Joice Etutu

By Joice Etutu BBC News, Malindi Immaculate Wiziri, overcome by grief at the death of her partner, feels abandoned by the Kenyan police force where he was so proud to work. Her childhood sweetheart Jacob Masha, 32, took his own life in January - while off-duty with a police-issue weapon. But as he died through suicide and not in the line of duty, the police have not offered her counselling or any help to the struggling family. The BBC asked the police for comment, but they did not respond.

By Joice Etutu & Alexandra Ostasiewicz BBC News, Turkana In a desolate village in Turkana, Northern Kenya, villagers are praying for rain, but it just won't come. A fourth season of failed rains is causing one of the worst droughts East Africa has seen in decades, and this village, which is home to 3,600 families, is one of the areas hardest hit. The land is dry, dusty and barren. The remaining livestock eat the withered, grey shrubs which cover the land.

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images The authorities in Guinea say they will prosecute former President Alpha Condé for murder and other crimes committed during his time in office. Mr Condé, who is 84, was toppled in a military coup last September. A document from Guinea's public prosecutor says he is among 27 former senior officials who are facing a long list of alleged crimes. These include murder, illegal detentions, abductions, torture, rape and kidnapping.