Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Sun. Aug. 26, 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 elections in the Southern African state of Botswana; the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be tackling the current political crisis in Comoros Islands; the government in the Republic of Namibia will be negotiations surrounding land redistribution in the next few months; and the newly-inaugurated head-of-state of the Republic of Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has appealed to opposition forces to work towards the building of the country. In the second hour we continue our focus on Black August with a rare archival audio file on the character of political repression leveled against the Black Panther Party some five decades ago. Finally we look back at the national independence struggle in Namibia where on this date (Aug. 26) of 1966 the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) began its armed struggle against the racist apartheid regime then occupying the country.

Listen to the Sun. Aug. 19, 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 reports on the objection by the government of the Republic of Tanzania to criticism leveled by the United States government over a by-election; Mozambique is still grappling with the mounting debt crisis to the international banking industry; Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa says that he will not lose any sleep over the continuation of the economic embargo against this Southern African state; and the celebration of the life of Aretha Franklin is ongoing in Detroit and around the world. We look back at some of the contributions of Aretha Franklin and her presence within popular media.

Listen to the Sun. Aug. 12, 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 announcement by Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila that he will not seek another term in office; Ethiopia and Eritrea are seeking to build an oil pipeline from the port of Assab with the cooperation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE); Eritrea says it is siding with Saudi Arabia over a dispute with Canada; and the West African state of Mali has gone to the polls to select its leadership for the next four years. In the second hour we will continue our monthlong commemoration of Black August by broadcasting part two of a rare archival interview with resistance historian Herbert Aptheker. Also there is a rebroadcast of an interview with host Abayomi Azikiwe who discussed the recent property tax foreclosure settlement in Detroit over Leid Stories which aired initially on Mon. Aug. 6 on the Progressive Radio Network (PRN.FM).

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 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.