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Images from a higher point of the aftermath of deadly fire that killed at least three people and injured more than 270 in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. IMAGES
One man was killed and two people seriously injured as police open fire in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa on people staging a banned protest against President Joseph Kabila. IMAGES
Seventy children were still missing following a blaze that destroyed a school dormitory in central Kenya and killed at least 17 young pupils, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says in a statement in Endarasha where the tragedy took place overnight. SOUNDBITE
A fire at a primary school dormitory which killed at least 17 children in central Kenya is an "injury to the republic", interior Minister Kithure Kindiki says in a statement during a visit to the scene where he also offered condolences to families of the victims. "The country has woken up this morning to very devastating news," he says. "This injury is not an injury to Nyeri county, it's an injury to the republic of Kenya." SOUNDBITE
Kuwaiti security forces gather outside a building which was engulfed by a deadly fire in Kuwait City. More than 35 people were killed and dozens injured in a building fire in an area heavily populated with foreign workers in Kuwait, the interior ministry said. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.