[allAfrica] As of November 25, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 2,093,307. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 50,347 and recoveries 1,772,800.

[Cameroon Tribune] Strikers Henriette Akaba and Nchout Njoya Ajara tactfully led their different clubs to victory over the weekend.

[East African] Agathon Rwasa, the country's opposition leader, spoke with The EastAfrican on electoral process, political space and composition of a new government

[Cameroon Tribune] The 2nd Class traditional ruler of Talangaye in the South West Region has clearly outlined projects to be implemented in his community if voted regional councillor.

[The Herald] The trial of Intratrek, its director Wicknell Chivayo and former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) chairman Stanley Kazhanje on fraud involving US$5,6 million over the Gwanda solar project, is expected to start at the Harare Magistrates Courts, today.

[The Herald] Henrietta Rushwaya has to wait a little longer for her application for bail to be heard at the High Court as the record of proceedings of the remand court is not yet ready

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- When you see powerhouse names in movie credits, you know definitely you're in for a treat.

[UN News] The Desert Locust crisis, which struck the greater Horn of Africa region earlier this year, could re-escalate as recent strong winds carried small mature yellow swarmlets from southern Somalia into eastern and northeastern Kenya, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said.

[Premium Times] «One of the primary objectives of the protest was to effect a regime change,» the statement said.

[DW] Egypt's police stepped up an «unprecedented escalation» on activists by arresting a leading rights group director. Advocates have long weathered a crackdown -- what's new is detaining them for meeting foreign diplomats.

[allAfrica] The Covid-19 pandemic has hit small-scale mining hard, slashing incomes, exposing miners to greater risks and even increasing the use of child labour, says a new report issued on Tuesday.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The international scheme to prevent the sale of diamonds from funding violence and war appears to have become «increasingly dysfunctional and has lost credibility,» says Human Rights Watch.

[Cameroon Tribune] Campaign for the election of Regional Councillors coming up on December 6, 2020 rumbled off on November 21, 2020. For 15 days running up to December 5, 2020 at midnight, political parties that are running for the election in the 58 constituencies of Cameroon, as well as traditional rulers will use every opportunity to woo electors.

[Nairobi News] Tanzanian bongo artist Diamond Platnumz flew in rhumba maestro Koffi Olomide from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Tanzania for a studio session ahead a much-anticipated collabo.

[DW] A former DRC militia leader, Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes including mass rape and recruitment of child soldiers. The UN has hailed the verdict as giving «immense hope» to victims.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority has issued three warrants of arrest against Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church founder Shephered Bushiri for rape.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Expanding gold mining in Zimbabwe is key to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's plans to revitalise the country's economy, especially at a time when the price of the metal is soaring on world markets.

[DW] The Ethiopian government said it has surrounded Tigray's regional capital, but the dissident TPLF has denied the reports. The three-week conflict has destabilized both Ethiopia and the wider region.

[ICG] The executive summary of the ICG's new report, «All That Glitters is Not Gold - Turmoil in Zimbabwe's Mining Sector»:

[New Zimbabwe] Opposition The Patriotic Front's (TPF) youth wing, The Young Patriots (TYP) has praised Vice President Constantino Chiwenga for initiating a programme that will see the young generation receiving agriculture land.

[East African] The simmering Tigray conflict in Ethiopia is weighing heavily on Sudan as the growing humanitarian crisis impacts the fragile transitional government.

[Premium Times] Ahmad gets a five-year ban for «financial mismanagement».

[The Herald] COMMUNITIES in the fishing camps of Fothergill, Nyaodza and Gache Gache in Kariba have expressed concern at the high number of school drop-outs and early child marriages involving girls, some as young as 13 years.

[Nation] The government is in urgent need of cash for its annual budget support and will therefore have to implement tough conditions imposed by international lending institutions, Treasury Permanent Secretary Julius Muia has said.

[Premium Times] This is a moving story of how the Nigerian Army inflicted war-grade assault on Oyigbo community in Rivers, killing many residents, and injuring many others. It is another case of gross human rights violations.

[Nation] For Kenyan healthcare workers, the call to duty as the country's front line soldiers in the fight against Covid-19, is akin to suicide.

[New Zimbabwe] Former chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe has applied for acquittal after the state closed its case in a case in which he is facing criminal abuse of office and defeating the course of justice charges.

[Nation] Somalia Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has assured a free and fair election after concerns were raised about the political standing of key electoral teams.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As COVID-19 prompts rethinks, investing in renewable energy, regenerative agriculture and skills could help Africa handle future crises

[The Conversation Africa] Africa is the cradle of humankind. All humans are descendants from this common pool of ancestors. Africa and its multitude of ethnolinguistic groups are therefore fundamental to learning more about humankind and our origins.

[New Times] General Classification Moïse Mugisha (Team Rwanda)-16:20:47 Kubis Lukás (SLOVAQUIE) -16:00:39 Kamzong Clovis (SNH Velo Club)-16:00:45 Daumont Paul (Burkina Faso)-16:00:53 Cisse Isiaka (Ivory Coast)-16:00:53

[Nation] Water Resources Authority (WRA) has cautioned people living along River Kambu in Makueni County against using its water after a train spilled 750, 000 litres of palm oil in the region.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The pandemic has caused the worst development disaster in our lifetimes. Here's why Britain should increase - not slash - foreign aid and relieve debt crippling poor countries

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has told global leaders that the world should come together in the fight to end the Covid-19 pandemic through equitable distribution of vaccines.

[Nation] Eight counties in Kenya are staring at hunger following a fresh invasion by small mature swarms of desert locusts from neighbouring Somalia that continue to devour vegetation and grasslands.