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Rwandan-born dancer and choreographer Sherrie Silver picked up Childish Gambino's awards during MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) in New York City.

Gambino's viral music video This is America won three awards at the VMA's, including best video with a message, best choreography and best direction.

Silver, who choreographed the video, gained worldwide acclaim after its release.

She told the Interview Magazine, external that she blended a number of American and African dance moves, such as Nigeria's Shaku Shaku and the Azonto from Ghana, in the video that went on to gain tens of millions of views online.

Hear what she told the BBC about how she plans to take African dance to the world:

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Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, the former president of Comoros, has been taken into custody amid an investigation into an economic citizenship programme introduced by his government, his family says.

He has been under house arrest since May and denied access to phones and computers.

But an investigating judge has now ordered he be formerly detained.

Mr Sambi denies the accusations levelled at him linked to money that has allegedly gone missing from a scheme to sell passports to fund development.

Observers say his arrest came amid a crackdown on opponents of constitutional reforms on the Indian Ocean archipelago.

Last month, the opposition called for a boycott of a referendum on changing the constitution to stop the rotation of the presidency between the islands every five years.

The successful “yes” vote means current President Azali Assoumani can seek another five-year term.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has travelled back to his hometown of Daura in Katsina State, about 500km (300miles) north of the capital, Abuja, to celebrate Eid al-Adha.

His assistant tweeted a photo of his arrival:

In a series of tweets, the president has asked Nigerians to "rise above personal, group, sectarian and other interests, and to promote harmony and tolerance" during this year's celebrations.

On 21 August, Muslims around the world begin their celebrations on Eid al-Adha, the second most important festival in the Muslim calendar after Eid al-Fitr.

Eid al-Adha is focused around animal sacrifice but is also a time when Muslims travel to the Saudi city of Mecca to perform the Hajj pilgrimage.

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Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is to be honoured by ex-football star George Weah, who was elected Liberia’s president last year.

Mr Wenger and another French coach Claude Le Roy are to be decorated later in the week.

“They will be honoured by the government of Liberia on 24 August, National Flag Day for their role in President George Weah’s footballing career,” a government spokesman is quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying.

Le Roy told the AFP news agency the pair planned to be in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, on Friday, for the ceremony to received the country's "highest distinction".

Mr Weah, who was raised in a slum in Monrovia, starred at top-flight European football clubs Paris St-Germain (PSG) and AC Milan, before ending his career in England with brief stays at Chelsea and Manchester City.

He is the only African footballer to have won both Fifa World Player of the Year and the prestigious Ballon D'Or.

Read more: How a footballer become president

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US First Lady Melania Trump will travel to Africa later this year, although it is not clear where or when she plans on visiting the continent.

She said in a statement.

Mrs Trump is expected to focus on humanitarian work and "development programmes being done in many of the countries".

She will not be travelling with US President Donald Trump, who was criticised earlier for allegedly referring to some African nations as "shithole countries", though he denied he was being a racist.

Mr Trump has yet to make a trip to the continent since coming to office in January 2016.

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Welcome back to BBC Africa Live where we'll be keeping you up-to-date with news and views across the continent.

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That's all from the BBC Africa Live page today, we'll be back on Tuesday. In the meantime, keep up-to-date with what's happening across the continent by listening to the Africa Today podcast or check the BBC News website.

A reminder of our wise words of the day:

Click here to send us your African proverbs.

And we leave you with this quote from the late Kofi Annan. Read our profile of the UN chief and Nobel Peace Prize laureate here.

Frédéric Takang
BBC Afrique

Cameroon's electoral body has suggested condensing the number of polling stations in the restive North-West region when elections take place in October.

Elecam Chairman Enow Abraham Egbe made the proposal during a meeting with political parties at the weekend in Bamenda, where many expressed concerns that ongoing violence and calls by some for a breakaway anglophone state could undermine efforts to hold the vote.

If enacted, he said, the North-West region's 1,770 polling station would be grouped together into 228.

Some opposition politicians object to it, saying that it would force voters to travel greater distances and potentially put them off from exercising their democratic right.

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Is’haq Khalid
BBC Africa

Nominations for Nigeria's forthcoming presidential elections are under way and political parties are now free to hold primaries to select candidates, the electoral commission confirms.

It comes at a time when the governing APC party is grappling with a wave of mass defections by senior politicians.

The political parties in Nigeria have until 7 October to present candidates for the February 2018 general election.

So far only President Muhammadu Buhari has declared his plan to stand for the governing APC party, seeking what would be his second term in office.

But a dozen aspirants from the main opposition party, the PDP, are hoping to be picked as presidential candidate to challenge Mr Buhari.

They include recent defectors Senate President Bukola Saraki, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and a former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso.

Another potential challenger to Mr Buhari is the current governor of the north-eastern state of Gombe, Ibrahim Dankwambo.

More than 70 people have been arrested during a day of sporadic protests in pockets of the Ugandan capital, Kampala, according to a spokesperson for the city's police.

Demonstrators have burned tyres, thrown stones and erected roadblocks, the BBC's Catherine Byarunhanga reports, while soldiers and police officers were seen speeding through the city centre in pick-up trucks.

They are angered by reports that opposition MP Robert Kyagulanyi - aka Bobi Wine - has been tortured while in custody, a claim that President Yoweri Museveni denies.

In parts of Kampala, security officers shot rounds of live bullets into the air and fired tear gas to disperse crowds.

The East African Law society has condemned what it calls "increased systemic violence targeting persons perceived to be political dissidents to the ruling party as well as members of public seen to be openly sympathetic to their cause".

In a statement the group adds that it is "monitoring the situation in the Republic of Uganda and collecting crucial evidence that will enable us to ensure justice to every player".

For more updates on this story listen to Focus on Africa radio at 17:00GMT.

Vumani Mkhize
BBC Africa Business

Zambia Airways is to be revived after 24 years thanks to a $30m (£24m) deal with Ethiopian Airlines.

Africa’s newest national carrier is to begin flights later this year on 12 aircraft to destinations in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. By 2018 is it expected to carry 1.9 million passengers.

The Zambian government’s main development agency will hold a 55% stake, while Ethiopian Airlines will maintain a 45% stake.

It is hoped the investment will help make the country a Southern African hub, to rival Johannesburg in South Africa.

Zambia hopes the deal will accelerate the country’s industrialisation and boost tourism.

The Ethiopian carrier has several similar deals in the pipeline and has also put in a bid to run Nigeria Air when it is revived.

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A society of Kenyan atheists has called on the government to create a public holiday for non-believers on 17 February, called Atheist Day.

The Atheists in Kenya (AIK) said "Kenyans who do not believe in god or gods deserve a public holiday too" in a statement issued on Sunday, days after the government declared 21 August a public holiday to mark the Muslim holiday, Eid al-Adha.

The statement adds:

They settled on the date of 17 February because it was the day when AIK was registered as a society, a move which faced complaints from the country's clergy.

"We believe that this will promote freedom of religion as a human right in Kenya," AIK said in the statement. The society estimates that 5% of the population is atheist.

AIK's President Harrison Mumia told the BBC that the society has 500 registered members and the number would be much bigger if not for "the stigma of atheism in Kenya."

"Many Kenyans do not want their parents or family to know that they are atheists," he said.

Pumza Fihlani
BBC News

South Africa's Western Cape High Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal by triple axe-murderer Henri van Breda.

Van Breda, who was sentenced to life in prison in June for the murders of his father, mother and younger brother was seeking to appeal both the conviction and the sentence.

Judge Siraj Desai found him guilty of hacking his family to death in April 2015.

At the time of the sentencing the judge said the brutality of the attack showed "an unprecedented disregard for [your] family". He was 20 at the time of attack - but the motive for the horrific murders is still not known.

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During his trial, Van Breda told the court that an intruder murdered his family and then proceeded to attack him.

Van Breda may still petition a higher court to hear his case in the hope that the Supreme Court of Appeal – which consists of a bench of judges – would reach a different conclusion. Until then, he remains in prison.

• Read more: The man who killed his family with an axe

Catherine Byaruhanga
BBC Africa, Kampala

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Ugandan security forces were deployed in the capital Kampala to stop sporadic protests over the arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi - a musician and opposition lawmaker popularly known as Bobi Wine.

Demonstrators burned tyres, threw stones and erected roadblocks, while soldiers and police officers were seen speeding through the city centre in pick-up trucks.

In parts of Kampala, security officers shot rounds of live bullets into the air and fired tear gas to disperse crowds.

Several people have been detained, including a Reuters photojournalist covering the protests who has since been released.

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Tension has been mounting in Kampala following the detention of Mr Kyagulanyi and reports that he had been tortured while in custody - a claim President Yoweri Museveni denies.

He was arrested alongside 32 others during a heated by-election campaign in the northern town of Arua. Authorities say opposition lawmakers led supporters to attack the President’s convoy.

Mr Kyagulanyi was charged in military court last week over allegations of illegally possessing firearms and ammunition. Many see the charges as politically motivated.

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Mali's constitutional court has confirmed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta's re-election in a run-off ballot, rejecting his opponent's allegation that it was fraudulent.

According to official results, Mr Keita won the runoff on 12 August with 67.17% of the votes cast, against former minister Soumaïla Cissé who received 32.83% of the vote.

Mr Cissé, who took part in a rally protesting the results on Saturday, says that he would have won the election with 51.75% of the vote if not for ballot stuffing and other violations - an allegation Mr Keïta denies.

The court rejected Mr Cissé's appeal on Monday, saying his allegation was inadmissible and unsupported by evidence, AFP news agency reports.

Mr Keita will begin his second five-year term on 4 September.

Vincent Niebédé
BBC Afrique, N'Djamena

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Lawyers have gone to court in Chad to challenge a social media shutdown that has prevented mobile phone user from using apps and messaging services since March.

They want the two main mobile operators, Airtel and Tigo, to restore access to platforms including Whats App, Messenger, Facebook, Viber and Twitter.

No reason has been given for the shutdown.

The blackout was imposed after a controversial national conference which recommended changes to the constitution which would allow President Idriss Deby to remain in power until 2033.

He has been president since 1990.

Access to social media was also suspended in Chad for nearly six months around the April 2016 presidential election. The government said the outage was due to technical problems.

Maitre Frédéric Daïnonet, president of the lawyers collective that filed the complaint Saturday, told BBC Afrique the ongoing blackout violates consumers’ rights.

A court in N’Djamena is expected to begin hearing on the matter on 28 August.

An official from the Authority for the Regulation of Electronic Communications and the Post (ARCEP), a state agency, has not responded to BBC's calls for comment on the legal action.

Some users in Chad have been able to access social media networks via VPN, though that has meant doubling, even tripling, what they spend for their daily internet connection. Mobile data is already pricey in Chad, with 1 GB costing $21 (£16).

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Malian singer and composer Khaira Arby, known as "the diva of Timbuktu", has died at a hospital in the capital Bamako. She was 59.

Arby is credited as one of the first women to break onto Mali's music scene in the 1970s, according to news site MaliWeb, external.

A native of the northern city of Timbuktu, she was notable for performing in multiple languages - Arabic, Bambara, Fula, Tamasheq, Songhay and French.

After insurgencies by Islamist and Tuareg separatist groups in 2012, northern Mali remains unstable but is under government control with the help of thousands of troops supplied by regional neighbours and France.

Locals were thrilled when Arby performed at the Timbuktu Renaissance festival , externalearlier this year. Singing had previously been banned under the Islamists.

Watch Arby sing one of her best-loved songs, Sourgou, at a live performance a few years earlier:

With qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations under way, Nigerian fans are facing the worrying prospect of being barred from all international competition by Fifa.

Fifa recognises Amaju Pinnick as president of the Nigerian Football Federation, but the Nigerian government and courts say that Chris Giwa should be in charge. Fifa have stated that unless Pinnick is reinstated on Monday, Nigeria will face a ban.

But could there be last minute hope for Super Eagles fans? The BBC's Oluwashina Okeleji says it's possible:

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Supporters of Ugandan opposition MP Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as musician Bobi Wine, and a coalition of civil society organisations has called on security officers accused of torturing opposition lawmakers to be put on trial, saying:

The statement comes amid growing concerns over the health of Mr Kyagulanyi, who was reportedly gravely injured when he was arrested alongside opposition lawmakers last week after being accused of treason.

President Yoweri Museveni has denied concerns, calling them "fake news", adding:

In a separate statement seen by the BBC, Mr Kyagulanyi's supporters called on the US and the European Union to deny visas and foreign travel to Mr Museveni and his cabinet.

• Read more: Uganda's Afrobeats MP standing up to Museveni