Nigeria, Oct. 18 -- The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) has released the list of nominees for its 21st edition with Katanga: Dance of The Scorpions and Lisabi: The Uprising leading the nominations.

The announcement introduced a diverse selection of films and talents from across the continent.

Leading the nominations is Katanga: Dance of The Scorpions from Burkina Faso with ten nominations. Nigeria's Lisabi: The Uprising follows with seven, while Algiers from Algeria earned four, and Freedom Way from Nigeria received three.

In the Best Actress in a Leading Role category, nominees include Nigeria's Linda Ejiofor-Suleiman, Osas Ighodaro, and Shaffy Bello, alongside Rwanda's Analisa Munyana, South Africa's Danica De La Ray Jones, Ethiop...