A dam burst in Kenya after weeks of torrential rain, unleashing a torrent of water that smashed into two villages killing at least 21 people and causing "huge destruction".
African cities need to better plan and invest in water infrastructure, global accounting firm Deloitte said, as Cape Town counts down to dry taps due to severe drought.
Kenya's incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta won 98% of the vote in a repeated election in which an opposition boycott helped lower turnout to 39%, the electoral commission said
Two children were pulled alive from the wreckage of a seven-storey building in a residential area of Nairobi, rescue services said, nearly 24 hours after the building collapsed.