First lady Michelle Obama continues her trip in South Africa today, after visiting former President Nelson Mandela. For more on her trip, we're joined by the BBC's Karen Allen.
Later today the International Criminal Court will announce whether it is issuing an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in the western province of Darfur.
Sudan's troubled Darfur region has been in turmoil for years. Now there is word that the Sudanese government has signed a tentative agreement that could pave the way towards a cessation in violence.
BBC correspondent Karen Allen has spoken to some of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's relatives. She joins The Takeaway from the village of Kogelo, in western Kenya.