Pan-African Journal

Listen to the Thurs. Jan. 30, 2025 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire.

Listen to the Wed. Jan. 29, 2025 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 detailed report on the arrest and detention of a United States-based journalist in Zurich, Switzerland who was there to address a conference on Palestine. Later we listen to an update on the situation in Lebanon.

Listen to the Wed. Jan. 22, 2025 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. Jan. 18, 2025 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire.

Listen to the Sat. Jan. 4, 2025 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. 

Listen to the Wed. Jan. 1, 2025 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 vehicular, shooting and bombing attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas; the new administration in Senegal and government in Ivory Coast have called for the withdrawal of foreign military forces; Kenya President William Ruto has acknowledged the disappearance of activists in the East African state; and over one million doses of cholera vaccines have reached the Republic of South Sudan. In the second and third hours we review events in West Asia from Palestine and Lebanon to other areas.

Listen to the Tues. Dec. 31, 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. Dec. 29, 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. Dec. 28, 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 preparations being made in Ethiopia for the upcoming African Union (AU) Summit in Feb.; Kenya President William Ruto has spoken about the activists who are being disappeared in the country since youth demonstrations during the year; Chad opposition groupings are vowing to disrupt the local and regional elections being held inside the country; and there are many being blamed for the stampede deaths in the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the last several weeks. In the second hour we listen to an analysis of the situation in West Asia. Finally, we continue the James Baldwin centenary through an address delivered on the artist's quest for integrity. 

Listen to the Fri. Dec. 27, 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. Dec. 26, 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 Mon. Dec. 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 appointment of a new government in France; Africa's debt burden is rapidly increasing; the University of Johannesburg has been ranked as one of the top higher education institutions on the continent; and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has rejected a timeline advanced by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for its departure from the regional body. In the second hour we review recent developments in West Asia. Finally, we look back on a discussion between Malcolm X and James Baldwin during the early 1960s.

Listen to the Sat. Dec. 21, 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 clashes between Syrian civilians and Israeli occupation forces in the Golan Heights; the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda has been declared over by the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa division; Mpox is continuing to spread in various Central and East African states; and the South African Communist Party (SACP) has congratulated the South-West Africa Peoples's Organization (SWAPO) for its victory in the recently held elections in the Republic of Namibia where the country chose its first woman president. In the second and third hours we look back on the 60th anniversary of the visit of Ernesto Che Guevara to the United States in Dec. 1964. Finally, we review the U.S.-backed failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba during April 1961.

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 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.

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.

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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. Finally, we look back on the 60th anniversary of the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy and the questions raised about the official explanation for his murder.

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 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, from the Repubic of South Africa, we hear a briefing from the African National Congress (ANC) Executive Committee during a session on the current state of the economy.

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 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. 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. 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 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. 

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. 

Interview with Lee Robinson on Cuba.

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 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 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. 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 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 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. 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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 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.