Nollywood's Lionheart disqualifies from Oscar race

Nigerian film director and actor Genevieve Nnaji has protested against the disqualification of her film, Lionheart, from Oscar's Best International Feature Film category.

Lionheart is Nigeria's first submission to the Oscars, but is largely in English, with an 11-minute section in the Igbo language.

The president of Mali has urged people to unite behind the country's army and not to undermine its morale following the jihadist attacks that have killed around 50 soldiers over the last week.

South Africans have been offered free train rides to welcome their victorious rugby World Cup squad at the OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday in the country's largest city Johannesburg.

(Image: L-R Nkem Owoh and Genevieve Nnaji played the role of uncle and niece. Credit: Getty)