Cyclone Chido moved on to continental Africa after hitting Mayotte, killing 120 people in Mozambique and 13 in Malawi.
On December 23, 2023, French counter-terrorism operations in West Africa's Sahel region concluded.
Deadly protests erupted when the preliminary results were announced at the time.
Besigye, 68, has been charged in a military court with possession of pistols and attempting to purchase weapons abroad.
The BBC has confirmed that at least 80 people died in the October attack on al-Seriha in Gezira state.
It is the third case this week of people being crushed to death at events where free food was being distributed.
There were six pirate attacks in 2023 and surged to 22 this year, figures until 5 December show.
35 children died a crush after thousands turned up on the promise of free food.
Several demonstrators, including an aide to former President George Weah, were arrested.
