Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding president who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, has been laid to rest in the country’s Heroes Acre cemetery following a state funeral attended by African leaders and foreign dignitaries.

Botswana is holding a national election and voters are deciding if one of Africa’s longest-ruling parties stays on for another five-year term.

An arrest warrant has been issued in Botswana for former President Ian Khama on a charge of illegal possession of firearms.