A 19-year-old Ugandan has picked nomination papers to vie for the presidency in the upcoming general elections.

A rise in recognition for African designers and Black models globally is due to the influence of global fashion trends being more interconnected. China is one of the largest garment exporters in the world. In order to remain ahead of competition and promote cross-border business initiatives, China’s $218 million fashion industry is opening up to fashion designers and models from Africa and Africa’s diaspora.

The initiative to bring back African art and artefacts to Africa is not only confined to Killmonger in the movie Black Panther. The rise in demand and negotiations for restoring looted African objects is being led by African museums, archaeologists, and art collectors. Thanks to Chinese investments, these African objects will return home.

West Africa, with about 380 million people, is the final frontier for global automakers looking to increase manufacturing capacity in a region where they currently have little presence.

Born in a privileged family, Thomas Sankara had a decent childhood with basic needs and formal education. During his years in primary school, he was a hardworking student with a keen interest in French and Math subjects. He grew up in a religious family that attended the Catholic Church regularly.

The Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of the Grace High School, Gbagada, Lagos, has protested against the school’s directives that students preparing for the forthcoming West-African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSE) of West African Examination Council (WAEC), should be lodged in hotels to enable them to meet up with the examination’s time table.

Namibia's President Hage Geingob has said the offer for reparations made by Germany for mass killings in its then colony was "not acceptable".

Health officials in Kenya have said they will engage Russia over its COVID-19 vaccine, radio station Capital FM reports.

Guinea's President Alpha Condé has announced 18 October as the date for the upcoming general elections.