UK Prime Minister Theresa May is to announce a tie-up with the Kenyan authorities to help track down British paedophiles as she concludes her tour of Africa.

The UK is to build a cyber centre in Nairobi to help Kenyan police stop child abuse images being shared online.

It will also assist efforts to identify potential victims and access data from tech firms to catch offenders.

Mrs May is the first British prime minister since Margaret Thatcher in 1988 to visit the country.

She is to meet president Uhuru Kenyatta and see British soldiers who are training troops from Kenya and other African countries fighting Islamist militant group al-Shabaab in Somalia.

The prime minister will announce a wide-ranging new security pact between the two countries, including funding for enhanced airport security in the former British colony.

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Libyan militias have agreed to a new ceasefire after three days of deadly clashes in the southern areas of the capital Tripoli, local media reports.

At least five people were killed and 33 injured in the clashes, which broke out on 27 August between a number of militias linked to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and an armed group from the nearby city of Tarhuna.

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Immigrants have fled South Africa's main township, Soweto, following xenophobic attacks which killed three people on Wednesday, the BBC's Nomsa Maseko reports from Johannesburg.

Violence broke out after locals accused a Somali shop owner of shooting a teenager and his friend who allegedly tried to break into his store.

Police believe this triggered the chaotic scenes of looting and violence, which spread to other areas of Soweto, our correspondent says.

Residents also accused shop owners of selling expired foods.

A total of 27 people have been arrested, a police statement said.

It condemned those who had taken the law into their own hands, and described the disturbances as tantamount to anarchy.

Reports suggested that the unrest continued into Wednesday evening, according to South Africa's TimesLive news site, external.

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A WhatsApp message has been doing the rounds in South Africa warning anyone who has rented rooms to Somalis to evict them, our correspondent says.

According to the message if this does not happen by 8 September homes and shops will be burnt down.

A number of these shops are built in the backyards of residents, and are owned by immigrants, including Ethiopians, Zimbabweans, Pakistanis, our reporter says.

Many shop owners have now packed up their goods and are leaving the township, fearing further violence, she adds.

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And we leave you with this picture of Ghana’s only quadriplegic artist painting a portrait of politician Samira Bawumia, who is also the wife of the vice-president.

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BBC Africa, Harare

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a seven-member commission of inquiry into deadly post-election protests.

Two days after the vote, six people were killed when the military opened fire on protesting MDC Alliance supporters, who alleged that party leader Nelson Chamisa had been robbed of victory.

Ruling on an official opposition challenge to the result, the constitutional court said it had found no evidence of fraud and confirmed that Mr Mnangagwa was winner of the 30 July election.

The commission will be led by former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe and he will be assisted by national experts, a UK lawyer and a former Commonwealth secretary-general.

It has three months to look into the motives behind the 1 August protests, the role of the military and its use of deadly force.

The military’s actions damaged President Mnangagwa’s international standing and he hopes the independent inquiry will prove his commitment to the rule of law.

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The Egyptian army says it has killed 20 jihadists in the Sinai peninsula and the Western Desert.

In a video statement, it said seven were killed near Egypt's border with Libya, where weapons and explosives were seized.

In the other operation in Sinai, the army says 13 jihadists died in a gun battle, and 18 others were arrested.

The information cannot be independently verified.

Journalists reporting any figures which are different from the official ones face possible terrorism charges.

The mayor of Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, Miles Sampa, has apologised for posting photos of himself on Facebook brandishing a gun and wearing a holster, saying it was an over reaction.

Mr Sampa told the BBC’s Focus on Africa radio programme on Tuesday that he had decided to carry a gun came after he was recently attacked by thugs angered by his campaign to crack down on those who illegally sold plots of land and flouted building regulations.

The mayor had defended the decision to arm himself, saying: "If I’m threatened I believe I have the right to protect myself.”

He had added that he would also be going to the gym to make sure he was fit enough to take on any would-be assailants.

The mayor removed the Facebook post but some people captured a screenshot of it before its deletion:

In a new Facebook post on Wednesday, external, Mr Sampa exudes little of this bravado, saying he regretted the stunt:

Mr Sampa said he had met his spiritual mentor to seek "wisdom, guidance and counselling from all my seniors" including from President Edgar Lungu.

He said he had forgiven his attackers and that he had withdrawn a complaint he had made against them.

He also announced that he was closing down his Facebook and Twitter accounts would only be using what he called "Lusaka City Council official channels".

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BBC Africa, Nairobi

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The former governor of Ethiopia’s Somali regional state Abdi Mohammed Umer has been charged with multiple counts including incitement to violence that has displaced tens of thousands of people.

He was arraigned in court alongside six other officials, days after being arrested by police in the capital, Addis Ababa.

Protests have however erupted in the regional state after more than 13 people were killed on Tuesday, in ongoing ethnic clashes.

Until his arrest earlier this week, Mr Umer was a powerful but hugely controversial leader often accused of gross human rights violations in the restive Somali region.

He was forced to resign from office this month, after the central government deployed soldiers to the area.

The military intervention sparked days of violence that led to the deaths of more 100 people and the displacement of tens of thousands more.

Over the weekend, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed described alleged torture carried out by security forces in the area, including people being locked up in cells together with lions and hyenas to force confessions from them.

Human rights groups say Mr Umer has used a special police unit to kill and torture innocent civilians during his more than 10 years in office.

Meanwhile, thousands of people have demonstrated in major towns in the region, condemning Tuesday's killings of ethnic Somalis.

More than two million people have been displaced by ethnic fighting across Ethiopia in what aid agencies say is a humanitarian crisis.

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The UK has signed a security and defence pact with Nigeria that would help President Muhammadu Buhari's adminstration fight Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

The announcement was made during Prime Minister Theresa May's visit.

A statement says the UK "will expand its provision of equipment and training for the Nigerian military to help them protect themselves from the threat of improvised explosive devices used by terrorists".

The Boko Haram insurgency, which started in 2009, has led to the deaths of over 20,000 people, with almost two million displaced from their homes in the north-east of the country.

Prime Minister May said:

“We are determined to work side-by-side with Nigeria to help them fight terrorism, reduce conflict, and lay the foundations for the future stability and prosperity that will benefit us all.”

The deal also involves a new $16m (£13m) programme to educate 100,000 children whose learning has been disrupted by the fighting.

The programme will provide school equipment, teacher training and safe places to learn.

The UK will also help with counter terrorism tactics that will help Nigeria disrupt the recruitment of militants.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has tried to prove his corruption busting credentials by insisting that the current anti-graft drive could include members of his family.

"We have begun to tackle corruption regardless of who you are... even if you're my own family member," Mr Kenyatta told the BBC's HardTalk programme.

The president's family is one of the richest in the country with interests across the economy.

Mr Kenyatta said he welcomed public scrutiny of his wealth.

In June, the Kenyan government launched what are called lifestyle audits for every public servant where their wealth will have to be declared.

Mr Kenyatta said that he would be happy to take part in that process.

In Kenya, more and more young women are using sugar daddies to fund a lifestyle worth posting on social media.

Transactional sex was once driven by poverty, says film-maker Nyasha Kadandara. But now, increasingly, it's driven by vanity.

For BBC's Africa Eye she followed three young women. Watch their three stories below.

The Hustler:

Kal is a single mum and nightclub dancer who dreams of being a star. She goes to the Kenyan coast looking for a rich “sponsor” - aka sugar daddy - who can fund her dream of making it as a singer. But is there such a thing as easy money?

The Student:

In Nairobi, female students “prefer dating older men than dating school kids”, says 21-year-old Jane. Although she comes from a traditional family in rural Kenya, Jane freely admits that she gets support from two older men, and asks, “what is wrong about sex anyway?”

The Socialite:

Bridget Achieng is a Kenyan model, socialite, and reality TV star. But she didn’t always live the glamorous life. She takes us back to the slums where she grew up, and talks frankly about how she made herself famous through sex appeal, rich tycoons, and social media.

Nigeria needs the world's help to tackle corruption, the Deputy High Commissioner to the UK, has said.

Speaking to BBC's Today programme Kabiru Bala called for international cooperation and for the UK government to do more to help recover stolen assets from Nigeria.

Listen to Mr Bala's comments:

Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has arrived in Nigeria to meet President Muhammadu Buhari on the second day of her trade mission to boost ties with Africa.

The Nigerian presidency tweeted a video of her welcome reception:

The chief magistrate of Kenya's anti-corruption court, Lawrence Mugambi, has rejected an order by the High Court to stop the prosecution of Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu.

He said the order contained a clerical error, so he has postponed the case until Friday to allow time for the High Court to clarify its position.

Justice Mwilu was arrested on Tuesday and is facing charges for abuse of office for personal gain and tax evasion and is also being accused of misconduct for accepting a personal bank loan of $120,000 (£93,000).

Her lawyers secured the court order stopping the case, arguing that the bank loan was “purely commercial transactions” and the allegations were meant to embarrass the top judge.

The arrest of Justice Mwilu is seen as part of an intensified war against corruption by President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration.

The state prosecutor said he had sufficient evidence for "a reasonable prospect of conviction" despite suggestions that the case against Justice Mwilu may be politically motivated.

Last year, the judge was in the limelight after the Supreme Court ordered a re-run of the presidential election.

The court's annulment angered President Kenyatta who pledged to "fix the judiciary".

Germany has handed back the human remains of indigenous people killed during a genocide in colonial Namibia more than 100 years ago.

A Namibian government delegation received the remains at a church service in the German capital, Berlin.

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There are thought to be hundreds of Namibian skulls in Germany and on Wednesday more than 25 remains were handed back.

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The bones had been sent to Germany for now-discredited research to prove the racial superiority of white Europeans.

Tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people were murdered in response to an anti-colonial uprising. Their descendants are still waiting for an apology from the German government.

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Skulls from Germany's other African colonies, including modern day Cameroon, Tanzania, Rwanda and Togo, were also used in the discredited studies.

The genocide began in 1904 after a Herero and Nama rebellion in response to the German expropriation of their land and cattle.

Watch this video for details about the first genocide of 20th Century:

Read the full story on the BBC website.

Ugandan opposition politician Kassiano Wadri - who was freed from custody on Monday after being charged with treason - has finally been sworn in as an MP.

He won a by-election earlier this month but in the run-up to the vote he and others were arrested over allegations that they stoned President Yoweri Museveni's car during campaigning.

A Twitter account for Uganda parliament has tweeted pictures from the ceremony:

As part of his bail conditions, Mr Wadri has been barred from visiting his constituency in the north-western town of Arua for three months as investigations continue.

During the by-election campaign he was backed by musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine, who has also been charged with treason.

He went on to defeat a candidate backed by President Museveni despite being arrested two days before the vote.

Mr Wadri told the BBC's Focus on Africa radio programme on Tuesday that they were beaten and mistreated during their two-week stay in police custody.

He denied that he was involved in the alleged attack on the presidential vehicle, adding that the charges were "a premeditated act".

See earlier post: 'Beaten by officers, eaten by mosquitos'

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Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters party, has called on South Africa to pull out of the Commonwealth.

He said the 53-member body is "presided over by the coloniser" and to respect the Commonwealth "perpetuates white supremacy".

British Queen Elizabeth II is the head of the body founded in 1931. Her son, Prince Charles, has been lined up as her successor.

Mr Malema also said that South African judges should stop wearing judicial wigs, which he sees as a colonial relic:

His comments came despite the fact that after the end of apartheid, South Africa scrapped the requirement that judges wear wigs.

Read: Commonwealth: Seven things you might not know

Five Kenyan soldiers have been killed in the coastal county of Lamu after the vehicle they were travelling in hit an improvised explosive device (IED), the army has said.

It said in a statement that the five were part of a group of 10 soldiers on a humanitarian assignment to distribute water along the Kiunga-Sankuri road.

Similar attacks are not uncommon in this part of Kenya as an active cell affiliated to the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab operates there.

Al-Shabab fighters have carried out several attacks in Kenya in retaliation for Kenya's military actions in Somalia where it is part of the African Union force fighting the militant group.

Read: Who are Somalia's al-Shabab?

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As UK Prime Minister Theresa May continues her tour of Africa with a visit to Nigeria, another European leader is on the continent too.

Germany's Angela Merkel is visiting Senegal, and will also make stops in Ghana and Nigeria.

Her aim? Well, similar to that of Mrs May - to boost trade with Africa.

"African countries could be a good market down the line," Ms Merkel said in a recent video address.

"Other countries are already very active here."

Seems everyone is trying to woo Africa, where China, France and the US have been the dominant financial forces.