimbabwe First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa related to gender equality education inside the country; the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has held talks with the NEHAWU labor organization about resolving issues between the two sides; demonstrations in Louisville and across the United States are continuing due to the failure of a Kentucky grand jury to indict any police officers in the brutal killing of Breonna Taylor; and the U.S. administration are placing negative and incorrect labels on the anti-racist struggle. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the 75th United Nations General Assembly being held virtually. We will listen to addresses by leaders of the governments of Iran, Venezuela, China, Angola, and Cuba.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 26, 2020 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 virtual address delivered to the 75th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa; the United States administration of President Donald Trump is attempting to force the Republic of Sudan to diplomatically recognize the State of Israel in exchange for the lifting of sanctions; racial unrest continues in the U.S. as the important national elections approach; in Louisville, Kentucky a grand jury has failed to file any criminal charges against the police who killed young African American woman Breonna Taylor. In the second and third hours we listen to several speeches given at the UNGA 75th Ordinary Session. We will hear from the presidents of Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mozambique and Kenya.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 20, 2020 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 recent address by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the current political situation inside the country; the Republic of Namibia announced that it will resume flights on its national airline; Sudan has deployed a leading military figure for discussions in the UAE; mass demonstrations are continuing in the United States surrounding the ongoing police and vigilante racist attacks on African Americans and others. In the second and third hours we conclude the special feature on the life, times and contributions of guitar player, composer and artists, Jimi Hendrix. The acclaimed cultural figure died under mysterious circumstances five decades ago in London.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 19, 2020 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 planned resumption of flights by Air Zimbabwe in Southern Africa; Ethiopia has introduced a new currency in this Horn of Africa state; the United Nations is poised to hold its 75th General Assembly virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic; and demonstrations against police brutality and federal occupation have resumed in the city of Portland after the clearing of smoke from forest fires raging in the Pacific Northwest in the United States. In the second and third hours we look back on the 50th anniversary of the death of Jimi Hendrix, the legendary guitarist and composor who made his transition on Sept. 18, 1970. In these segments we examine the life, times and contributions of the artist who made an indelible mark on the events of the late 20th century.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 13, 2020 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 role of the Republic of Zimbabwe First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa in governmental efforts to migtigate the spread of COVID-19; the Southern African state of Botswana has received medical supplies from the People's Republic of China; Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde has surveyed a China-built avenue inside the Horn of Africa state; and African American sports figures are continuing their protests against racism and national oppression in the United States. In the first and second hours we continue our tribute to the life, times and contributions of Toots Hibbert, the legendary artist and performer from the Caribbean island-nation of Jamaica who made his transition recently. Finally, we hear a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 12, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the recent clarification by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the land question and the recent ANC delegation to the country; Sudan has declared a state of financial emergency in order to address the decline in the national currency; Angola has received a shipment of medical supplies from Egypt aimed at addressing the COVID-19 pandemic; and the Algerian parliament has adopted a draft of constitutional reforms for the North African state. In the first hour we pay tribute to the legendary musician Toots Hibbert of the Maytals who made his transition earlier in the week. The second and third hours feature a classic silver anniversary lecture on African History by Shirley Graham Du Bois at UCLA in 1970.
Listen to the Mon. Sept. 7, 2020 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 cooperation between the Republic of Zimbabwe and the Russian Federation on COVID-19 research; the African Union (AU) has issued a statement on illicit weapons on the continent; Tunisia is recovering in the aftermath of an attack over the weekend; and the United Nations is warning about possible famine in four countries resulting from military conflict. In the second and third hours we continue our recognition of the 41st Annual Detroit Jazz Festival held online this year. We will pay tribute to two legendary artists, Bud Powell and Sarah Vaughn.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 6, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the mass demonstrations in Rochester in response to brutal death Daniel Prude at the hands of police; an independent autopsy of African American Trayford Pellerin who was killed by police in Lafayette, Louisiana exposed that he was shot ten times; in the United States capitol city Washington, D.C. demonstrations have erupted over the police killing Deon Kay. In the second hour we will commemorate the 41st Annual Detroit Jazz Festival, held this year online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this segment we feature a tribute to legendary Modern Music composer and saxophonist Jackie McClean. Finally, there is a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on the pandemic from Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 30, 2020 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 threats posed to the natural gas resources in northern Mozambique by the Islamist insurgency operating in the region; the Namibian government has announced that the country will re-open for international travel beginning in September; there have been demonstrations in Eldorado Park in South Africa over the police shooting of a disabled youth; and in the United States unrest continues in Portland, Kenosha, Minneapolis and other cities surrounding the institutional racist violence meted out against African Americans. In the second hour we conclude our month-long focus on Black August with a tribute to Black Liberation Army (BLA) veteran Assata Shakur. Finally, we listen to a briefing by World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Geneva on the COVID-19 pandemic and other global medical issues.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 29, 2020 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 role of agriculture in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe in the present period; South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) is holding a leadership meeting this weekend; several California cities have held demonstrations in solidarity with the struggle in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the scene of deadly events over the last week; and the racism of local and statewide police agencies have been further revealed in the midst of a rebellion over the use of lethal force by law-enforcement. In the second hour we continue our focus on Black August. We continue to look at the role of the counter-intelligence program and the plight of political prisoners.
Listen to the Mon. Aug. 24, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Manicaland province of the Republic of Zimbabwe; the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is predicting a decline of nearly 9 percent in the GDP of the Republic of South Africa; leaders within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are still attempting to negotiate with the military mutineers that staged a coup in the West African state of Mali; and in the United States another urban rebellion has erupted in Kenosha, Wisconsin and an African American, Jacob Blake, 29, was shot seven times in the back by police. In the second hour we continue our month-long focus on Black August with a look back at the Black Panther Party and the history of state repression. Finally, we listen to a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues by Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 22, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the continuing attacks by western interests on the government of the Republic of Zimbabwe; Sudan has expressed its desire for more negotiations to resolve the dispute surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project; more Somalians have been killed in a United States drone attack; and the streets of Portland are still the scene of demonstrations against state repression. In the second and third hours we continue our month-long recognition of Black August. We review the contributions of Robert F. Williams in the struggle for armed self defense and internationalism. Finally, we look back on the assassination of Black Panther Party Field Marshal and political prisoner George L. Jackson, Jr. on the 49th anniversary of his martyrdom in 1971.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 16, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights a PANW report with dispatches on the response of the Zimbabwe government to a letter from the Catholic Bishops Conference on the situation inside the country; several people have been killed in a rebel attack on a hotel in Somalia; Chicago police have again attacked an anti-racist demonstration leading to another weekend of unrest; and Portland is still the scene of daily protests and clashes with law-enforcement agents seeking to suppress anti-police brutality actions. In the second hour we continue our month-long focus on Black August commemorating the struggle against racism, colonialism, enslavement, imperialism and all forms of injustice. We further examine the legacy of urban rebellion and its impact on the contemporary movements in the United States. Finally, there is a briefing by World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Geneva on the current status of the efforts to suppress the COVID-19 pandemic internationally.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 15, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights a PANW report with dispatches on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on African youth-women amid the loss of jobs and income; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered another policy address on the current situation involving the pandemic; reports suggests that the Republic of Namibia has rejected a meager offer of reparations from the German government for the genocidal colonial policy enacted inside the Southern African state; and the United States Postal Service is under a concerted attack by the administration of President Donald Trump. In the second hour we continue our focus on Black August, an annual commemration of the resistance history of the African people in North America. In this segment we examine the role of urban rebellion in recognition of the 55th anniversary of the Watts uprising of August 1965. We then listen to a Zimbabwe government official discuss ongoing efforts to destabilize the the country by the United States.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 9, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program presents a PANW report with dispatches on the virtual celebrations of Heroes' Day in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; South Africa is commemorating Women's Day acknowledging the mass demonstration of 20,000 African women in Pretoria on this date in 1956; the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has apologized for the use of a racial slur over their network in a recent news report; and people have been arrested in Louisville, Kentucky during demonstrations demanding the arrest and prosecution of the police officers and officials involved in the horrendous shooting death of African American woman-youth Breonna Taylor earlier this year. In the second hour we continue our focus on Black August with a re-examination of the life, times and contributions of anti-slavery fighter Harriet Tubman. Finally, we listen to the voices and ideas of leading figures in South Africa in honor of Women's Day including President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 8, 2020 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 recent meeting between leaders of the ruling parties of South African and Zimbabwe to discuss imperialist threats to their neighboring states; Zimbabwe has ordered governmental departments to operate at 15 percent capacity to limit the spread of COVID-19; an oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has contaminated large tracts of water and land resources; Mozambique has extended its state of emergency for another 30 days. In the second hour we continue our focus on Black August with an examination of the African Seminole Wars against enslavement and removal during the early 19th century. Finally, we present a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing by Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discussing the global pandemic and efforts to mitigate the crisis.
Listen to the Aug. 2, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the recent tributes paid to Zimbabwe Minister of Agriculture Parrance Shiri; six people have been reportedly killed by an improvised explosive device in the West African state of Burkina Faso; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a statement in response to the half-million mark reached in the COVID-19 pandemic; and the Rwandan authorities announced the resumption of air travel with neighboring Kenya. In the second hour and third hours we continue our focus on the annual commemoration of Black August which acknowledges the struggle by African people against slavery, colonialism, neo-colonialism and imperialism. We also hear an archived interview with resistance historian Dr. Herbert Aptheker on the methodology utilized to reconstruct the African struggle for freedom. Finally, there is a classic lecture delivered by James Baldwin in 1963 after the release of his book entitled "The Fire Next Time."
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 1, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the appeal by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to healthcare workers in this Southern African state to place the interests of the people above their own economic concerns; the Zambian ambassador to the People's Republic of China says that they are anticipating additional investments from the Asian socialist state; Namibian President Hage Geingob had his role as a previous chairperson for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) reviewed by a regional magazine, and SADC is analyzing its response to the current security situation in the sub-continent. In the second hour we begin our month-long tribute to Black August which recognizes the contributions of African people to the struggle against slavery, colonialism, imperialism and neo-colonialism. The program presents a rare archival interview with Pan-African Historian C.L.R. James related to his work on the Haitian Revolution. Host Abayomi Azikiwe interviewed with Sputnik Radio earlier this week on the current situation in the West African state of Mali. Finally, we listen to the weekly briefing from the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) by Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Listen to the Sat. July 25, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on the recent removal of the Prime Minister of the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia in a parliamentary vote of no-confidence; condolences are pouring in to the East African state of Tanzania where former President Benjamin Mkapa passed away this week; Iran has strongly condemned an aviation incident on July 24 where a United States warplane forced a commercial jet flying over Syria to descend; and a number of experts in the U.S. are advising that the country be placed once again on lockdown in order to stem the rising tide of COVID-19 infections. In the second hour we look at the recent passing of African National Congress (ANC) stalwart and Rivonia trial survivor Andrew Mlangeni in South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has delivered a briefing on the status of the measures to address the pandemic inside the country. We will hear a briefing from World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva. Finally we review the historic Detroit Black Rebellion of July 1967 on the 53rd anniversary of the event.
Listen to the Sun. July 19, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a PANW report with dispatches on events in Portland where federal security personnel have been deployed in an effort to curb anti-racist demonstrations; the COVID-19 pandemic is having a severe impact on the French-controlled territories in the Caribbean; Namibian SWAPO veteran freedom fighter and former governmental official, Jason Angula, has joined the ancestors; and Sudan says that neighboring Ethiopia has denied beginning the process of filling the Grand Renaissance Dam Project. In the second hour we continue our focus on the recent passing of Congressman John Lewis (1940-2020), the former Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), through an audio documentary on the Nashville Movement of 1960 and other historical issues. Finally, we listen to a briefing from the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, from July 17.
Listen to the Sat. July 18, 2020 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the ongoing relations between the Republic of Zimbabwe and the People's Republic of China; the African Union (AU) has convened a mini-summit designed to resolve the differences between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Great Renaissance Dam Project; Sudan's Peace Council has discussed efforts to build national unity inside the country; and the government of Algeria is battling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second hour we look back at the campaign to win the Voting Rights Act in the United States during 1965 in Alabama in light of the recent passing of former Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Chairman John Lewis who later became a Congressman from Georgia. In the final segment we honor the life, times and contributions of the family of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Mandela in the aftermath of the memorial for Ambassador Zenzi Mandela held in South Africa earlier in the week.
Listen to the Mon. July 13, 2020 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 PANW report with dispatches on the recent death of South African Ambassador to Denmark Zenzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of African National Congress (ANC) leaders and former government officials President Nelson and "Mother of the Nation" Winnie Mandela; the World Health Organization (WHO) has briefed the international community from Geneva on the escalating COVID-19 pandemic; people in Mali have taken to the streets demanding the resignation of President Keita; and the struggle against racism in the United States has generated renewed repression by local and federal police agencies. In the second hour we will cover the responses to the passing of Ambassador Zenzi Mandela from struggle stalwarts and journalists. In addition, there is a report on the mass demonstrations in the West African state of Mali against the current president. Finally, we hear an extensive briefing from WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the continuing threat of the global pandemic.
Listen to the Sun. July 12, 2020 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 address by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa on the escalation in COVID-19 cases; the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported on the rapid climb in coronavirus infections internationally; Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has openly disagreed with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on the handling of the pandemic; and the education crisis in the United States is mounting as the White House is attempting force schools to re-open. In the second hour we look back on the 53rd anniversary of the beginning of the Newark Rebellion of 1967 in light the current unrest in the aftermath of the police execution of George Floyd in Minneapolis. We also review the historic National Conference for a United Front Against Fascism held in Oakland, California in July 1969 organized by the Black Panther Party. Finally, we rebroadcast an important address delivered by African American playwright Lorraine Hansberry on June 15, 1964 at a Town Hall meeting held in New York City entitled "The Black Revolution and the White Backlash."
Listen to the Sun. July 5, 2020 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 recognition of the Father of Zimbabwe, former Vice President Joshua Nkoma, on the 21st anniversary of his transition; Algeria has buried the remains of liberation fighters killed in struggles against French imperialism; a Black Lives Matter demonstration has been held in Australia where the indigenous population has suffered genocide and exploitation for centuries; and protesters have returned to a St. Louis home where the occupants are accused of drawing guns on anti-racist demonstrators. In the second hour we look at the COVID-19 mitigation efforts in the Republic of South Africa focusing on a briefing by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Finally, we reexamine the historical movements of African Americans through a lecture delivered by the-then Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Stokely Carmichael (later known as Kwame Ture) at Michigan State University during February 1967.
Listen to the Sat. July 4, 2020 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 plans in Zimbabwe to build a statue in honor of anti-colonial leader Mbuyi Nehanda who fought the British imperialists during the late 19th and early 20th centuries; the World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered a troubling report on the current state of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic; the Tunisian government has pledged its support for the United Nations recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya; and Algeria has received the remains of 24 freedom fighters from France. In the second hour we rebroadcast a briefing from WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the spread of COVID-19 internationally.
Listen to the Tues. June 30, 2020 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 escalating cases of COVID-19 in the United States and the impact on the economy; in the Southern African state of Mozambique the government is extending a state of emergency to address the continuing threat of the pandemic; Tanzanian President John Magufuli has declared again his committment to anti-imperialism; and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is celebrating 60 years of independence from Belgium. In the second hour we rebroadcast a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing by Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus where the status of the COVID-19 pandemic and other medical issues are discussed. In the final hour we look back on the life, times and contributions of the founder of the modern Congolese state Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961).
Listen to the Sun. June 21, 2020 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 continuing demonstrations against racism and police brutality around the United States; the Cuban government participated vigorously in the recently-held United Nations Human Rights Council debate on racism in the U.S.; there has been greater cooperation within the Caribbean region in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic; and the Zimbabwe government has presented a plan for the reopening of schools since the beginning of the lockdown. In the second hour we hear an update from Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa on the efforts to contain the pandemic after reducing restrictions in the society. Finally we look back five decades through an extensive interview with Dr. Huey P. Newton on August 11, 1970. The interview was conducted just five days after he was released on appeal bond from prison in California. Many of the same questions which were paramount in the orientation of the Black Panther Party in that period are still relevant in the 21st century.
Listen to the Sat. June 20, 2020 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 added significance of Juneteenth in the United States amid an upsurge in anti-racist demonstrations and urban rebellions in recent weeks; the media image of Atlanta has been shattered in the aftermath of several high-profile police abuses and killings; the Minnesota state legislature has failed to reach an agreement on police reforms; and the South American state of Brazil has reached over 1 million cases of the COVID-19 virus infections. In the second hour we reexamine the Tulsa race massacre of 1921 where hundreds of African Americans were slaughtered along with the theft of millions in property. Finally we rebroadcast a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing conducted by Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva, Switzerland.
Listen to the Sun. June 14, 2020 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 recent police execution of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta where people have been demonstrating against the unjustified homicide of another African American at the hands of law-enforcement; United States President Donald Trump has changed the date of his campaign rally after being criticized for interfering with Juneteenth; a group of Interfaith clergy has held a press conference to denounce institutional racism in Washington, D.C.; and the State of Rhode Island is grappling with its history of African enslavement. In the second and third hours we continue to direct our focus towards the ongoing mass demonstrations and rebellions in response to police violence against African Americans. We examine the cases of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta and Breonna Taylor of Louisville.
Listen to the Sat. June 13, 2020 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 mass demonstrations against racism and national oppression in the United States and internationally. There are more African Americans being killed by police amid the ongoing crisis. The police chief of Atlanta has resigned in the aftermath of the police execution of an African American outside a restaurant prompting renewed antiracist protests. In the second and third hours we provide an update from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO briefing examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and children globally.
Listen to the Sun. June 7, 2020 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 United States foreign policy in Africa in light of the national unrest sweeping the country due to the police execution of George Floyd in Minneapolis; President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa has made a public statement in solidarity with the African American people in their struggle against racism; demonstrations are continuing in the U.S. demanding an end to police brutality and the defunding of law-enforcement; and in Bristol, England a statue of a slave owner was toppled by angry protesters. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on developments involving the African American movement in the U.S. looking at the character of the demonstrations and the potential influence on domestic and international politics.
Listen to the Sat. June 6, 2020 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 mass demonstrations throughout the United States and internationally in response to the brutal police execution of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Since the beginning of the mass demonstrations and rebellions, the federal, state and local authorities have escalated repressive measures resulting in deaths and arrests. Pentagon leaders are attempting to publicly distance themselves from the White House. However, the acts of police misconduct continue in efforts to quell the unrest. During the second and third hours we look at reports from international new agencies on the current situation in the U.S.
Listen to the Sun. May 31, 2020 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 and rebellions taking place around the United States and internationally in opposition to the police execution of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. We will give details information on events in Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and other regions of the country. The outbreaks have drawn the attention of the world further exposing the inherent racism and national oppression which characterizing the U.S. for several centuries.
Listen to the Sat. May 30, 2020 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 African Union Commission which issued a statement in support of the African American people in light of rebellions protesting the police execution of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Demonstrations have been held across the United States in at least 30 cities. We will have detailed reports on these developments. In the final hour we rebroadcast the World Health Organization (WHO) Briefing held by the Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus where the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic will be reviewed.
Listen to the Mon. May 25, 2020 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 PANW report with dispatches on the 57th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor to the African Union (AU). Africa Liberation Day is being commemorated throughout the continent and the world. In the second hour we review the virtual summit held by the AU in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are statements from the Pan-African Women's Organization (PAWO), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, former Zamiban President Kenneth Kaunda, AU Chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa, among others. We also examine the efforts by the Kenyan Health Ministry to contain the spread of the virus. Finally there is a report on the peace and reconciliation efforts taking place in the Republic of Zimbabwe.
Listen to the Sun. May 24, 2020 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program highlights our regular PANW report with dispatches on Africa Day 2020; South Africa is preparing to enter level three in the COVID-19 lockdown on June 1; the African Union (AU) has issued a statement on the current talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan aimed at resolving differences over the Grand Renaissance Dam Project; and five people have been killed in a bomb blast in the Somalian city of Baidoa. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We review recent briefings from Kenyan and South African Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Cyril Ramaphosa. Finally we look at the policies being implemented to contain the virus in Africa and the global community.We feature an interview with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the efforts by various countries and institutions to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Later there is a discussion with World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Regional Director Dr. Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti of Botswana.
Listen to the Sat. May 23, 2020 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 tour of Zimbabwe First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa to address the problems of seniors related to the containment of COVID-19 in this Southern African state; the Kingdom of Lesotho has sworn-in new Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro earlier in the week; national elections in Burundi have taken place while the country remains peaceful; and Brazil along with Mexico are becoming major areas in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second and third hours we continue our coverage of the efforts by the international community to halt the spread of COVID-19. We rebroadcast the most recent briefing by World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva. Finally, we focus on efforts by the Republic of South Africa in moving towards level 3 in the pandemic shutdown. Minister of Higher Education Dr. Blade Nzimande delivered a report on measures being adopted to assure continuing college and university training.
Listen to the Sun. May 17, 2020 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 indefinite lockdown declared in Zimbabwe in order to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus; Burundi is going ahead with an already scheduled national election despite warnings related to the pandemic; African Americans are demanding justice in the premeditated killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia; and the Indigenous people of Brazil are now threatened with the spread of COVID-19 into the Amazon. In the second and third hours we continue our coverage of the impact of the pandemic on the African continent. We rebroadcast addresses delivered by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on measures being implemented in their respective states. Finally, we hear from South African Minister of Agriculture Thoko Dudiza on efforts aimed at farmers during the present emergency.
Listen to the Sat. May 16, 2020 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 efforts by the government of South Africa to contain the spread of COVID-19 inside the country; Zimbabwe has mobilized the resources of the state to engage in testing and other measures to address the pandemic; the Malawi electoral commission has set a date for the rerun of a disputed election; and the Union of Comoros administration has imported medical supplies from Madagascar. In the second hour we listen to a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discussing COVID-19 mitigation efforts in Latin America and other issues. We then rebroadcast an address by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the phased lifting of a lockdown imposed in response to the pandemic. Finally, the South African province of Limpopo has seen an outbreak of COVID-19 among mineworkers.
Listen to the Sun. May 10, 2020 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 efforts taken by the Zimbabwe government to deal with the problems of food insecurity inside this Southern African state; insurgents operating in northern Mozambique are suspected of involvement in illicit activities; the Burkina Faso security forces are responding to an attack on a mine in recent days; and the international community is debating the next steps related to the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second and third hours we continue our examination of the measures taken by various African Union member-states in the battle against the pandemic. We rebroadcast briefings from the health ministries of South Africa and Kenya.
Listen to the Sat. May 9, 2020 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 role of the Zimbabwe government in addressing the needs of the people amid the COVID-19 pandemic; Kenya is taking action to control cross-border traffic aimed a limiting the number of COVID-19 cases inside this East African state; Egypt is reporting an escalation of infections along with efforts to contain the pandemic inside the country; and Sudan has passed the one thousand mark in active infections related to the pandemic. In the second and third hours we continue our detailed coverage of the impact of COVID-19 on the African continent and internationally. We rebroadcast the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) Daily Briefing led by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Finally we listen to a report from the Kenyan Health Ministry on the situation involving the efforts to stem the pandemic.
Listen to the Sun. May 3, 2020 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 recent transition of Nigerian Afrobreat drummer Tony Allen who has been an influence on the direction of African and world music; Algeria musician Hamid Cheriet (Idir) has passed as well prompting President Abdelmajid Tebboune to pay tribute to the cultural icon; the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reported that the government repelled an attempted invasion from Colombia; and African states are escalating national testing programs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the impact of COVID-19 internationally. We review developments in the Republics of South Africa and Kenya.
Listen to the Sat. May 2, 2020 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 by two weeks of the lockdown in the Republic of Zimbabwe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; Ethiopia has given an update on the situation inside this Horn of Africa state in relationship to the COVID-19 outbreak; Somalia is facing an escalation in COVID-19 cases as precautionary measures are being enacted; and the Union of Comoros has recorded its first case of the virus. In the second and third hours we continue our coverage of the global impact of the pandemic. We review a briefing by World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Geneva. Finally, we rebroadcast May Day messages from President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa.
Listen to the Sun. April 26, 2020 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 efforts by the government of the Republic of Zimbabwe to prevent the spread of COVID-19 inside the country; the United States ruling class is placing pressure on working people through the White House to speed up a return to some sense of normalcy in the economy; Kenya says that it will extend the re-opening of schools in light of the pandemic; and locust infestations are compounding already existing food insecurities in the East Africa region. In the second and third hours we continue our coverage of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in various regions of the African continent. There are briefings, statements and interviews from South African Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina J. Mohammed.
Listen to the Sat. April 25, 2020 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 North African state of Tunisia which is developing creative ways of mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; Muslims on the continent of Africa are altering their celebrations of Ramadan in light of COVID-19; opposition military units in Libya have been routed from a main stronghold near the capital of Tripoli; and the United Nations has appealed for international aid to assist the Republic of Sudan during the pandemic. In the second and third hours we continue our coverage of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in various African nations. We will review recent developments in South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe.
Listen to the Sun. April 19, 2020 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 military deployment of the armed forces by the embattled Prime Minister of Lesotho in response to a constitutional court ruling; over 40 prisoners from Boko Haram being held in Chad have died in prison; the People's Republic of China has strongly objected to the hostile foreign policy initiatives emanating from Washington; and African Americans in the United States are being disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic which has killed more people than in any other country in the world. During the second and third hours we continue our coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic with reports on the investigations into the origins of the virus and the impact of the suspension of funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the Trump administration. Finally, we examine the African responses to the pandemic along with measures being taken in various states.
Listen to the Sat. April 18, 2020 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 40th anniversary celebrations of the independence of the Republic of Zimbabwe; Namibia is stepping up its preventive measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 in this country; South Africa has been on lockdown for several weeks in its struggle to contain the outbreak in the continent's most industrialized state; and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has offered a proposal for the collection of data on the impact of COVID-19 among African Union member-states. In the second and third hours we look at the continuing international crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. We listen to the briefing of World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus from Geneva, Switzerland. The Health Ministry of the Republic of Kenya provides an update of the situation in this leading East African state. Finally we rebroadcast the 40th anniversary independence speech given by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa from Harare.
Listen to the Sun. April 12, 2020 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 rising number of COVID-19 cases and deaths inside the United States; the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has outlined guidelines for regional travel; Zimbabwe announced that it will centralize testing for the COVID-19 pandemic inside the country; and the Cuban government has reaffirmed its commitment to defeat the pandemic. In the second and third hours we continue our coverage of the global COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Africa and the world. We look at the situations in Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Listen to the Sat. April 11, 2020 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 United States which has surpassed the number of COVID-19 infections than any other country; Kenya is banning unorganized distribution of food during the present crisis emanating from the pandemic; Egypt has reported an escalation in illnesses and deaths from the virus; and Ethiopia has declared a national state of emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the second and third hours we continue our ongoing coverage of the international crisis with a briefing from the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva, Switzerland. Finally, we have an update on the current situation in the Republic of South Africa from the Minister of Health Dr. Zweli Mkhize after over two weeks of a lockdown in response to the healthcare situation.
Listen to the Sun. April 5, 2020 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 PANW report with dispatches on the response of the African Union (AU) to the COVID-19 pandemic; a women's alliance in Zimbabwe is working with the government to combat the spread of COVID-19; the Chinese government says that western imperialist states should cease their racist characterizations related to the global pandemic; and the United States economy is facing the potential of a sustained financial depression. In the second and third hours we continue the coverage of AU member-states in the battle against the pandemic examining events in Kenya and South Africa. Finally we look back on the aftermath of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 52 years ago in 1968.
Listen to the Sat. April 4, 2020 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 $2million grant given to the World Health Organization (WHO) from the African Development Bank to address the COVID-19 pandemic; the Ethiopian government says it will begin filling the Great Renaissance Dam Project this year despite the failure to reach an agreement with Egypt; Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has implemented a lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19 in this Southern African state; and Cuba is on the frontlines battling the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the world. In the second and third hours we continue our ongoing coverage of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic through our weekly briefing by the WHO Director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva. Later we will hear a report on the lockdown in the Republic of South Africa aimed at curbing the spread of the pandemic within the continent's most industrialized state. Finally, we look back 52 years to 1968 on the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Listen to the Sat. March 28, 2020 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 declaration of a lockdown in the Republic of Zimbabwe in response to the rising threat of the COVID-19 pandemic; a similar policy has also been initiated in neighboring South Africa where President Cyril Ramaphosa has mobilized the Defense Forces to assist in implementing the mandate; in the Republic of Namibia the People's Republic of China has agreed to build four schools inside the country; and the African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat has self-quarantined after a staff member tested positive. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the global effort to eradicate the COVID-19 threat. We review a briefing by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Finally we report on the impact of the social distancing directives in two South African provinces of Limpopo and the Western Cape.
Listen to the Sun. March 22, 2020 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 efforts by the South African government to remove refugees from a church in the Western Cape in response to the requirements of preventing the spread of the coronavirus inside the country; the African continent as a whole is taking measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 across the region; a leading governmental official in Kenya has been threatened with arrest after being in self-quarantine for two weeks; and 70 percent of the workforce in the commercial capital of Lagos in the Federal Republic of Nigeria are being told to stay home as the pandemic continues. In the second and third hours we look at the situation internationally with briefings by the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; President Cyril Ramaphosa of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa; and a panel of ministers from the administration of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Listen to the Sun. March 15, 2020 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 global response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the African continent, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and North America. During the second and third hours we will focus on developments in the East African nation of Kenya where President Uhuru Kenyatta delivered a major policy address on the crisis. In addition, the Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom, gave a press briefing on the international status of the pandemic which is reviewed on this program. Also in the Republic of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken measures to secure the country from the further spread of the coronavirus.
Listen to the Sun. March 8, 2020 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 rejection by the Republic of Zimbabwe of a United Nations food report on the situation inside the country; the Republic of Namibia has worked out a new agreement with the African Development Bank; Angola has removed three other African countries from a list for being threats related to the spread of the COVID-19 virus; and Mozambique ports have experienced a record level of traffic during the last several months. In the second and third hours we begin our month-long focus on International Women's Day. We look back at the contributions of Harriet Tubman, Mary Church Terrell and Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 29, 2020 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 rejection by Ethiopia of the United States position on the Great Renaissance Dam Project; Nigeria says it has confirmed the continent's first coronavirus case; the administration of President Donald Trump has announced that they have signed a peace agreement with the Taliban in Afghanistan; and South Sudan's two leading political factions have signed an accord to establishment a government of national unity. In the second and third hours we conclude our monthlong focus on African American History Month with rare archival audio files on the life, times, contributions and ideas of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 23, 2020 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 Republic of Zimbabwe Ministry of Information's campaign on issues related to Women's empowerment; leaders of the People's Republic of China have met to discuss the ongoing battle against the coronavirus inside the country; Sudan Prime Minister Hamdok has stated that he will investigate allegations of police misconduct against demonstrators; and the two major adversaries in the Republic of South Sudan have announced the formation of a unity government. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month through a reexamination of the life, times, ideas and contributions of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 16, 2020 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 statement by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying that the world should not panic over the existence of the coronavirus; the South African Communist Party (SACP) has issued a press release reiterating the violent and exploitative character of the former apartheid system; United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a three-nation Africa tour where he stopped off in the West African state of Senegal; and arms are continuing to flow into Libya fueling the ongoing internecine conflict to the benefit of imperialism. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month with a reexamination of the contributions of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) during the early 1960s.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 15, 2020 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 recent announcement that the Ethiopian government is preparing for national elections; the Egyptian government says that it has not reached a legal agreement with Ethiopia and Sudan on the completion of the Great Renaissance Dam Project; the African Union held a summit in Ethiopia last week where a number of important issues were discussed; and there is an ongoing locust infestation in East Africa where the Kenyan administration has requested international assistance. In the second and third hours we honor African American History Month with a review of the life, times, ideas and contributions of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz) as we approach the 55th anniversary of his assassination in New York City.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 26, 2020 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 crackdown on illegal gold mining in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; there is a need for far more African women leaders on the continent according to a leading news source; some neo-colonial dominated leaders in West Africa desire the continued presence of United States AFRICOM troops in the region; and a Chinese medical team is providing free healthcare services to people in southern Togo. In the second and third hours we conclude our month-long tribute to the 91st anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We look back at the intersection between the Civil Rights Movement and the African Independence struggles of the 1950s. Finally, the campaign to win universal suffrage in the U.S. was an integral aspect of African American liberation as exemplified by Dr. King's address at the Lincoln Memorial in May 1957.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 19, 2020 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 national commemoration of the 91st anniversary of the birth of African American Civil Rights and Antiwar leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968); Zimbabwe has announced the financial assistance being awarded to the Southern African state by the People's Republic of China; Mozambique President Felipe Nyusi has been inaugurated for a second and final term of office; and Tunisia has stated that it will not participate in a German-hosted conference on the future of the neighboring state of Libya. In the second and third hours we continue our tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through a reexamination of the accomplishments of the martyred leader during a ten year period of 1957-1967. Also we highlight the role of Dr. King in the the-then emerging people's movement in the U.S. and internationally.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 18, 2020 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 problems associated with counterfeit medications in Africa; there has been an outbreak of anthrax infections in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; China has sent medical personnel to Namibia in an effort to improve healthcare services; and women in Africa are seeking solutions to the difficulties associated with climate change. In the second hour we continue our focus on the 91st birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leading up to the federally-recognized holiday in the United States. In the final hour we look back at the historical context of the Memphis sanitation workers strike of early 1968 which drew Dr. King to Memphis.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 11, 2020 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 admission by the Islamic Republic of Iran that its military forces brought down an Ukrainian passenger jet as a result of human error; the Republic of Zimbabwe announced that 60 percent of the humanitarian assistance needed in the Southern African state has been supplied by the international community; there have been additional demonstrations in the North African state of Algeria in opposition to the recently-elected President Abdelmadjid Tebboune; and the proposed government appointed by Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli has been rejected by the country's parliament. In the second hour we continue our focus on the upcoming national commemorations of the 91st birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by an examination of his evolving social vision related to the problems of poverty and war in the United States. Finally, we will listen to an archived audio documentary on the Tulsa massacre of 1921 where hundreds of African Americans were killed in mob attacks against their community. These historical events are being reviewed in light of the recent research related to the possible findings of mass graves of victims of the racist killings nearly a century ago.
Listen to the Mon. Dec. 30, 2019 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 sentencing of 29 Sudanese intelligence officers in connection with the death of a school teacher; a militia in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo are suspected in the deaths of 18 civilians; the foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran has criticized the United States over what it described as its unilateralism; and the U.S. has launched air strikes against a Iraq organization which has been on the frontlines against ISIS. In the second hour we look back at Washington's destablization efforts in South America focusing on events in Venezuela and Bolivia during 2019. Finally we continue our review of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through events leading up to his assassination in 1967-68.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 29, 2019 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 address delivered by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa inside the country on the problems and prospects for the upcoming year; Eritrean President Isaisis Afwerki has concluded a state visit to neighboring Ethiopia where pertinent issues involving bi-lateral relations were discussed; the capital of Somalia has been struck once again with a massive truck bomb which killed 80 people; and there is a new African American Historical Museum scheduled to be opened in Charleston, South Carolina. In the second hour we look back on the nearly five-year history of the United States engineered genocidal war against the people of Yemen. Finally, we listen to a rare archival speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during early 1967 in California on his rapidly evolving views on the Pentagon war against Vietnam.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 22, 2019 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features a rare archival radio panel discussion in New York City featuring three of the leading African American writers of the 20th century: Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin. The discussion was held in New York City during 1961. In the second and third hours we rebroadcast the historic Massey Lectures of Dec. 1967 where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lays out his last will and testament to the people of the United States and the world. In parts III and IV MLK discusses the role of youth and social change along with the tactical questions arising from the transformation of western society.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 21, 2019 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 opening of a new railway service in the East African state of Kenya with the assistance of the People's Republic of China (PRC); Ethiopia has launched its first space satellite from China; a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany may be halted due to United States sanctions; and there has been an investigation of the Army-Navy game related to racist signs among the teams. In the second hour we will cover the South African Communist Party (SACP) 4th Special Congress held earlier this month. In addition, we will hear archived audio files featuring Lorraine Hansberry and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the 1960s.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 30, 2019 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 recent peace talks held in the Republic of Sudan for the neighboring Republic of South Sudan attempting to resolve the impasse in Juba; a regional women's conference has been held in Khartoum where the issues of gender and inequality were discussed; the People's Republic of China has summoned the United States chief diplomat in the country to protest the role of Washington in the Hong Kong unrest; and the Republic of Cuba along with the European Union (EU) have held discussions on multi-lateral trade in the current period. In the second hour we look at the geo-political character of destabilization in Asia and Africa. Finally, we rebroadcast the introductory Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) during late 1967.
Listen to the Fri. Nov. 29, 2019 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 continuing strike among junior doctors in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; a South African High Court in Pietermaritzburg has rejected a claim by former President Jacob Zuma related to pending corruption charges; Amazon workers have engaged in a strike on Black Friday in Germany and France; and Namibian President Hage Geingob has taken the lead in results for the recently-held national elections. In the second and third hours we look at the legacy of chattel slavery in the United States through an examination of the role of southern Native Americans during the 19th century and the later experiences of African Americans in the mid-to-late 20th century.
Listen to the Thurs. Nov. 28, 2019 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 the recently-held national elections in the Republic of Namibia where President Hage Geingob is seeking a second term on behalf of the ruling SWAPO party; Angola has reiterated its commitment to maritime security within the Gulf of Guinea region; Mozambique is gaining more investment into the liquified natural gas industry off the coast of its territory in southeast Africa; and the Chinese government has openly criticized the United States for what it calls double standards in Washington's foreign policy. In the second hour we honor the struggles of the Indigenous people with an interview featuring longtime political prisoner Leonard Peltier of the American Indian Movement (AIM). Finally, we look back to the aftermath of the Birmingham church bombing of Sept. 15, 1963 through a speech delivered by African American writer James Baldwin.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 24, 2019 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 high alert declared by the Zimbabwe National Army; demonstrations are continuing in the South American state of Bolivia in the aftermath of a Washington-backed military-police coup; Ethiopians living in the southern Sidama region have voted overwhelmingly for an autonomous status; and Somalia is still recuperating from floods which have struck the Horn of Africa state. In the second hour we continue our focus on political developments in Bolivia where President Evo Morales was overthrown two weeks ago in a United States supported coup. Finally, we look back on the 56th anniversary of the assassination of the-then U.S. President John F. Kennedy and the attempts to prosecute those suspected of being involved in the conspiracy.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 23, 2019 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 United States plans to disrupt affairs in Zimbabwe beginning in December; the South African Communist Party has issued a series of statements on the current situation inside the country and internationally; the Bolivian people are continuing to protest against the Washington-backed coup which overthrew the democratically-elected President Evo Morales who is in exile now in Mexico; and Cuba has praised its healthcare workers which have returned to the country in response to events in Bolivia and Ecuador. In the second hour we look in-depth at the situation in Bolivia through two addresses delivered by President Evo Morales at the United Nations General Assembly during 2018-19. The final hour looks back on the 56th anniversary of the conspiracy surrounding the assassination of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy. We rebroadcast a 1967 archival interview with researcher Sylvia Meagher who wrote extensively on the assassination debunking the official account put forward by the U.S. government.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 3, 2019 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 Southern African Development Community (SADC) campaign seeking the elimination of western imperialist sanctions against the Republic of Zimbabwe; Botswana has sworn in President Masisi for his second term as head-of-state; the war in Yemen is not abating where six Saudi Arabian troops were killed on the border by resistance forces inside the country; and the Syrian state remains steadfast in defending its internal security and border amid violations by foreign elements funded by neo-colonial states. In the second hour we look back on the legacy of African American Freedom Fighter Assata Shakur. Finally, we rebroadcast a speech by James Baldwin from 1963 entitled "The Fire Next Time."
Listen to the Mon. Oct. 28, 2019 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 movement within Africa to remove sanctions against Zimbabwe; the Russia-Africa Summit was held last week in the Black Sea resort of Sochi where many African Union (AU) member-states attended at the invitation of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin; the Syrian military has engaged Turkish forces in the north of the country; and Sudanese women are demanding equal rights within the context of the new political dispensation. In the second hour we will listen to the proceedings of a landmark case heard on Oct. 24 in the Sixth Circuit of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio where Detroit students, parents and community people have taken legal action against the State of Michigan for the failure to teach proper literacy skills in the education system. Finally we look back on an interview with legendary African American novelist, essayist, playwright, social activist and public intellectual James Arthur Baldwin.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 20, 2019 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the recent dismissal of the African Union (AU) envoy to the United States and the subsequent protest; Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa is to participate in the upcoming Russia-Africa summit taking place in Sochi; the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is launching its campaign to demand the lifting of sanctions against the nation of Zimbabwe; and internationally reknown Ballerina Alicia Alonso has passed away in her native state of Cuba. In the second hour we will listen to addresses delivered by participants in the United Nations General Assembly 74th Ordinary Session in New York City during late Sept. 2019.
Listen to the Mon. Oct. 7, 2019 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 Republic of Zimbabwe First Lady's efforts to encourage a safe and clean environment in the Southern African state; Southern Times magazine has ran an editorial encouraging all African states to move rapidly towards a continental industrialization program; Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again spoke to the urgency of land reform in the continent's most industrialized state; and African heads-of-state have spoken out strongly at the recently-concluded United Nations General Assembly 74th Ordinary Session calling for immediate action to curb the impact of climate change. In the second and third hours we will continue to review some of the most relevant addresses delivered to the UNGA 74th Ordinary Session held last month in New York City.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 29, 2019 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In the second and third hours we examine in-depth the proceedings of the United Nations General Assembly over the past week. We will listen to addresses from the leaders of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Cuba and Venezuela. The UNGA 74th Ordinary Session was held in New York City. The proceeding attract world leaders from across the globe. Many of the addresses by various states speak directly to the plight of humanity and the current challenges involving war and peace along with climate change and the need for sustainable economic and social development.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 22, 2019 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 role of Zimbabwe in the upcoming United Nations General Assembly taking place this week in New York City; there has been a demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters demanding the ending of sanctions against Zimbabwe; the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guetteras has stressed the urgent need to address the specter of climate change on the eve of the 74th Ordinary General Assembly; and the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been elected as the President of the UNGA for the coming year in the personage of Prof. Tijani Muhammad-Bande. In the second hour we look back at the 48th anniversary of the Attica Prison Rebellion of 1971 where dozens of inmates and several guards were massacred by the State of New York in the aftermath of the seizure of the large maximum security facility. Finally, we rebroadcast an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe on the situation involving the political economy of Detroit's social crisis aired originally in Nov. 2017.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 15, 2019 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 state funeral of former Republic of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe where African leaders from across the countinent joined with millions of people to celebrate the life of this Pan-African luminary; Tunisia is undergoing an election where over 20 candidates are contesting for the presidency in this North African state; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the funeral of President Mugabe on Sat. in Harare where he apologized for the recent xenophobic attacks in his country; and Sudan is continuing its transitional process through the recently appointed interim government. In the second and third hours we cover the funeral of Comrade President Robert Mugabe and the ongoing dialogue surrounding his political and historical legacy.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 8, 2019 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program will focus on the life, times and contributions of Republic of Zimbabwe Founding President Robert G. Mugabe who made his transition on Sept. 6. We will look back at three addresses delivered by President Mugabe. One at the African Union (AU) in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa during June 2015 while he served as Chair of this continental body and two other speeches in New York City before the United Nations General Assembly in 2016-2017 where he discussed the problems of Africa and the world. Mugabe spoke strongly against the ongoing sanctions leveled against the Southern African state by the western imperialist states. He emphasized the imperatives of Pan-Africanism and the creation of a just world order benefiting the masses of people on the continent and internationally.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 7, 2019 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program will feature a tribute to the Republic of Zimbabwe Founding President Robert G. Mugabe who joined the ancestors recently. Mugabe became the leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union, Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) during the 1970s and provided political leadership to the National Liberation Movement turned political party through the final phase of the armed struggle against British settler-colonialism and to independence. The ZANU-PF government not only won political independence for the former Rhodesia it enacted revolutionary land reform beginning in 2000, transfering millions of acres of stolen farm land to the African majority population. Since the announcement of his passing, the Zimbabwe government has declared Mugabe a National Hero. Condolences have poured into Harare from across Africa and around the world. We will listen to some of the important addresses by Comrade President Mugabe during his tenure as state leader as well as Chairperson of the African Union in 2016.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 31, 2019 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 ongoing political debate in the Republic of Sudan between the various tendencies over the future of the state; Rwanda has proposed the utilization of electrical technology to power motorcycles as opposed to fuel; Somalia National Army soldiers have received training from British military instructors amid the continuing conflict inside this Horn of Africa nation; and Nigeria has announced the arrest of several individuals connected with financial crimes. In the second and third hours we conclude our monthlong focus on Black August illustrating the legacy of struggle by African people against exploitation and oppression. In these segments we look back at the First Pan-African Cultural Festival held in Algiers during July 1969. The final segment examines the character of urban rebellion during the 1960s.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 25, 2019 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 Republic of Zimbabwe objecting to the foreign interference by imperialist states in the internal affairs of the Southern African state; an editorial in the British Morning Star newspaper has paid tribute to African Caribbean revolutionary Claudia Jones in honor of her work in creating the annual Carnival in London; the foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran has visited France during the G7 Summit over the weekend; and the Amazon rainforests are still burning in the South American state of Brazil. In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong commemoration of Black August with segments reviewing the contributions of Huey P. Newton and Albert Woodfox.
Listen to the Sat. Aug. 24, 2019 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 efforts by lawyers of ousted Republic of Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to be released from detention on bail; opposition parties in the Horn of Africa state of Ethiopia have objected to the character of the existing election laws; the southern Somalia province of Jubaland remains tense as the largest city of Kismayo has been blocked off pending the elections; and Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa is calling for innovative methods in the agricultural sector. In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong focus on Black August. We look back on the 50th anniversary of the National Conference for a United Front Against Fascism held from July 18-20, 1969 in Oakland.
Listen to the Sun. Aug. 11, 2019 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azkiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on two statements of solidarity issued by the South African Communist Party (SACP) related to the role of United States towards the Republic of Cuba and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; Angola and Kenya are discussing the potential for enhancing their economic relations; a number of African leaders have witnessed the signing of a peace agreement between the ruling FRELIMO party in Mozambique and its longtime adversaries of RENAMO; finally an editorial published in the Zimbabwe Sunday Mail says that the Chimurenga spirit is alive and well inside this Southern African state. In the second and third hours we begin a monthlong focus on Black August, a commemoration of the resistance history of African people from slavery and colonialism to settler-colonialism, imperialism and neo-colonialism. We look back at the Haitian Revolution from 1791-1804 through the lens of Caribbean-born historian CLR James. Later we reexamine the role of British imperialism in the spread of slavery and colonialism.
Listen to the Sun. July 28, 2019 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 threat of United States military intervention in the South American state of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; the United Nations envoy to Somalia has welcomed the deployment of more Ugandan troops to Somalia where a bomb attack recently killed the mayor of the capital of Mogadishu along with five others; Muslims from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been banned from attending the pilgrimage to Mecca for Hajj due to the Ebola Virus Disease pandemic; and South African miners impacted by a deadly work-related disease have been awarded compensation for their claims. In the second and third hours we conclude our monthlong focus on the Cuban Revolution. We will look back at the Bay of Pigs invasion coordinated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in April 1961 and its defeat by the Cuban revolutionary government headed by Premier Fidel Castro. Finally we review the contributions of Che Guevera and his impact on the western political imagination.
Listen to the Sat. July 20, 2019 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 ongoing discussions between opposition forces and the military in the Republic of Sudan surrounding important issues related to political transformation; there has been renewed unrest in Ethiopia this time taking place in the southern province of Sidama; former South African President Jacob Zuma has testified before the Zondo Commission investigating state capture; and Iran has seized a British tanker in the Straits of Hormuz. In the second hour we continue our focus on Cuba month with an examination into the early history of the revolution. Finally we listen to some of the testimony by former South African President Jacob Zuma before the Zondo Commission earlier in the week.
Listen to the Sat. July 13, 2019 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 failure of the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) of the Republic of Sudan to sign a final agreement in the accord reached one week before amid claims of an attempted coup by dissident military officers opposed to the reforms; France has witnessed another demonstration by the Black Vests composed of African migrants demanding legal status; France has announced it is establishing a military base in the West African state of Mali, a former colony; and there was a bomb attack on a funeral in the Libyan city of Benghazi. In the second and third hours we honor July as Cuba Month. The two segments will present a rare archival interview with Che Guevara on Face the Nation in Dec. 1964. Finally we look back at the impact of the Cuban Revolution some 50 years ago.
Listen to the Sun. July 7, 2019 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 the African Union (AU) Summit taking place in the West African state of Niger where Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa and First Lady Auxillia are both attending; the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is holding talks with opposition forces in the Caribbean nation of Barbados; Iran has announced that it will no longer abide by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) related to its nuclear program; and a 4,000 year old pyramid in Egypt has been opened for viewing by the public in recent days. In the second and third hours we look at the character of United States foreign policy towards Venezuela and Iran.
Listen to the Thurs. July 4, 2019 special 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 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa who will address the 4th Industrial Revolution Summit on the recent advances in technology; Rwanda has commemorated the 25th anniversary of the end of the genocide of 1994; Namibia is measuring the cost of fuel for the next month in this Southern African state; and Angola is looking forward to the positive developments surrounding the advent of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as it relates to its coffee industry. In the second and third hours we look at the origins of the modern crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through its first Pan-Africanist leader Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba whose 94th birthday is commemorated this month. Also we examine the aftermath of the coup and assassination of Lumumba and the role of the United Nations.
Listen to the Sun. June 30, 2019 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 mass demonstrations held today in Sudan demanding the resignation of the Transitional Military Council (TMC); the situation in Ethiopia following an attempted coup last week has been discussed in neighboring East African states; the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is planning a military offensive in the northeast of the country in the aftermath of a series of criminal attacks; and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has agreed to establish a single currency for the region. In the second and third hours we conclude our commemoration of Black Music Month where we will honor the life, times and contributions of Langston Hughes, John Sellers, James Cotton, Otis Spann and Bessie Smith.
Listen to the Sat. June 29, 2019 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 reintroduction of a national currency for the Republic of Zimbabwe; Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with his Russian counterpart Vladimer Putin on the sidelines of the G20 Summit being held in Japan; the Islamic Movement of Nigeria has expressed concern about the deteriorating health of its leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky; and the Sudanese security forces have used teargas to disperse youth protesters demanding the installation of a civilian government. In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong focus on Black Music Month highlighting the life, times and contributions of Blind Willie McTell and Lena Horne.
Listen to the Sun. June 23, 2019 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 attempted military coup in the Horn of Africa state of Ethiopia where the army chief of staff was assassinated along with two officials in the Amhara region; Sudanese military forces and opposition groups have still not agreed upon a transitional process to bring about civilian rule in the oil-rich country; Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that a recently-signed natural gas exploration deal between neighboring Mozambique and the United States will also benefit the Southern African nation; and the Republic of Namibia is on course to build a diamond mining vessel in the hope to increase national wealth. In this program we continue our focus on Black Music Month paying tribute to L'Orchestra Bella Bella, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Howlin Wolf.
Listen to the Sun. June 16, 2019 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 ongoing political and security crisis in the Republic of Sudan where pressure is on the Transitional Military Council (TMC) to begin the process of relinquishing power to a civilian government; Zimbabwe leaders are attempting to implement economic reforms aimed at fostering development in the Southern African state; the Ethiopian government is under fire for closing down the internet for a period of time across this Horn of Africa state; the newly-elected President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has visited his counterpart in neighboring Burundi. During the course of this program we continue our monthlong commemoration of Black Music Month with special tributes to artists Dr. Nico Kassanda, Dinah Washington and Sarah Vaughn.
Listen to the Sun. June 2, 2019 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 international aid conference designed to provide relief to the people of Mozambique after two devastating cyclones earlier this year; there has been another shooting at the location where opposition forces have been sitting-in outside the Ministry of Defense in the Republic of Sudan; African Union (AU) member-states are stepping up their cooperation with the leading Chinese tech firm Huawai amid attacks by the United States; and Algeria may not hold a national election next month as originally announced due to ongoing political unrest inside this North African state. In the second and third hours we continue our monthlong focus on Black Music Month looking at the contributions of John Coltrane.
Listen to the Sat. June 1, 2019 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 escalation in fighting around the Libyan capital of Tripoli between the Libyan National Army (LNA) of Khalifa Hafter and the United Nations backed so-called Government of National Accord (GNA) headed by Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj; Malawi has re-elected President Peter Mutharika to serve another term in office; Sudanese head of the Transitional Military Council (TMC), Abdel Fattah al-Berkhane, has met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa who said the Horn of Africa state will not interfere in the internal affairs of Khartoum; and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has officially been launched by the African Union (AU). In the second hour we begin our monthlong commemoration of Black Music Month with an examination of the cultural contributions of the legendary Duke Ellington. Finally we look back on the 98th anniversary of the so-called "Tulsa Riot" of 1921 which killed hundreds of African Americans and destroyed Black-owned businesses, churches and homes.
Listen to the Mon. May 27, 2019 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 re-emergence of tensions between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Japan amid the state visit by United States President Donald Trump; the Malawian incumbent President Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner in the national elections with approximately 38 percent of the vote; the Sudan Umma Party has rejected the call by the Forces for Freedom and Change related to a planned general strike beginning on May 28; and a disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has caused the drowning of over 40 people. In the second and third hours we continue our commemoration of the 56th anniversary of Africa Day with the inuaguration speech by Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered on May 25. In the final segment we look back at the life, times and contributions of CLR James, the Caribbean-born Pan-African Marxist whose work spanned many decades during the 20th century.
Listen to 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 warm reception received by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa during his attendance at the Republic of South Africa inauguration of newly-renewed President Cyril Ramaphosa; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has blamed the United States for the failure of the talks several months ago in Hanoi; South Africa has high hopes for the full term of the ruling party African National Congress (ANC) head-of-state; and Sudanese opposition forces say they are conducting a two-day general strike to press their demands for a new government. During the second hour we acknowledge the 56th anniversary of Africa Day looking back at the historical struggle for national liberation and Pan-Africanism. Finally we listen to a broadcast featuring host Abayomi Azikiwe over the Global Research News Hour program hosted by Michael Welch.
Listen to the Sun. May 19, 2019 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 call by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the creative community to contribute to the development of the Southern African state; the South African Communist Party (SACP) has issued several statements in the aftermath of the overwhelming African National Congress (ANC) victory in the recent May 8 elections; Egypt has been hit by another terrorist attack on a bus full of tourists; and Sudanese military and opposition forces have resumed negotiations on the terms of the establishment of a joint civilian-military governing council after talks were suspended due to a shooting last week involving demonstrators. During the second and third hours we will commemorate the 94th birthday of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz).
Listen to the Sun. May 12, 2019 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 recently-held national parliamentary and presidential elections in the Republic of South Africa where the ruling African National Congress (ANC) won the poll by a more than 2 to 1 margin; Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he is looking forward to continuiing to work with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa; a Nigerian militia has liberated hundreds of children kidnapped by the Boko Haram group in the north of the country; and another attack took place at a Catholic Church in Burkina Faso. In the second and third hours we rebroadcast interviews with host Abayomi Azikiwe from KPFA's Africa Today and Leid Stories on the Progressive Radio Network from Aug.-Sept. 2018.
Listen to the Sun. May 5, 2019 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 opening of a new United States embassy in the Republic of Zimbabwe; South Africans are preparing for national parliamentary and presidential elections on May 8; Sudan military and opposition figures are still in negotiations about establishing a joint governing council in the aftermath of the recent coup against former President Omer Hassan al-Bashir; Venezuela has defeated yet another attempt by Washington to destabilize the South American state. During the second and third hours we examine in detail the upcoming elections in South Africa some quarter century after the first non-racial democratic elections.
Listen to the Sat. April 27, 2019 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 national parliamentary and presidential elections in the Republic of South Africa where the incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa is campaigning for a resounding ruling party victory for the African National Congress (ANC); the United States Africa Command has launched another round of aerial strikes in the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia; Libya is continuing as a battlefield between counter-revolutionary militias for the control for the capital of Tripoli; the People's Republic of China has held the Second Belt Road Initiative Forum in Beijing. In the second hour we continue our tribute to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of Africa on the 47th anniversary of his transition. Finally we commemorate the 25th anniversary of South African Freedom Day with an archived United Nations General Assembly 73rd Ordinary Session address from President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Listen to the Sun. April 21, 2019 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 39th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Zimbabwe in Southern Africa; the South African national election campaigns are heating up with the African National Congress presidential incumbent Cyril Ramaphosa traveling across the country seeking votes which will continue the government of the ruling party; Egyptians are voting on a referendum to extend the presidency of Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi; and Tunisia has intercepted several Europeans coming into the country from the troubled state of Libya. During the second and third hours we will pay tribute to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of Africa, the former Leader of Government Business, Prime Minister and President of the First Republic of Ghana. We will examine some aspects of the life, times and contributions of Nkrumah from the 1940s through the early 1970s when he made his transition on April 27, 1972.
Listen to the Sun. April 7, 2019 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 efforts by the Republic of Zimbabwe to normalize relations with the European Union (EU); the African Union Standby Force is getting assistance from the Pentagon; Malawi elections are looming while the security forces have warned against the potential for political violence; and Mozambique is still working to address the monumental humanitarian crisis stemming from Cyclon Idai. In the second and third hours we look at the final weeks of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in recognition of the 51st anniversary of his martyrdom.
Listen to the Sun. March 31, 2019 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 recently-held Arab League Summit in Tunisia where a resolution was passed calling for a Palestinian state and expressing objections to the United States declaration recognizing the Golan Heights in Syria as Israeli territory; Algeria miilitary leaders have called for the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika; damage done by cyclone Idai in Southern Africa is still being assessed while thousands have been reported dislocated and missing; Pope Francis has said that the migration crisis cannot be resolved through the building of walls. As the last entry to our monthlong focus on Women's History with two audio documentaries on Civil Rights leader Ms. Fannie Lou Hamer.
Listen to the Sun. March 24, 2019 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 the cyclone in Southern Africa; the president of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa will be attending an upcoming summit of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC); there are now over 1,000 cases of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and there are reports of major differences between the Eastern African states of Uganda and Rwanda. In the second and third hours we continue our commemoration of Women's History Month with a special focus on Aretha Franklin who made her transition last August in Detroit. We rebroadcast a special tribute aired over Leid Stories on the day Aretha passed. The final hour rebroadcast an interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe on Leid Stories assessing the inspirational legacy of Aretha Franklin in Detroit and beyond.
Listen to the Sat. March 16, 2019 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 water crisis in the capital of the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; Malawi is attempting to recover from a cyclone where people have lost their lives and been dislocated; the government of the Republic of Sudan has been invited to an Africa-Russia meeting to discuss future relations between the two geo-political regions; and Libya is facing futher fighting in the capital of Tripoli some eight years after the counter-revolution engineered by the imperialist states and their allies which toppled the government of Col. Muammar Gaddafi. In the second hour we continue our commemoration of Women's History Month with a focus on the struggle against racist terror through the life and work of Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Finally we rebroadcast a Global Research News Hour program featuring host Abayomi Azikiwe discussing the role of African Americans in the movement to end the United States imperialist war against Vietnam.
Listen to the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast for Sat. March 9, 2019 hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the upcoming presidential election in the Southern African state of Malawi; the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) two major parties have agreed to form a coalition government; the opposition parties in Togo are still struggling to bring democracy to this West African state; and an opposition leader in Cameroon has been indicted for inciting unrest and rebellion in the country. During the second and third hours we will continue our commemoration of Women's History Month with a look back at the movement to abolish slavery and to gain universal suffrage in the 19th century. Also we reexamine the role of students in an early student strike in Virginia as well as a review of the literary contributions of Zora Neale Hurston during the 20th century.
Listen to the Sat. March 2, 2019 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 recent announcement by the People's Republic of China saying they will forgive debts owed by the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville; Somalia has been hit violence since Thurs, involving the Al-Shabaab group and the national security forces in the capital of Mogadishu; Algerians have taken to the streets in protest against the candidacy of incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika; and Venezuela is continuing battle attempts by the United States to overthrow its elected government led by President Nicolas Maduro. In the second hour we rebroadcast a major address delivered by the president of Venezuela in Sept. at the United Nations General Assembly 73rd Ordinary Session held in New York City. Finally we listen to the second part of an address given by Shirley Graham Du Bois at UCLA in Nov. 1970. This segment is in honor of the beginning of Women's History Month.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 23, 2019 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 Nigerian presidential elections which took place today in Africa's most populous state; demonstrations have erupted again in Haiti during a mass funeral for victims of the government repression against the recent rebellion; Venezuela remains defiant amid continuing imperialist threats; and Mozambique is reporting another attack by Islamists in this Southern African state. In the second hour we commemorate the 151st birthday of African American scholar and activist Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois through an address delivered by him in1960 as well as a lecture by Shirley Graham Du Bois at UCLA in 1970. Finally we continue our tribute to Malcolm X during this annual celebration of African American History Month.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 17, 2019 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 refusal of the government in the Republic of Zimbabwe to consider a unity regime with the western-backed opposition groupings; the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro says he is still open to positive dialogue with the imperialist-supported opposition factions; Nigeria has postponed its national elections by one week; and Somalia and Kenya are locked in a dispute over maritime boundaries related to the drilling of offshore oil. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on African American History Month with examinations of Malcolm X and Huey P. Newton.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 16, 2019 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 call by the United States adminstration of President Donald Trump to remove the government of President Omer Hassan al-Bashir in Khartoum; the Federal Republic of Nigeria has postponed the national presidential and parliamentary elections for one week; the Democratic Republic of Congo new President Felix Tshisekedi has proposed a reduction in United Nations troops inside this vast central African state; Ethiopia has said that the Oromo Liberation Front rebel group will be disarming very soon. In the second hour we look back at the political legacy of Malcolm X through a question and answer session he conducted with a with an audience at the University of California at Berkely in November 1963. We later look at his evolving position after the departure with the Nation of Islam.
Listen to the Sat. Feb. 9, 2019 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 escalating efforts by the United States to overthrow the legitimate government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will stand for another term in the North African state; Pentagon warplanes are continuing to pound the Horn of Africa state of Somalia under the guise of a "war on terrorism;" and former first lady of Mozambique, Graca Machel, has called for the cancellation of debt owed to international finance capital. In the second hour we examine the position of the Bolivarian Republic in their confrontation with Washington. We are honoring African American History Month through the work of W.E.B. Du Bois. Marzieh Hashami gave an interview on her ordeal with the US authorities earlier in the year.
Listen to the Sun. Feb. 3, 2019 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 report to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) by the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe of events in that country; Venezuela is standing strong against escalating attempts to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro; Mexico says it will not participate in any United States backed efforts to interfere in the internal affairs of Venezuela; and the newly-elected President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is traveling to neighboring state to build relations in the region. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the upcoming national elections in the Republic of South Africa. Finally Feb. is African American History Month. We will look back at the contributions of W.E.B. Du Bois who 151st birthday is coming up on Feb. 23.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 27, 2019 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 the South African government will nationalize the reserve bank; the Namibia state has expressed its displeasure with public criticism of its policies over social media; African Americans have denounced the lack of representation over CBS news elections reporting; and numerous media outlets in the United States are laying off journalists in order to address the decline in readership and revenue. In the second hour we continue our focus on the upcoming South African national elections through the preparations by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) for the upcoming poll. Finally we look back at the history of the Suez Canal crisis in Egypt during 1956.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 26, 2019 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 protests against the elections results in the West African state of Togo; a Central African Republican militia leader has been turned over to the dreaded International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands; United States government workers have returned to their jobs after a political dispute closed the operations of the state for 35 days; and demonstrations in the Republic of Sudan has prompted a leading opposition figure to call for the resignation of President Omer Hassan al-Bashir. In the second hour we look at the recently launched African National Congress election manifesto aimed at winning support for the upcoming elections. Finally we examine the history of German colonialism in Namibia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 13, 2019 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 call by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for the formation of a government of national unity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); demonstrations are continuing in the Republic of Sudan over economic issues gripping the oil-rich nation; Hamas has said that it will respond to any further Israeli attacks on its territory; and Syria claims it is not intimidated at all by recent airstrikes by the Israeli Air Force. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the upcoming 90th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 12, 2019 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 statement made recently by Seif al-Gaddafi, the son of slain former leader Muammar Gaddafi, saying that elections should be held soon in this troubled North African state; Gabon has announced the appointment of a new prime minister in the aftermath of an attempted coup earlier in the week; the ruling Kabilist party in the Democratic Republic of Congo has won the majority of seats in the parliament; and Britain has been hit by a mass demonstration demanding an end to austerity and for immediate national elections. In the second and third hours we will pay tribute to the 90th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. looking back at addresses delivered between 1957 and 1965.
Listen to the Sun. Jan. 6, 2019 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 delayed election results in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Cuba is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution in Jan. 1959; the Syrian government is still battling the remnants of terrorists inside their country; and there are conflicting reports over the status of the doctors' strike in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe. In the second hour we probe deeper into the character of the national elections in the DRC through an interview with President Joseph Kabila and other commentators. In the final hour we continue our focus on the history of the Cuban Revolution.
Listen to the Sat. Jan. 5, 2019 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 doctor's strike in the Republic of Zimbabwe; Ethiopia says it will complete the construction of the Great Renaissance Dam Project by the conclusion of 2020; the United States President Donald Trump says he has deployed AFRICOM troops to Gabon in light of the post-elections situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and Syria has protested the bombing of its terrritory by the Pentagon after the Trump administration said it is withdrawing 2,000 troops from the Middle Eastern state. In the second hour we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Finally we look back on the 58th anniversary of the assassination of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba who was killed at the aegis of Washington and Brussels in Jan. 1961.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 30, 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 allegations by the Republic of Zimbabwe government that corruption is behind the worsening fuel shortages in this Southern African state; South Africa must address the question of land in the upcoming national elections in 2019; the voting is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo where several political parties are seeking to take control of the government; and the Chinese media has discussed various industrial projects it is involved with on the African continent. In the second and third hours we look back at events from 2018 through speeches delivered at the United Nations General Assembly 73rd Ordinary Session held in September. Finally we pay tribute to the legendary Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, who made her transition in August of this year.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 29, 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 recent attacks by Boko Haram in the northern area around Baga; the Egyptian government said it has killed suspected terrorists in the aftermath of the bombing of a tourist bus which killed at least three people; former Malawian President Joyce Banda announced if she wins the 2019 election she will empower traditional leaders in this Southern African state; and finally the Botswana President Masisi is being threatened in a leadership battle for the control of the ruling party. In the second and third hours we look back at developments in the city of Detroit and state of Michigan where this program is broadcasting from. We look at the impact of the policies of finance capital on housing, water resources and direct democracy.
Listen to the Tues. Dec. 25, 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 escalating demonstrations in the Republic of Sudan demanding the resignation of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a statement calling for transparent and fair elections in Nigeria and Senegal; the elections commission in the Democratic Republic of Congo says it is prepared to conduct polls on Dec. 30; and Madagascar runoff election results have been reported with the losing contestant claiming fraud. In the second hour we rebroadcast a speech delivered by host Abayomi Azikiwe earlier in the year on Mass Incarceration for Profit. In the final segment we look back at the events of the year with addresses delivered at the United Nations General Assembly 73rd Ordinary Session in Sept.
Listen to the Mon. Dec. 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 foreign policy priorities of the Republic of South Africa; the United States stock market has fallen again raising fears of another recession; Indonesia is searching for victims of a tsunami which has killed hundreds and dislocated many more; and the Republic of Zimbabwe has suspended junior doctors conducting a work stoppage over pay. In the second hour we listen to part four of the historic Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the run-up to the commemorations of his 90th birthday. The final hour will focus on highlights of the year where we listen to several addresses delivered at the United National General Assembly 73rd Session in September.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 23, 2018 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will bring to you our regular PANW segment featuring dispatches on the continuing military struggle surrounding the control of the strategic port of Hodeidah in the Middle Eastern state of Yemen; Madagascar is awaiting for the final results of the runoff presidential elections held several days ago; Ethiopia is dealing with ethnic strife in the southern regions of the Horn of Africa state due to fighting between the Oromo and Somali people; and Burundi has objected to the ordered withdrawal of its troops from Somalia as part of the downsizing of forces by the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). In the second hour we remember the legacy of the martyred Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leading up to the 90th anniversary of his birth. In the final segments we look back at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly through addresses delivered by the leaders of South Africa, Cuba and Venezuela.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 22, 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 efforts by the Republic of Zimbabwe to restructure the diamond mining industry inside the country; there has been another bomb blast in the Somalian capitial of Mogadishu which killed over 15 people including a well-known journalist; the Democratic Republic of Congo has postponed a much anticipated national elections due to violence; Mozambique's government says it has uncovered 30,000 ghost employees during a crack down on corruption. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the upcoming 90th birthday of the martyred Civil Rights and Peace leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We look at his shifting views on society and foreign policy in 1967-68.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 16, 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 Republic of Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to Syria; South Sudanese deputy President Reik Machar has called for national reconciliation after the resolution of a five year conflict with President Salva Kiir; Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says he and opposition leader Raila Odinga want the best for this East African state; and a Hepatitis A outbreak is causing alarm in the southern United States state of Kentucky. In the second and third hours we continue our tribute leading up to the 90th birthday of the martyred Civil Rights and Antiwar leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Listen to the Dec. 15, 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 continuing demonstrations in France over the cost of living and the tenure of President Emmanuel Macron; the Central African Republic is facing a looming crisis due to ongoing internal conflict; refugees from southern Ethiopia are fleeing to Kenya resulting from ethnic conflict; and a former al-Shabaab leader in Somalia has been arrested by the government amid an electoral campaign. In the second hour we look back at the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leading up to the celebration of his 90th birthday. Finally we examine why MLK was assassinated by the United States Government in 1968.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 9, 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 upcoming National People's Conference of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) in this Southern African state; Kenyan novelist and essayist Ngugi Wa Thiongo has turned 80 and a Morning Star article in the UK reflects on his legacy; French workers have won a suspension of the dreaded fuel tax imposed by President Emmanual Macron; and China is objecting to the indictment by the United States of a leading executive in the technology field. In the second hour we look at the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the eve of his upcoming 90th birthday on January 15. Finally we look back at the popular legacy of Sam Cooke on the 54th anniversary of his umtimely death in Dec. 1964.
Listen to the Sun. Dec. 2, 2018 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In the second and third hours we focus on the 100th anniversary commemorations of the birth of former South African President Nelson Mandela. We pay tribute to the life, legacy and contributions of former Cuban President Fidel Castro and his role in the liberation of Southern Africa.
Listen to the Sat. Dec. 1, 2018 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In the second and third hour we look back at the second anniversary of the transitions of former Republic of Cuba President and Commandante Fidel Castro Ruz. We review the life, times and contributions of Fidel along with his overall impact on the world socialist movement and the struggle for national liberation.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 25, 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 investment plans in the Republic of Zimbabwe; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a minimum wage bill where 6 million people will benefit; Republic of Congo has an anti-gender violence program which is threatened by the economic crisis impacting the country; and there have been attacks on the Somalian military by al-Shabaab fighters in recent days. In the second hour we continue our focus on the 55th anniversary of the assassination of former United States President John F. Kennedy through an interview from 1967 following the notion that his alleged assassin was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Finally we conclude the program with a report on the life, times and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in light of the upcoming 90th anniversary of his birth.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 24, 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 announcement that the Republic of South Africa is poised to invest over one billion dollars into to the oil industry in the Republic of South Sudan; France has been hit by demonstrations over the rise in fuel prices and other commodities; the Demcratic Republic of Congo (DRC) according to the United States is a possible target for a terrorist attack; and a runoff Republican candidate for Senator in Mississippi has been exposed for attending an all-white segregationist academy during the 1970s. In the second hour we continue our focus on the 55th anniversary of the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy and the conspiracy surrounding his murder on Nov. 22, 1963. We will present a rare arhived audio file of an interview with Sylvia Meagher aired in 1967 over a Los Angeles radio station.
Listen to the Fri. Nov. 23, 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 recently-released United States government Climate Change Report; activists in Tunisia are planning to protest the upcoming visit of Saudi Arabian Prince Salmon; Iran and Italy have discussed the character of American foreign policy in the region; and Syrian military forces are continuing their operations against western-backed terrorist groups. In the second hour we continue our reexamination of the assassination of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy some 55 years ago in Dallas. Finally we rebroadcast an interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe aired over the Progressive Radio Network (prn.fm) on the political situations in both Detroit and Zimbabwe during late 2017. Finally we look at the role of the Counter-intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) in efforts aimed at destabilizing the Civil Rights Movement through an investigation into the informant-photographer Ernest Withers in Memphis.
Listen to the Thurs. Nov. 22, 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 announced reduction in salaries for top governmental officials in the Republic of Zimbabwe; a miners strike in South Africa has resulted in the death of one person; Angolan former President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has denied he left the state coffers without funds; and one thousand African women have gathered for a conference in the Republic of South Africa to discuss their role in the fourth industrial revolution. In the second hour we review the conspiracy surrounding the assassination of former United States President John F. Kennedy in 1963 some 55 years ago. Finally we rebroadcast an interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe on the Detroit socio-economic and political crisis.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 18, 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 legacy of Pan-Africanism as a vanguard movement; a group of migrants have refused to leave a vessel off the coast of Libya due to the horrendous conditions in the refugee camps; Egypt and Ethiopia are engaged in discussions about the future usage of the Nile; and the fires in California has left many dead and missing while a norovirus is sickening people in the internally displaced persons camps in the state. In the second hour we begin a re-examination of the conspiracy surrounding the assassination of former United States President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963 on the 55th anniversary of the incident. This is done through an interview with Mark Lane some five years ago.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 17, 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 recent deaths of internally displaced persons in the Central African Republic (CAR) amid the extradition of a militia leader to the Netherlands for trial before the controversial International Criminal Court (ICC); AFRICOM has announced that it will reduce its troop presence on the continent by 10 percent over the next few years; Madagascar will witness a runoff election between two former presidents on Dec. 19; and a funeral has been held for peacekeepers slain in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the second hour we focus on the character of internal political conflict in Nigeria and other geo-political regions over the last four years. Finally we review the presence of Pentagon troops in Africa through a rebroadcast of an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe on AFRICOM aired on a Milwaukee radio program one year ago this month.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 11, 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 ongoing struggle for the governor's race in the state of Georgia amid allegations of voter suppression; the bread supply is beginning to normalize in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; hundreds of villagers have fled from an area attacked by the Boko Haram grouping in northern Nigeria; and the New York Times revealed a plot to assassinate the leading military official in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In the second and third hours we present a rare archival interview with legendary African American novelist, essayist and playwright James Baldwin from 1968. Finally we address the question of gun control and African American liberation through the lens of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 10, 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 problems associated with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC); there have been widespread claims of voter suppression in the states of Georgia and Florida involving the races for governor and other offices; another bomb attack occured in the capital of Somalia which has resulted in many casualties; results are in from the national elections in Madagascar. In the second hour we look at the issue of voter suppression in Georgia where Stacey Abrams has refused to concede defeat to former Secretary of State Brian Kemp. Also this year represents the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco State College strike where African Americans and other nationally oppressed students, workers and faculty shutdown the campus for several months. Finally we look back at the 50th anniversary of the electoral alliance between the Black Panther Party and the Peace & Freedom Party.
Listen to the Sun. Nov. 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 recent announcement of oil and gas findings in the Southern African state of Zimbabwe; a Utah mayor was killed in Afghanistan while serving with the United States National Guard; the Ghana government has closed down hundreds of businesses owned by Nigerians; and a four week-old hotel workers strike has ended in the city of Detroit. In the second and third hours we look back at the struggle against racism in the U.S. throughout an examiniation of the Clinton, Tennessee unrest surrounding desegregation in 1956 and the Selma Voting Rights campaign on early 1965.
Listen to the Sat. Nov. 3, 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 upcoming midterm United States elections and its implications for the future; there are major security risks for journalists on the African continent which have been highlighted over the last week; Nigerian opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has hired a former Trump consultant to assist in the upcoming national elections for 2019; Tunisia has held discussions with Italy over the plight of migrants. In the second hour we look at the three-and-a-half years long U.S.-engineered war against Yemen throughout a rebroadcast of a program from 2015 produced by Global Research News Hour. Finally we look back at the 39th anniversary of the liberation of former Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army (BLA) member Assata Shakur.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 21, 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 efforts by the Republic of Zimbabwe government to address the economic crisis inside the country; Somalia is still plagued by attacks from the Al-Shabaab Islamic guerrila group; Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has committed the military to remain mobilized against Al-Shabaab; and the Ethiopian goverment recently signed a peace agreement with the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). In the second hour we hear an address from host Abayomi Azikiwe on the phenomenon of mass incarceration for profit in the United States. Later we continue our monthlong focus on the life, times and contributions of Cuban-Argentine revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara. Finally we look back at the 52nd anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense through a speech delivered by the-then Minister of Information Eldridge Cleaver in San Francisco during Oct. 1968.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 20, 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 recently-announced agreement in the Union of Comoros which will halt the violence that has wracked the country over the last week; one of South Africa's largest labor organizations the National Education and Health Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) has settled their dispute with the SASSA and is focusing on other sectors; Zimbabwe is concentrating on efforts to halt the worsening economic situation inside the Southern African state; and the North African state of Egypt is looking back at the 45th anniversary of the Oct. 1973 war with Israel. In the second hour we continue our focus on the life, times and contributions of Cuban-Argentine revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara. We will listen to a rare archived audio file of a meeting between Che and leftist journalists in the United States in Dec. 1964. Finally we focus on the history of the Black Panther Party through two speeches by Stokely Carmichael at UCLA in May 1967 and Eldridge Cleaver at SFSC in 1968.
Listen to the Sun. Oct. 14, 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 efforts by the Republic of Zimbabwe government to raise revenue and halt inflation; Eritea and Cameroun have been appointed to the United Nationa Human Rights Council; Angolan authorities have denied allegations that the military is responsible for the deaths of Congolese refugees; and in southeast Nigeria an oil pipeline explosion has killed 50 people. In the second and third hours we continue our tribute to Cuban-Argentine revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara on the 51st anniversary of his martyrdom. We look at the life, times and contirubtions of Che to the Cuban and world revolutions.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 13, 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 charges of voter suppression in the state of Georgia where an African American woman Stacey Abrahms is running for governor; the government in the Republic of Zimbabwe is taking measures to halt the inflationary trend inside the country; the African Union and the United Nations have reaffirmed their support for the peace process in the Republic of South Sudan; and the AU is looking at a program to guarantee healthcare to people on the continent. In the second and third hours we pay tribute to the legendary Ernesto Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution. We look back at media coverage of the Cuban Revolution during the first five years of the transformational process.
Listen to this 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 centenary of the African National Congress (ANC) stalwart Albertina Sisulu; Zimbabwe has put forward an economic development plan in the effort to build the nation towards self-reliance and prosperity; Nigerian President Mahammadu Buhari has been renominated to run for office again in 2019; and African women are responding to the #metoo online movement which originated in the West. In the second hour we look back at the historic speech delivered by Stokely Carmichael (aka Kwame Ture) at the University of California at Berkeley in Oct. 1966 on the-then burgeoning Black Power Movement. In the final hour we hear additional speeches from the 73rd Ordinary Session of the United National General Assembly held last month in New York City. In this episode we listen to the address from President Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Listen to the Sat. Oct. 6, 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 adoption of new immigration regulations in the Republic of South Africa which could lead to deportations; the government of Eritrea has outlined the negative impact of sanctions leveled against the Horn of Africa state; the Republic of Namibia will begin a nationwide discussion on land reform inside this Southern African state; and Egypt is looking back at the 45th anniversary of the Oct. 1973 war against Egypt. In the second and third hours we continue to review the addresses delivered at the 73rd Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In this episode we hear from the Presidents of Bolivia, Kenya, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 30, 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 calling off of the strike by Nigerian labor leaders demanding an increase in the minimum wage; Horn of Africa leaders make a case at the 73rd Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly for the lifting of sanctions against Eritrea; the Democratic Republic of Congo is still working to eradicate the latest outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD); and Kenya business leaders have pledged to assist the government in reducing its national debt. During the second and third hours we continue to review the addresses delivered during the debate at the United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York City. In this episode we hear from the presidents of Zimbabwe, Namibia and Venezuela.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 29, 2018 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 upcoming national conference on land reform in the Southern African state of the Republic of Namibia; Rwandan President Paul Kagame has addressed the 73rd Ordinary Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on the role of Africa in the world today; Zimbabwe is continuing to fight the cholera epidemic which has killed 49 people; and the Republic of South Africa reported a trade surplus in the month of August amid the recent declaration of a technical recession. In the second and third hours we listen to the speeches delivered during the 73rd UNGA from the leaders of Cuba, Palestine and South Africa.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 23, 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 recent attacks on military forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) carried out by rebel groups; Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta is travelling to New York City to participate in the 73rd ordinary session of the United Nations General Assembly this coming week; Ethiopians have been demonstrating against ethnic violence taking place near the capital of Addis Ababa; and the Horn of Africa state of Somalia has been bombed by the United States under the guise of a war against the Al-Shabaab Islamist organization. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the literary contributions of African Americans. The second hour presents two speeches by James Baldwin discussing the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham and other regions of the country, Finally we hear the last speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Los Angeles on March 16, 1968. James Baldwin introduces Dr. King in this appearance.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 22, 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 economic recovery program announced by Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sept. 21 in response to the declaration of a technical recession; charges have been dropped against the former chief of staff of the Angolan military amid allegations of corruption; the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) electoral commission has announced a list of approved candidates for the upcoming national poll in December; and the government of Zimbabwe has been attempting to clear vendors from the streets of the capital of Harare after a cholera epidemic has killed over 30 people. In the second and third hours we look back at the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham by white racists some 55 years later. We listen to an audio documentary on the lead up to the terrorist attack when thousands of students were mobilized in April and May aimed at breaking down legalized segregation. Another documentary looks at the atmosphere surrounding the bombing which killed four girls on Sept. 15, 1963.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 16, 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 recently signed peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia in Saudia Arabia amid rising violence outside the capital of Addis Ababa; the United States government will continue its draconian sanctions regime against the Southern African state of Zimbabwe despite the July 30 harmonized elections; Africa will be negatively impacted by the Washington-instigated trade war; and the remains of genocide victims in Namibia during the early 20th century have been returned from Germany. In the second hour we look back at the historic Attica Prison rebellion of Sept. 1971 which resulted in the massacre of dozens of inmates and guards. Finally we continue our focus on African American contributions to the literary field with a speech delivered by James Baldwin in 1964.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 15, 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 recently-held elections for Student Representative Council at Limpopo University in the Republic of South Africa which was won by the South African Students Congress (SASCO); there have been accusations about a possible assassination plot against opposition figures in Congo-Brazzaville; a Rwandan opposition politician has been released from detention inside the country; and the Socialist Party of Nigeria has undergone a leadership change. In the second hour we rebroadcast the Sept. 12 Leid Stories program highlighting host Abayomi Azikiwe. Finally we look at the literary contributions of African Americans with a rare archival radio interview with James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry and Langston Hughes.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 9, 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 the dispatches on the ongoing attacks by the Boko Haram sect in the West African state of Nigeria; women in Mozambique have been playing a leading role in reopening national parks closed since the era of the civil war; former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has resigned as secretary general of the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA); and the Zimbabwe state media is saying that President Emmerson Mnangagwa came away from the FOCAC summit with enormous support for the Southern African state. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on the literary contributions of African Americans highlighting Langston Hughes and James Baldwin.
Listen to the Sat. Sept. 8, 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 recent statement by former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and First Lady Grace saying they want to mend relations with the current administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa; the African National Congress (ANC) ruling party in the Republic of South Africa issued a report on its engagement with Agric SA on land reform; People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping has met with African Union Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat after the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing; and Republic of Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has held talks with his Ugandan counterpart President Yoweri Museveni on the South Sudan peace process. During the second hour we look at the literary contributions of Langston Hughes. Finally in the last hour we rebroadcast a speech by novelist and essayist James Baldwin delivered in 1963 on The Fire Next Time.
Listen to the Sun. Sept. 3, 2018 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. Our program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the ongoing Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) being held in Beijing; South Africa has been the scene of an explosion near a munitions factory; Uganda Member of Parliament Bobbi Wine has delivered a statement claiming he was tortured by the security forces; and Britain has pledged funds for the continuation of the AMISOM mission in Somalia. In the second hour we will listen to a rebroadcast of an interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe aired over KPFA radio in Berkeley, California over the Africa Today program. Finally we look back on more than two weeks of commemoration surrounding the transition of Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin.