Abdinoor Aden
BBC Africa, Nairobi

The big news this morning from Nairobi is that a seven-month-old girl has been rescued from the debris of the building that collapsed four days ago (see earlier entry at 09:12). 

There have been other remarkable stories of survival since the disaster happened on Friday night. 

Last night, I met Joy, a one-month old baby girl who was found under a bundle of clothing, eight hours after the building collapsed. 

Her mother Mildred told me how happy she was to be reunited with her only child at a shelter for survivors.

Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa hit its lowest level for 15 years in 2015, the International Monetary Fund says in its latest report, external.

It adds that "after a prolonged period of strong economic growth, [the region] is set to experience a second difficult year".

Growth for the region stood at 3.5% in 2015 and this year it's projected to be 3% - which is "barely above population growth", the report says.

The IMF believes that the "steep decline in commodity prices" as well as a reduction in investment has put economies under strain.

The big oil exporters Nigeria and Angola have been the worst affected and Zambia has also suffered from the decline in the copper price.

The sluggish growth in South Africa has also dragged down the performance of the region as a whole.

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Here are some of the IMF growth predictions for 2016:

• Ivory Coast 8.5%
• Tanzania 6.9%
• Senegal 6.6%
• Kenya 6%
• Zambia 3.4%
• Nigeria 2.3%
• South Africa 0.6%

After the pilot scheme, Kenya's government is now rolling out the first phase of its laptop project - trying to get computers into all schools in Kenya.

The BBC's Ferdinand Omondi has been at the Sparki Primary School in Mombasa, on Kenya's coast.

The teachers have a laptop to use, while the pupils get a tablet computer.

The laptops and tablets come installed with science, maths, English and Kiswahili lessons.

Emmanuel Igunza
BBC Africa, Nairobi

The child rescued from the collapsed building in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has been confirmed as being just seven months old, rather than one-and-a-half years old as was reported earlier.

She survived under the rubble for four days.

The death toll now stands at 23 people and 95 are still missing.

The six-storey building collapsed on Friday evening during heavy rains.

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Read more: How long can survivors last under rubble?

Nick Cavell
BBC Africa Sport

Manchester City's Yaya Toure took part in training ahead of Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second-leg with Real Madrid.

Toure has missed City's last two games, including the 0-0 first leg draw with a thigh injury.

Only the ineligible Samir Nasri and fellow midfielder David Silva, who has a hamstring injury, were absent.

City manager Manuel Pellegrini chose to train in Manchester before flying to Madrid after lunch.

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Scottish coach Alex McLeish has left Egyptian club Zamalek after just 65 days and 10 matches in charge.

McLeish is the fourth coach to leave the Cairo side this season.

The former Aston Villa and Birmingham boss lead Zamalek to the group phase of the African Champions League but they are 11 points behind league leaders Al Ahly.

Read the full BBC Sport story

Abdourahmane Dia
BBC Afrique

In Burkina Faso, authorities have decided to ration water distribution in the capital, Ouagadougou, due to severe shortages. 

Starting today, the city will be divided in two and each half will get 12 hours of water per day. 

The authorities have asked people to stock up on water during the time that time that they are connected.

The city of two million people has been experiencing a water shortage for weeks, with some areas having to go with more than three days without the precious liquid. 

The government puts the shortage down to high demand at a time when a heat wave is hitting the country. 

The rainy season is not expected before June or July.

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Earth has a new lightning capital, according to a recent study from Nasa weather experts. 

Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo now tops the rankings with 233 lightning flashes per square kilometer per year, Nasa says.

Researchers had previously identified Africa's Congo Basin as the location of maximum lightning activity.

Africa remains the continent with the most lightning hotspots, according to the study, home to six of the world's top 10 sites for lightning activity. The majority of the hotspots were by Lake Victoria and other lakes along the East African Rift Valley, which have a similar geography to Lake Maracaibo.  

Authorities at the main prison in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, have released photos of a haul of mobile phones, confiscated from inmates, which have been tweeted by a Human Rights Watch researcher:

Pumza Fihlani
BBC News, Johannesburg

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has been asked to investigate a racist Facebook rant allegedly posted by user Matthew Theunissen, which has sparked anger on social media platforms. 

This follows Mr Theunissen's comment about Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula's decision to suspend the privileges of sports federations from bidding for international tournaments because of their failure to include more black players. 

Rugby, cricket and athletics have been affected. 

Mr Theunissen wrote: “So no more sporting events for South Africa."

He then used racist and abusive language to criticise the government.

The post has attracted widespread condemnation from black and white South Africans. 

The country is currently looking at racism as a punishable offence.

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Campaign group Human Rights Watch says, external the Somali government and Islamist militants al-Shabab are using "abusive tactics" to sway media coverage. 

It made the comment in a new report on World Press Freedom day.

The report documents killings, threats, and arbitrary detention of journalists since 2014. 

Somali journalist Abdulkadir Omar Adire has survived an assassination attempt and was also caught up in a militant bomb attack.

He told his story to the BBC:

Follow the hashtag #WPF2016, external for more on World Press Freedom Day

African ministers from 20 countries north and south of the Sahara desert are gathering in Senegal, external to discuss how to create a 15km-wide green belt across the continent. 

It's hoped what's being called the Great Green Wall would extend for 7,000km (4,300 miles) from Senegal, in the west, to Djibouti in the east. 

The idea, which is intended to contain the spread of the Sahara, is being backed by the European Union, UN agencies and the World Bank. 

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A one-and-a-half-year-old child has been rescued from the debris of a building that collapsed four days ago in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

The six-storey residence came down in heavy rain on Friday, killing at least 22 people.

Dozens of others are still thought to be buried under the rubble, but hopes of finding more alive are fading.

The owner of the building, earmarked for demolition, will appear in court on Tuesday charged with manslaughter.

The Kenya Red Cross has posted a photo of the child receiving treatment, along with its press release.

Read the full BBC News story

Tomi Oladipo
BBC Africa security correspondent

A rise in violence from pirates over the past year has made the Gulf of Guinea the most dangerous region for seafarers. 

A study from the US-based group Oceans Beyond Piracy, external says these incidents included an increase the use of "kidnap-for-ransom" tactics. 

The State of Maritime Piracy 2015 says the West African situation contrasts with the coast on the other side of the continent where international efforts have suppressed major attacks. 

The report says pirates in the Gulf of Guinea have largely turned their focus away from the oil tankers they used to rob for their cargo. 

That's no longer lucrative because of low oil prices, so there's since been a shift to kidnapping for ransom. 

These attacks are now said to increasingly involve violence. 

Nigerian security forces have been responding to the threat but the pirates have only moved their activities further into international waters. 

Nigeria's Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the country lost "close to $15bn (£10bn)" to corruption during the last administration, This Day newspaper, external is reporting.

The fraud was mostly in the procurement of security equipment, the vice-president said in a speech on Monday.

There are several investigations under way into corruption in the purchasing of arms during the last government.

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