Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast

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.