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Ukraine plans to “soon”, open an embassy in Gaborone, Botswana, as part of its efforts to build “strategic partnership” with African states and bolster political dialogue.This was revealed by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in his...

Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukraine will host this year’s ‘Grain for Africa Summit’ at the end of this month in efforts to promote food security, a spokesperson of the Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oleg Nikolenko has saidThe programme – an...

The day is overcast with a drizzle that renders autumn cold and bitter. One just wonders what December winter will be like. It's the 11th November 2023. At 0719 we leave Airport Hotel Recepja in Warsaw, Poland, on a bus for the 800 km drive to...

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky stands ready to visit any country in the African continent to expand the horizons of friendship and will gladly welcome a meeting with the African Union in efforts to “attain peace in our soil”.Zelensky was...

This question was posed by the President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change Advocate Duma Boko Monday this week during a Press conference at Cresta Hotel in Gaborone. My take is that this is an indictment on the Media. It’s a rude awakening for...

War-torn Ukraine plans to hold the first Ukraine-Africa Summit this year in addition to establishing new embassies in different parts of the continent, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has told African leadersSpeaking May 25th on Africa Day...

Spurred by support from the United States and its NATO satellites, Ukraine is confident that it will inflict a strategic defeat on Russia in the battlefield, a prospect Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has described as “extremely...

At least 22 African heads of state and presidents were expected to attend the second Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia from July 27th to 28th 2023.A contingent of African Press is already in the beautiful city of St. Petersburg having...

At the time of writing this piece late Monday this week, reports trickling in from Nigeria suggested that the Junta leaders in Niger were now ready and willing to meet President Bola Tinubu’s delegation.We will all recall that Tinubu is the...

The Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Union of Comoros, Azali Assoumani yesterday (July 28) called for a “ceasefire” in the Ukraine-Russia war.He was accompanying Russian President Vladimir Putin when he read a statement to...

An air of optimism pervades the air here at the ExpoForum in the ‘Venice of the North’, St. Petersburg as the second Russia-Africa Summit winds to a close today (Friday).Plentiful bilateral talks have been held between the Summit host, Russian...

The Selebi Phikwe–based Premium Nickel Resources Botswana (PNRB) has this morning parted ways with its Chief Executive Officer, Montwedi Mphathi.He is replaced by Kneipe Setlhare, who now assumes responsibilities of CEO while retaining the title of...

Self-exiled Kgosikgolo Kgafela II of BaKgatla ba Kgafela will on Saturday 8th July, 2023 preside over the enthronement of Kgosikgolo of BaKgatla ba Mosetlha, Kgosi Nchaupe III Makapan in Makapanstad, Hammaskraal, South Africa.Throngs of BaKgatla from...

Ukraine will welcome any type of support from friendly African countries – whether humanitarian assistance in light of Tuesday’s Kakhovka dam disaster - donation or sale of weapons to help its troops fend off the Russian aggression.In a virtual...

Botswana’s chamber of commerce – Business Botswana – is working actively with its partner to open a Business Botswana (BB) Office in Hunan Province, China.This was revealed by the President of Business Botswana Gobusamang Keebine last Friday...