Details are emerging about some of the 15 children who died in Sunday's blaze at a Coptic church.
William Ruto won the Kenya's presidential elections, narrowly beating his fierce rival Raila Odinga.
Deputy President William Ruto was the underdog in the race for the presidency.
There are allegations of vote rigging, and division among members of the electoral commission.
Linet Chepkorir is the youngest elected county woman representative in the Kenyan parliament.
Nigeria book their place in the quarter-finals of the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica with a 1-0 win over South Korea, but Ghana are eliminated.
It's anticipated that the results of the much-awaited poll will be known in the coming hours.
Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya is this year's winner of the BBC World News Komla Dumor award.
Dozens of people have died in Egypt after a fire broke out at a Coptic church in Giza.
The murder of a Nigerian vendor has shaken a community in Italy, writes Ismail Einashe.
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