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Uganda's Museveni picks up papers for re-election push
Securing a new term would potentially extend the 75-year-old Museveni’s rule of the east African nation to four decades.
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Uganda plans elections in early 2021, but no rallies
The plan to ban rallies and gatherings during the campaign drew a rebuke from a leading opposition politician, who said it was designed to favour longtime President Yoweri Museveni.
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Uganda to lose $1.6 bln in tourism earnings as a result of COVID-19
Tourism is one of Uganda’s economic mainstays as the east African country attracts visitors to see a range of game including lions, giraffes, buffalos and others that roam its savannahs.
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Uganda's Museveni stars in fitness video to keep citizens indoors
The video had been hotly anticipated on social media after Museveni on Wednesday promised to release it to show Ugandans how to exercise at home during a televised address.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu in Uganda to boost ties
Benjamin Netanyahu arrived to a rainswept Entebbe airport accompanied by his wife, Sara, before heading to meet Museveni, an AFP photographer said.
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Uganda's Museveni begins jungle march to highlight liberation struggle
Yoweri Museveni is one of Africa's longest-ruling leaders, having seized power in 1986 after taking part in rebellions to end the brutal rule of Idi Amin and Milton Obote, and is expected to seek a sixth term in office in the next elections.
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Uganda denies plans to impose death penalty for gay sex amid global concern
Uganda’s Ethics and Integrity Minister Simon Lokodo last Thursday said the government planned to re-introduce an anti-homosexuality bill in parliament within weeks to curb the spread of homosexuality in the east African nation.
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Ugandan leader calls for eye-for-an-eye-style sentences after nephew's murder
Death is the maximum penalty in Uganda for a range of crimes including murder, treason, and defilement, but executions are rare.
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11 longest-serving African leaders
With the death of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on 6 September 2019, here's a look at the 11 longest-serving African leaders.
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Uganda's cash-strapped cops spend $126 mln on CCTV from Huawei
Police say the new $126 million closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) system, supplied by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, will slash spiralling violent crime.
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Uganda to register, monitor social media influencers
Authorities say the scheme, which also levies a $20 fee, is designed to clamp down on immoral or prejudiced content.
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Uganda's popstar lawmaker to contest 2021 presidential vote
Bobi Wine has long hinted he would throw his hat into the ring and take on President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power for over three decades.
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Ugandan opposition figure says state is financially strangling him
Wine, one of Uganda’s top singers who mostly belts out reggae and rap ballads, has many fans across East Africa and he is one of the top earning musicians in Uganda.
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Ugandan pop star & critic of President Museveni freed on bail
Magistrate Esther Nahirya granted bail after hearing Bob Wine’s application but told him he would be returned to jail if he engaged in unlawful demonstrations.
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Uganda orders suspension of 39 journos for reporting on Bobi Wine arrest
This is another illustration of the fear President Yoweri Museveni has of losing the next election to the pop-singer-turned-MP.
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Ugandan pop star opposition MP arrested over 2018 protest
Bobi Wine is the figurehead of a new generation who grew up under Museveni but want to see change and his anti-government songs have helped win him a big following.
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Top court paves way for Ugandan president's sixth term bid
The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge by Museveni's opponents, who had appealed against a constitutional court ruling that removed an age cap of 75 for presidential contenders.
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Museveni vows 'Uganda is safe' after tourist kidnap
Tourism is a key industry for Uganda, home to rare mountain gorillas and other wildlife, the massive Lake Victoria and the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains.
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Uganda's ruling-party MPs back country's aging leader for another term
A victory at the next election, in 2021, could extend Yoweri Museveni’s rule to 40 years, one of the longest reigns in Africa.
