This is how we start the countdown of the final trading days of 2021 with MTN Nigeria flagging off its mega-billion Naira IPO today at 08:00am local time and SA President Ramaphosa in Abuja to hold meetings with MTN top officials; SA 3Q jobless data on the street plus trade report; Egypt looking to expand trade with SSA in 2021, targeting EGP2bn Sukuk offering before 2021 closes. Kenya's Centum plans 30% dividend payment, RwandaAir, Angola stop flights to SA region; as TunisAir suspends flights to Morocco over diplomatic tussle and lots more.