Nigeria: Lagos Black Heritage Festival: Lagos Water Regatta

A group of traditional dancers perform on a ferry in Lagos on Sunday, April 8, 2012, a boat regatta as part of the ongoing Lagos carnival.


Boats parade during the regatta in Lagos



Men dressed in costumes parade during a regatta in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Organizers held a boat regatta Sunday as part of the ongoing Lagos Carnival. The carnival will come to its height Monday as dancers and masqueraders walk through the streets of Lagos' two main islands. Image: Sunday Alamba/AP

Nigeria: Lagos Black Heritage Festival

Nobel Laureate professor Wole Soyinka, left, and Babatunde Raji Fashola, right, Lagos state Governor attends the Black heritage festival at the freedom park in Lagos, Nigeria on Monday, April 2, 2012. Lagos is hosting its annual Lagos Black Heritage Festival this week, which this year includes a look at relations between Nigeria and Italy, a popular spot with young migrant workers from Africa's most populous nation. Image: Sunday Alamba