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The Group of Twenty (G20) South Africa
South Africa (SA) hosts the Group of Twenty (G20) summit this year, the first time the gathering takes place on African soil.
Growing calls to accelerate gender equality, women’s empowerment
Date:Mar 8, 2025
Adopted at the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action remains a landmark global agreement.
Mayor urges SA President to relocate G20 summit to Cape Town
Date:Mar 8, 2025
South Africa's (SA) Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis has invited President Cyril Ramaphosa to relocate 2025 G20 Leaders Summit to Cape Town.
Over 180 migrants missing after boats sink near Djibouti, Yemen
Date:Mar 8, 2025
At least 180 people are feared missing after four boats carrying migrants capsized off the coastlines of Djibouti and Yemen on Thursday night.
France begins military base handover to Senegal
Date:Mar 8, 2025
France handed over two military facilities to Senegal on Friday, the French embassy said, the first formal step in ending French military presence in the West African country as the region shifts away from the former coloniser.
Guinea-Bissau to hold presidential, legislative vote on November 23
Date:Mar 8, 2025
Guinea-Bissau on Friday set November 23 for its presidential and legislative elections, according to a presidential decree.
Israeli airstrike kills two in southern Gaza amid push for Gaza ceasefire extension
Date:Mar 8, 2025
An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip this Saturday, medical sources said.
SA Minister urges young women to use education for social change
Date:Mar 8, 2025
South Africa’s (SA) Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, has encouraged young women to harness education as a tool for driving social change and addressing socio-economic challenges.
General among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter evacuation in South Sudan
Date:Mar 8, 2025
A South Sudanese general and dozens of soldiers were killed on Friday when a United Nations helicopter trying to evacuate them from the northern town of Nasir came under attack, the government said.
DRC troop deployment to be relooked: SA Defence Minister
Date:Mar 8, 2025
South Africa's (SA) Defence Minister, Angie Motshekga said there was a need to "relook at" a Southern African mission in DRC, where troops from several countries including South Africa are deployed to help the country fight Rwanda-backed rebels.
DRC refugees face harsh conditions at Burundi stadium
Date:Mar 8, 2025
Conflict in Congo has sent 63 000 refugees fleeing to neighbouring Burundi in its largest such influx in decades, with conditions dire at a crammed stadium camp and many stuck in fields outside, the United Nations (UN) said.
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