Ugandan teenager joins presidential race

A 19-year-old Ugandan has picked nomination papers to vie for the presidency in the upcoming general elections.
African art and artefacts return home
African art and artefacts return home thanks to Chinese investment
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.
Some of the parents during the protest
Nigeria: Parents protest against school for asking students to lodge in hotel
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
Namibia turns down German genocide reparations offer
Namibia's President Hage Geingob has said the offer for reparations made by Germany for mass killings in its then colony was "not acceptable".
President Alpha Conde has not formerly accepted his nomination
Guinea leader confirms election date
Guinea's President Alpha Condé has announced 18 October as the date for the upcoming general elections.
Large cracks are clearly visible
Finger-pointing begins over Mauritius oil spill
As salvage teams rush to pump oil out of a Japanese-owned ship grounded off the coast of Mauritius, politicians on shore are starting to spread the blame.
Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu
Lagos police intercept container loaded with tramadol, codeine
A 40-foot container loaded with drugs suspected to be Tramadol and codeine has been intercepted by the police in Apapa Area Command of Lagos State on Thursday.