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The Kenyan government has postponed the reopening of schools by a week due to the ongoing floods that have killed more than 80 people so far.

Data shows schools across the country have been adversely affected by the floods, Education Minister Ezekiel Machogu said in a statement late on Sunday.

"The devastating effects of the rains in some of the schools are so severe that it will be imprudent to risk the lives of learners and staff before water-tight measures are put in place," the minister added.

All schools, which were scheduled to open for the second term on 29 April, will now open on 6 May.

Some schools are hosting people who have been displaced by the floods.

As of Saturday, the confirmed death toll from floods had risen to 83 after 13 more bodies were recovered in different parts of the country. The death toll is likely to increase as the rains continue to pound the country.

More than 130,000 people have been displaced by the floods, the authorities said, with dozens others reported missing.

Kenya and other countries in East Africa have been affected by severe downpours in recent weeks.

Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced in Burundi, while at least 150 people have died in Tanzania.

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After two years of legal disputes and political debate, Parliament has approved the government's Rwanda bill to send asylum seekers from the UK to be processed in east Africa. The question now: when will the first plane to Kigali depart? And will this be a political win for Rishi Sunak who says he wants to 'stop the boats'?

Guest: Aubrey Allegretti, Chief Political Correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: BBC Parliament, ITV, BBC News.

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The Rwanda bill has finally been approved - but planes won't be taking off imminently.

There are an estimated 200 million gamers on the African continent.

The industry is growing fast, and generating millions of dollars for gaming companies.

However, there's a problem - many gamers in Africa don't have access to the credit and debit cards needed for in app purchases.

We meet the fintech companies who think they've got a solution.

Produced and presented by Mo Allie

(Image: A woman gaming on her phone. Credit: Getty Images)

Learning to read empowers people, reduces poverty and increases their job chances. Yet more than 700 miliion adults are illiterate, the majority of them women. We look at innovations to help adults learn how to read from flatpack classrooms in flood-prone regions of Bangladesh, to an app teaching tens of thousands in Somaliland. Plus how adults in the UK are improving their reading skills thanks to an army of volunteer teachers using a method developed in prison.

Presenter: Myra Anubi Reporter/producer: Claire Bates Series producer: Jon Bithrey Editor: Tom Bigwood Sound mix: Andrew Mills

(Image: Jahura Begum, Shabnur Akhter, Rashida Begum at Friendship class in Bangladesh, Friendship)

Kidnapping is endemic in nearly all parts of Nigeria, as shown by the recent high profile mass abduction and release of nearly 300 schoolchildren.

And for young Nigerians who are taking part in the national youth service programme - NYSC - they are particularly vulnerable as they travel to their postings along the country's long rural roads.

Service is mandatory if you want to use your degree - but are the risks just too great now?

And what impact does it have on young people’s futures?

Produced and presented by Frey Lindsay

(Image: National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Ogun State, in 2019. Credit: Getty Images)

Conflict means millions of people in Gaza and Sudan are severely struggling to access food.

Since conflict broke out in April 2023, it has been almost impossible for international media to report from Sudan. In that time, stories of horrific violence and sexual violence have been told by hundreds of thousands of people who have fled the country.

Feras Kilani, the BBC Arabic special correspondent, has just returned from Sudan, where he got a rare insight into life in the country. Mercy Juma, the BBC Africa correspondent also tells Lyse Doucet about the survivors of ethnic violence and sexual assault she met in Chad, the neighbouring country where hundreds of thousands have fled.

The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists around the world. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell The Global Story. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com. You can also message us or leave a voice note on WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. #TheGlobalStory

This episode was made by Richard Moran, Bethan Ashmead-Latham and Alix Pickles. The technical producers were Matt Hewitt and Hannah Montgomery. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

2024 is the year of elections. According to one estimate just under 50% of all the people on earth live in countries where by December 31st there will have been a national vote. To mark this phenomenon we are broadcasting three special programmes.

In the third and final programme in this special series we’re focusing on South Africa. It is 30 years since the African National Congress - led back then by Nelson Mandela - first won power. It has had a majority in parliament ever since. But this year it could well be different. If so, does this decline of the ruling party bode well or badly for South Africa?

Guests:

David Everatt, Professor at the Wits School of Governance in Johannesburg Dr Ayesha Omar, British Academy International Fellow at SOAS Alexander Beresford, Associate Professor in African Politics at Leeds University Professor Cherrel Africa from the University of the Western Cape

Production team: Rosamund Jones and Ben Carter Editor: Richard Vadon Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman Sound engineers: Hal Haines and Neil Churchill

Watford sign teenage Mali striker Mamadou Doumbia on a six-year contract, to run from 1 July 2024.

How Zambia forward Racheal Kundananji became the most expensive women's footballer in history after moving to NWSL club Bay FC.

Racheal Kundananji becomes the most expensive women's footballer in history after joining Bay FC for $860,000 (£685,000).

Asisat Oshoala, the six-time African Women's Footballer of the Year, leaves Barcelona to sign for American club Bay FC.

BBC Sport Africa picks out six stars whose performances at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations could attract bids from European clubs.

The Rwanda plan is in tatters - and it is very difficult to see how the PM can salvage its flagship policy.

The UK Supreme Court case will consider the fate of the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

The ruling puts the government under pressure to solve the issue of where to house asylum seekers.

Twenty-five homes were destroyed in the densely populated area of Yarmouk, where civilians are trapped.

David Aaronovitch and guests discuss the latest events in Sudan. Fighting has been commonplace ever since Sudan gained independence but what's behind the latest violence?

Guests:

James Copnall - currently presenting Newsday on the BBC World Service and formerly the BBC's Sudan correspondent

Mohanad Hashim - Sudanese journalist working on Newshour on the BBC World Service

Dame Rosalind Marsden, associate fellow at the Chatham House International Affairs and former UK ambassador to Sudan

Professor Alex De Waal, Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation and Research Programme Director with the Conflict Research Programme at LSE

Produced by: Kirsteen Knight, Claire Bowes and Ben Carter Edited by: Penny Murphy Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar Production co-ordinator: Siobhan Reed and Sophie Hill