2025 November News: Africa, European Football, and Global Arbitration Highlights

When thinking about November 2025, a month marked by political upheaval, sports drama, and legal power shifts across Africa and beyond. Also known as late 2025, it was a period where decisions made in boardrooms, courts, and stadiums began to shape the year ahead. This wasn’t just another month of headlines—it was a turning point in how power works in places like Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, while European football rewrote its own rules under a new format.

African politics, a field where party loyalty, constitutional rules, and personal ambition collide. Also known as continental governance, it took center stage in November when Kenya’s Orange Democratic Movement faced a rebellion from its own life members demanding Oburu Odinga’s resignation over broken rules. In Nigeria, a court moved to review the suspension of dozens of state officials under Rivers State’s administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas, raising alarms about democratic backsliding. Meanwhile, in South Africa, the attempted murder of controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi exposed the quiet terror that often follows power plays in Vosloorus. These aren’t isolated events—they’re signs of systems under pressure. At the same time, international arbitration, the quiet engine behind global business disputes. Also known as cross-border legal resolution, it remained dominated by two cities: Hong Kong and Singapore. One had deep ties to China’s court system, the other stood for speed and reliability. Businesses didn’t pick them by accident—they picked them because the stakes were too high to gamble.

And then there was football. The UEFA Champions League, the world’s most watched club competition, now with 36 teams and no more group stages. Also known as European club football, it launched its new league phase with shocks: Arsenal beat Athletic Club, Union Saint-Gilloise stunned PSV, and Bayern Munich beat PSG in a game where Luis Díaz scored twice—then got sent off. These weren’t just matches. They were signals that the old power structures in Europe are cracking.

November 2025 didn’t just report on events—it revealed how deeply connected the world has become. A legal decision in Hong Kong affects a company in Johannesburg. A football result in Manchester changes how fans in Lagos talk about their own leagues. A politician’s fall in Nairobi echoes in the corridors of power in Pretoria. This archive isn’t just a list of stories. It’s a snapshot of a moment when local actions had global ripples.

What follows are the real stories from this month—the ones that made people talk, the ones that made officials sweat, and the ones that might still be shaping what happens next year. You won’t find fluff here. Just the facts that mattered.