World Lens — Week in Review: Rick Ross Raps in Nigerian Slum

A roundup of world events from the past week.

Rick Ross Releases Video Set in Nigerian Slum - Rick Ross released the latest version of his “Hold Me Back” video. It is set in a poor section of Lagos, Nigeria, and features a random mix of images from the 1960s, modern day poverty and Nigeria’s performances in the 1994 World Cup and the 1996 Gold Medal Olympic final. (Photo: Maybach Music Group)
Maud Chifamba — Zimbabwean 14-year Old University Student - The Zimbabwean prodigy made history this year when she became the youngest student in the country to enroll in college. She was admitted to the University of Zimbabwe where she will major in accounting. (Photo: University of Zimbabwe)
Alpha Condé Plans to be the “Obama and Mandela of Guinea” - With the help of Tony Blair and George Soros, Guinean president Alpha Condé declared, "I will be both the Mandela and the Obama of Guinea."Guinea is home to the second biggest mining reserves in Africa, and fifth biggest in the world, worth an estimated $222 billion.  (Photo: REUTERS/Chip East)SARS-Like Virus Found in Middle East - Global health officials are keeping a watchful eye on a new respiratory virus related to SARS that has been blamed for the death of one person in Saudi Arabia and left another person in critical condition in Britain.(Photo: GettyImages)

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Rick Ross Releases Video Set in Nigerian Slum - Rick Ross released the latest version of his “Hold Me Back” video. It is set in a poor section of Lagos, Nigeria, and features a random mix of images from the 1960s, modern day poverty and Nigeria’s performances in the 1994 World Cup and the 1996 Gold Medal Olympic final. (Photo: Maybach Music Group)

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