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We leave you with this photo taken at a renewable energy plant in the South African town of Upington. It shows a thermal solar power tower reflected in heliostats, which are mirrors that tilt and follow the Sun's path to reflect sunlight towards the tower:

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Moses Kollie Garzeawu
Journalist, Monrovia

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In his first address to the nation since his victory in run-off elections, Liberia's President-elect Joseph Boakai has lauded George Weah for accepting defeat after one term in office.

“I want to thank him for being gracious in his concession after what will go down as one of the most closely contested elections in Liberia’s political history," Mr Boakai said.

A former vice-president, Mr Boakai won a run-off election after securing 50.64% of the vote to Mr Weah's 49.36%.

Mr Boakai takes office in January when Mr Weah steps down.

The president-elect said he would form a transitional team to work with the Weah government to ensure a smooth handover of power.

In a speech delivered from his private office in the capital, Monrovia, Mr Boakai thanked Liberians for electing him.

"You have placed your trust in me to lead with the demand for the change you want. And that change begins now.”

"Our country is not poor; the problem with our country is bad leadership in all facets of society, including the institutions of the state," Mr Boakai said.

He also vowed to tackle "the major problem of corruption in government especially in high places”, and to spearhead development, including the building of roads.

Read: The man stepping into George Weah's boots

Grant Ferrett
BBC World Service

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Roman Catholic bishops in Zimbabwe have condemned a resurgence of political violence linked to a series of planned by-elections.

In a pastoral letter, the bishops said the polls had been wantonly called.

They said it seemed the voices of voters could be easily ignored.

The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has complained that the recall elections are part of a campaign by the ruling Zanu-PF party to secure a two-thirds majority in parliament.

It fell short of the target during a general election in August.

Intense rainfall could cause severe flooding in parts of northern Algeria over the next few days. Chris Fawkes has the details.

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Ethiopia's talks with the self-declared republic of Somaliland about the possibility of using its port in Berbera town are progressing well, state-owned Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA) has posted on Facebook, external, quoting a government minister.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in October that access to the Red Sea was "a matter of existence" for his country, remarks which raised anxiety in neighbouring countries with coastlines.

Somaliland seceded from Somalia more than 30 years ago, but is not recognised by the African Union (AU) or the UN as an independent state.

Transport and Logistics Minister Alemu Sime briefed a cabinet meeting chaired by Mr Abiy on the talks, EPA reported.

Noting that Ethiopia uses the port in Djibouti for 95% of its imports and exports, the minister said efforts were under way to find alternative ports, and talks for the use of Berbera port were progressing well, EPA added.

Talks with the Kenyan government were also progressing well for the use of Lamu port, EPA reported.

Read more: Briefing: Scholars warn Ethiopia against use of force in quest for sea outlet

Dorcas Wangira
Africa health correspondent

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Cameroon has received more than 330,000 doses of a new malaria vaccine - the first to be approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Health Minister Manaouda Malachie described it as a historic moment.

Kenya, Ghana and Malawi have already started distributing the RTS,S vaccine, which has to be administered in four doses.

Over the next few weeks, deliveries are expected in Burkina Faso, Liberia, Niger and Sierra Leone.

Africa accounts for the vast majority of malaria cases worldwide.

The disease kills more than 600,000 people globally each year, most of them children.

A rights activist in Sudan says sexual violence against women has become a deliberate tactic in the civil war which started in April.

Hala al-Karib, who runs the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa, says 70% of documented cases of sexual violence are gang rape, and that the targeting of women and girls has become part of everyday reality.

She told the BBC's Newsday radio programme that both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had carried out attacks on women, but that the paramilitaries appeared to be using it as a tactic to intimidate communities.

A conference is being held in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, to highlight the impact of the war in Sudan on women.

• Read: Gang-raped and racially abused

Congo-Brazzaville has been observing a day of mourning after 31 people died in a stampede during an army recruitment drive at a stadium in the capital on Monday night.

The government ordered that flags fly at half-mast and drinking places shut as a mark of respect for the victims.

The government initially announced that 37 people had died in the stampede, but later revised the figure to 31.

About 145 people were injured, with 15 still in hospital.

An investigation is under way into the cause of the stampede.

Local sources told the BBC that young people aged between 18 and 25 years had gone in huge numbers at the stadium in Brazzaville in the hope of being recruited into the army.

Around 42% of young people are unemployed in Congo-Brazzaville, with many seeing the army as one of the few places where they can secure a job.

The army said it had suspended recruitment in Brazzaville following the stampede.

Nigeria have faced harsh criticism after lacklustre performances in their first two qualifiers for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the deal between Israel and Hamas for a four-day pause in fighting.

The start of the pause is due to be announced within 24 hours.

As part of the deal, Hamas will free 50 hostages it seized last month; Israel will release about 150 Palestinian prisoners.

In a statement, Mr Ramaphosa said: "As a member of the international community that stands for peace, justice and the rule of international law in all parts of the world, South Africa welcomes the agreement reached.

“It is my hope that the achievement of this pause will strengthen efforts to achieve an outright end to the current conflict."

South Africa's government - led by the African National Congress (ANC) - is a long-standing ally of the Palestinians.

It has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by mid-December over Israel's military operation in Gaza.

The government accuses Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza.

Israel has said that it is acting in self-defence.

It launched a major military operation in Gaza in response to a cross-border attack by Hamas on 7 October, in which at least 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 others taken hostage.

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says at least 14,000 people have been killed in the territory since Israel launched its retaliatory campaign.

Read: South African divisions exposed by Israel-Hamas conflict

Moses Kollie Garzeawu
Journalist, Monrovia

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A US-based Liberian pilot, Abner Yonly, is due to arrive back in the country of his birth after becoming the first black person to complete a solo transatlantic flight in a single-engine aircraft, a 1976 Beechcraft Sundowner.

Mr Yonly embarked on his journey from Maryland in the US, and then crossed the North Atlantic from Canada to Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, the UK, France and Spain.

He reached the African continent in Morocco and has now safely landed in Dakar, Senegal.

Mr Yonly is expected to touch down in Liberia's Roberts International Airport at 16:00 GMT on Wednesday, according to his flight schedule.

In a motivational statement, Mr Yonly said he dreamt not only of being a pilot but a source of inspiration.

“While training, it occurred to me that instead of just learning how to fly, I could be a pacesetter and a source of inspiration for my generation - the millennials - to do something extraordinary," he said.

Mr Yonly wants to leave a mark on Liberians, especially "my peers born after 1980 who have not seen a Liberian-born pilot flying a plane".

"Our parents told us about Air Liberia flown by Liberian pilots. We never saw it. This is an eye-opener for them to know that dreams can be a reality if you set your sights on a goal and a dogged determination to achieve it," he added.

Danai Nesta Kupemba
BBC News

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A Zimbabwean mother saved her son from the grips of a baboon's mouth after the animal tried to snatch him away, she told VOA (Voice of America)., external

Petronella Moyo said her 18-month-old child was playing in their Matabeleland home when the incident occurred last week.

She said she heard her son screaming and when she looked up, the baboon was dragging him away.

The baboon jumped on top of the house with her son hanging from its mouth and she said: "I feared the worst. I thought he was dead".

But she chased the baboon and managed to get her child back.

Ms Moyo's son sustained a few injuries but is expected to make a full recovery at Gwanda Provincial Hospital.

Baboons are generally indifferent to humans, but they do attack when provoked, and are potentially very dangerous because of their sharp teeth and claws.

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Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said that the national government will not provide funds for flood response efforts, as the country battles one of its worst floods in recent years.

The announcement comes after the governor of Mombasa, one of the counties most impacted by the ongoing floods, disputed Mr Gachagua's earlier claim that the government had sent counties 10bn Kenyan shillings ($65m;£52m) for flood response.

Last week, flash floods killed at least 13 people in Mombasa and three neighbouring counties.

"We are shocked to see governors complaining that they are yet to receive money for El Nino from the national government; such money is not coming," Mr Gachagua said on Wednesday.

"We expect them to use emergency money within their financial provision or reallocate money within their budget to intervene for the people they govern".

The Kenya Red Cross has updated the country's total flood-related death toll to 71.

The ongoing heavy rains and flooding - which are due to the El Niño weather phenomenon - have killed 130 people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, according to the non-profit Oxfam.

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A Ghanaian MP has apologised to English footballer Harry Maguire for comparing him with the country’s vice-president describing them as poor performers.

The MP had last year criticised Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia for Ghana’s poor economic performance, and likened him to what he said was Maguire’s poor performance as a player for scoring own goals.

But on Tuesday, the MP Isaac Adongo said the Manchester United defender had since turned around his fortunes.

“Mr Speaker, I now apologise to Harry Maguire. Today, Harry Maguire has turned the corner and he is a transformational footballer," he said in parliament during a budget debate.

He criticised Mr Bawumia's performance as vice-president and head of the Ghana’s Economic Management Team, which he said had driven the country more into debt and risked its economic performance.

"[Harry Maguire] is now a key player for Manchester but as for our Maguire [Mr Bawumia] he is now roaming at the IMF with a cup in hand," he said.

Ghana is currently going through its worst economic crisis in a generation.

Last year, the inflation rate hit a record high of 54% - and is still running at more than 35%.

• How Ghana's central bank lost $5bn in one year

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Nigeria will supply more gas to Germany after the two countries signed a deal that will also include $500m (£399m) in renewable energy investments in the West African nation.

Nigeria’s presidency said the gas supply deal was signed at a business forum in Berlin between Riverside LNG project based in the Niger Delta and German company Johannes Schuetze Energy Import.

"The project will supply energy from Nigeria to Germany at 850,000 tonnes per annum, expanding to 1.2 million tonnes per annum," said David Ige, a partner in the Nigerian project. The first gas under the deal will be exported to Germany in 2026.

The Union Bank of Nigeria and the DWS Group also signed a deal for the German firm to invest $500m in renewable energy projects in Nigeria.

Germany is also in talks with electronics giant Siemens to help Nigeria, which experiences frequent power blackouts, to improve electricity supply, according to German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged more investments in Nigeria’s critical minerals and energy sectors during talks with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja in October.

Ian Wafula
Africa security correspondent, BBC News

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South Sudan’s People Defence Forces (SSPDF) has been accused of attacking civilians in the Sunday morning ambush that left 40 people dead in the disputed area of Abyei.

Sultaan Bulabek, the leader of the nine chiefdoms in Abyei, told the BBC that soldiers carried out co-ordinated attacks in several villages alongside armed youth from the Twic county of Warrap state.

He claimed that the attack was meant to push the Ngok community out of their homes.

A resident who spoke to the BBC anonymously said his cousin was killed in the attack, adding that they could not retrieve the body from the scene because of heavy artillery.

Maj Gen Akuei Ajou, the commander of SSPDF's third division, denied the allegations, saying the purpose of the force was to protect people between Twic and Abyei.

He added that youth from Abyei were behind the attack on a military base that killed seven soldiers and civilians including children on 13 November.

A joint statement by the embassies of Norway, the UK and the US urged South Sudan to pull out its troops from Abyei to prevent further escalation of the violence.

Abyei has been the subject of a long-running dispute between Sudan and South Sudan.

Last week, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of its peacekeepers by a year. The troops have been in Abyei since 2011.

Dorcas Wangira
Africa health correspondent

Ugandan health authorities are investigating an unidentified disease outbreak that has killed at least 12 people in a span of two weeks in Kyotera district in the central region.

Affected patients had rashes on the skin which kept widening, before dying in a matter of days. Some had swollen limbs.

Uganda’s Ministry of Health has collected fresh skin samples from one of the patients who died at a local general hospital last week.

Its findings are yet to be shared with the public.

Local district health officials say some patients were seeking treatment from traditional healers instead of going to health facilities.

They said it had become difficult to prevent some of the patients from doing so since the disease was unknown.