Authorities in Sierra Leone have warned against eating pork

The authorities in Sierra Leone have warned people against eating pork until further notice, following the deaths of an unprecedented number of pigs in the capital Freetown, prompting widespread concern.

Botswana's incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi has won a five-year term after his Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) secured a majority of the seats in the national assembly, according to the chief justice.

In Uganda, several students are reported to have been injured after the military carried out a night-time raid at the halls of residence at Makerere University in the capital, Kampala.

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