Pan-African Journal

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 June 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 posthumous 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 approximately 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.