G20 Africa 2025 Stories

No single G20 member has unilateral right to exclude South Africa: FM
XINHUA  |  Dec 05, 2025

Lamola issued an open letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after the latter criticised South Africa's domestic policies and its G20 stewards...

W20 pushes G20 to advance women’s economic empowerment, care work, health, climate justice
The Conversation  |  Dec 05, 2025

South Africa’s 2025 G20 Women 20 presidency pushed action on care work, modern slavery, health equity and violence. Delegates agreed on key steps but...

Google Kenya 2025 searches: Raila Odinga, Yoweri Museveni, Faith Kipyegon top list
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Dec 04, 2025

Google’s 2025 data shows Kenyans searching most for Raila Odinga’s death, evolving slang, star athletes and digital skills, revealing shifting interes...

Kenya’s Peter Waweru embraces ‘modern refereeing’ as CAF steps up AFCON 2025 preparations
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 04, 2025

Kenyan referee Peter Waweru explains how CAF’s AFCON 2025 course in Cairo is sharpening modern refereeing, with a focus on VAR, consistency and player...

Senate invites public views on Autism Management Bill, 2025
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2025

The Senate is seeking public views on the Autism Management Bill, 2025, which proposes a national framework for early detection, care and data on auti...

KNEC warns parents over social media scams to alter KCSE, KJSEA scores
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2025

KNEC has warned parents, teachers and candidates about social media scams claiming to alter KCSE and KJSEA results, stressing anonymised marking and u...

EAC and AGRA rally young entrepreneurs to transform regional food systems
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 03, 2025

East African leaders, investors and youth met in Nairobi to back agrifood innovation, as EAC and AGRA use EAYASE-25 to expand finance, markets and pol...

Tanzania President Samia defends use of force on protesters, cites ‘attempted coup’ threat
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

President Samia Suluhu said the deployment was necessary to prevent protesters from toppling her administration, dismissing criticism from neighbourin...

Landmine casualties rise to 6,279 as treaty withdrawals loom
UN News  |  Dec 02, 2025

The report warns that the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty faces its most serious challenge in decades, with several States Parties taking steps that “concretely...

Kenyan journalists celebrate climate reporting wins at IGAD Media Awards 2025
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 01, 2025

According to organisers, the 2026 IGAD Media Awards will be hosted in Uganda, continuing the tradition of rotating the ceremony across member states.

CAF sets December 8 deadline for clubs to release AFCON-bound players
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 27, 2025

The early release deadline is intended to give national squads enough time to assemble and finalise preparations ahead of the tournament, which runs f...

Tanzanian authorities orders petrol stations to limit fuel sales to boda bodas, tuk-tuks ahead of planned December 9 protest
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 26, 2025

The government said the measure is necessary to curb mobility that could enable unrest during the demonstrations called by youth groups challenging Pr...

Tanzania opposition leader Lissu accuses President Samia of ignoring electoral reforms, fuelling violence amid political crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 25, 2025

Lissu detailed a series of findings by election observers and international actors, warning that the situation in Tanzania has deteriorated into intim...

Mombasa Road to temporarily close Sunday for World AIDS Day half-marathon
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 25, 2025

The stretch between Nyayo National Stadium Roundabout and Museum Hill Interchange will be off-limits from 6:00 am to 10:30 am. Motorists are urged to...

US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations calls for probe into Tanzania election violence
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 25, 2025

The Committee stressed that any investigation must be independent and immediate. “There must be an independent investigation into these tragic acts im...

South Africa’s Malcolm Marx joins elite list of rugby world players of the year
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 25, 2025

The global rugby body also confirmed that the World Rugby Dream Team of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, November 25, celebrating the best male...

KCSE marking starts under tight supervision to ensure fairness
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 24, 2025

This year, candidates’ names and index numbers have been removed from all scripts, with identification slips packed separately to guarantee impartiali...

Africa’s first G20 Summit closes in South Africa amid US boycott
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 24, 2025

South Africa has insisted that handing the gavel to a chargé d'affaires would be a breach of diplomatic protocol.

South Sudan and Somalia eye group stage in FIFA Arab Cup 2025 qualifiers
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 23, 2025

The finals will consist of four groups of four teams, with each group playing a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group will advance to...

How Ojwang’s killing sparked June 2025 Gen-Z protests
Charity Pancras  |  Nov 23, 2025

Albert Ojwang's killing intensified public outrage and renewed demands for justice and accountability.

President Ruto enacts Capital Markets, County Funding and State Enterprises laws
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 21, 2025

The measures reflect the administration’s effort to boost investment, improve public resource management, and support county governments with addition...

Senate demands swift compliance with disability access in public offices
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 21, 2025

Senators warned that non-compliance would no longer be tolerated and called for urgent corrective measures across all government institutions.

US reverses boycott, signals participation in G20 summit in South Africa
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 20, 2025

Ramaphosa said the South African government had received communication from Washington at the “11th hour” and is now discussing how to accommodate the...

Tanzania President Samia launches inquiry into alleged paid participation in election unrest
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 20, 2025

President Samia said the investigation would examine the causes of the unrest, the involvement of political parties, and the role of both local and fo...

Two Kenyans still held in Tanzania, one confirmed death after election unrest - Mudavadi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 19, 2025

The CS said efforts to trace Kenyan teacher John Ogutu’s body in Tanzanian hospitals and mortuaries have not yielded results.

Amnesty report shows at least 128 killed, 3,000 arrested in 2024–2025 Gen Z protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 19, 2025

Findings revealed how the state combined traditional and digital repression to target activists, particularly those from marginalised socio-economic b...

CHADEMA rejects President Samia’s inquiry into Tanzania election unrest, demands international probe
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 19, 2025

CHADEMA said Samia lacks political, legal and moral legitimacy to convene a body tasked with investigating actions it claims were orchestrated by her...

G20 and the civil society elite: Spectacle instead of meaningful action
The Conversation  |  Nov 17, 2025

The G20 was formed in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, when the collapse of major banks and housing markets exposed deep cracks in the glob...

Kenyans to have their say on Bill granting controversial diplomatic protections
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 18, 2025

By opening public participation on the new amendment, Kenya appears to be seeking to restore confidence in a process that has come under increasing sc...

New Bill requires international NGOs to hire two-thirds Kenyan staff
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 17, 2025

The Privileges and Immunities (Amendment) Bill 2025 seeks to ensure that expatriates make up no more than one-third of staff and narrows the scope of...

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