Africa Morocco Rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has a new geopolitical battlefield in the Sahel, where they are deploying radically different strategies; the area is under geopolitical reconstruction after the vacuum left by French withdrawal and the rise of Russia
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Communications company Flow is showing its support for the community by providing free access to its new mobile app for scanning and monitoring permits and licences via mobile phone, to help police forces monitor the population
Europe Norway The coal mine near Longyearbyen on the Svalbard archipelago, the country's last Arctic coal mine, will close in 2023, after more than 100 years of operation and over 22 million tonnes of coal mined
Africa Chad Wakit Tama, the coalition of political parties and civil society associations, has stated that it will not participate in the inclusive national dialogue until the conditions are in place for a dialogue involving all Chadians
Asia Nepal Shuklaphanta National Park is now welcoming domestic and international tourists after five months of closure, with attractions like rafting, camping, fishing fully open while elephant safari is still unavailable
Africa Cameroon The World Bank will provide US$100 million for the promotion of digital inclusion and the use of digital solutions in the agricultural sector
Africa Egypt The trial against Patrick Zaki, an activist and student at the University of Bologna, Italy who was arrested in Cairo in February 2020, has been adjourned to 7 December, with a hearing that lasted only two minutes
Europe Germany The world's largest Imax screen opened in Leonberg in time for the latest Bond film, after two years of work; the screen is 21m high, 38m wide and weighs 227kg
Europe Belgium For the first time, contactless card payments in the shops of the country has overtaken the number of traditional card payments that require customers to insert their card and manually enter their PIN code
Africa Rwanda Yvonne Idamange, a youtuber highly critical of the government, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for her controversial videos in which she was accused of inciting insurrection, publishing false rumours and denigrating genocide memorial sites
Asia Syria The Nobel bookshop, one of the most important in Damascus - active since 1970 - has closed; it's the latest in a long series of closures of bookshops and publishing houses, which has dried up the Syrian much-needed cultural life
Asia Myanmar As the economic slump deepens and parts of its financial system grind to a halt, many in the conflict-torn country are turning to online groups to bypass official channels to trade currencies, fuelling clandestine currency trading
Asia Japan Fumio Kishida is expected to become the next prime minister after winning the leadership election in a hard-fought runoff; he said he is ready to "run at full speed" for "a bright future for Japan"
Europe Poland The 18th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition - the most important musical event in the country - starts today at the Warsaw Philharmonic with the selections of the 164 qualified pianists postponed for the pandemic