killian chimtom ngala, bbc news, yaounde.found a sword believed to date from 1,500 years ago — that's before the viking era. saga vanecek stepped on the sword while playing in a lake this summer. the discovery was kept secret until now, to give archaeologists time to search the lake for other artefacts. richard galpin has the story. despite the approach of winter, this lake in southern sweden is still a popular destination for those in search of ancient treasures. because earlier this year there was an extraordinarily discovery here of something that had lain under the water for up to 1,500 years. and this is it. a sword dating back to the sixth century, before the vikings, and it's surprisingly well preserved. translation: scientifically, culturally and historically it's very important for us. it's an important piece of history for this area and it's attracted attention abroad. and the discovery was made not by a seasoned archaeologist or treasure hunter, but by an eight—year—old girl who had been playing in the water here w

the bbc‘s killian chimtom ngala reports from yaounde. there is excitement in the air.on‘s first after it legalised multiparty politics. president paul biya is seeking his seventh term in office. he has hit the campaign trailjust once, visiting maroua in the far north region. biya has been in power since 1982, before many of these youth were even born. the president faces eight opponents, several of them in their first bids for the top office, like ex—government minister maurice kamto. talk of the anglophone crisis is never far away. i'll go there to wipe up their tears. i'll go there to ask them to come out from the bush. i'll send a delegation to nigeria to bring back those who are in the refugees camp there. cheering. i'll go there! conflict has engulfed the two english—speaking regions since 2016. separatist rebels are battling government forces. this has been the result: shattered homes, shattered lives. hundreds killed. more than 200,000 displaced. authoritiess have already announced that most polling regions in the north—west and south—west regions were not open