Uganda
Uganda's opposition supporters nervously await next move
With their leader under house arrest, and soldiers still out in force, backers of presidential runner-up Bobi Wine have been waiting and watching in nervous...
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Uganda eases internet shutdown imposed over election
Long-term leader Yoweri Musveni was declared the winner of a January 14 presidential election, securing 58.6% of the vote and a sixth term after 35 years in power.
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Museveni wins Uganda election with 59 percent of vote: official
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term in office with 58.6 percent of the vote, in an election disputed by his main rival Bobi Wine.
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Uganda's Museveni on track for sixth term as president
Uganda's election commission announced that with 86.7% of polling stations reporting results, Museveni had 58.8% of votes, while Bobi Wine had 34.2%.
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Uganda's Bobi Wine claims poll win as results trickle in
The internet remained down for a third day as vote counting continued, with provisional results from 29% of polling stations giving Museveni an early lead of 63% while Wine trailed with 28%.
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Uganda tallies votes as opposition slams 'fraud and violence'
Voting in Kampala took place under the oppressive security presence of soldiers and riot police in the streets and at polling stations.
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Malema: Go for it Bobi Wine, fight for the people of Uganda
EFF leader Julius Malema offered some words of encouragement to Bobi Wine who is vying to be Uganda’s next president. Wine is going up against Yoweri Museveni, who has been president of Uganda since 1986. Malema was speaking at a press briefing on 14 January 2021
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Amid internet suspension, Ugandans vote in charged election
The internet went down on the eve of the vote, with some parts of the country reporting complete disruptions or significant slowdowns, after one of the most violent campaigns in years.
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Social media's seizing of the Uganda election narrative was good for democracy
The migration to social media has been driven by two key factors: it's youthful voting population and excitement for Bobi Wine.
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Ugandans to vote in tense election after violent campaign
Soldiers swarmed the streets of the capital and authorities blocked access to social media after one of the most violent election campaigns in years.
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US, UN press Uganda on rights ahead of election
Uganda ordered a shutdown of social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp ahead of Thursday's vote.
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Bobi Wine, the 'ghetto president' rattling Uganda's Museveni
Today the star, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, is an MP dressed in dark, tailored suits who is fighting to become president of Uganda in Thursday's election.
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Uganda presidential candidate Wine says army raided home, arrested his security
He claims the army arrested his security guards and rounded up everyone else found on his property.
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Uganda to vote following violent pre-election crackdown
Bobi Wine, the 38-year-old popularly known as the "ghetto president" who hung up the mike to enter politics, leads the opposition field trying to unseat Museveni, a 76-year-old former rebel leader who has ruled since 1986.
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'It is extreme': Uganda tightens screws as vote looms
Journalists have been attacked, lawyers jailed, election monitors prosecuted and opposition leaders violently muzzled using coronavirus laws.
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Ugandan opposition leader 'restrained' while campaigning: police
Bobi Wine's campaign team said the opposition leader and his entire support crew had been arrested in Kalangala, a district near Lake Victoria, while drumming up support for his bid to unseat veteran President Yoweri Museveni on 14 January.
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37 die in violent start to Uganda's elections, Bobi Wine out on bail
Two days of protests were sparked by Bobi Wine's arrest on Wednesday ahead of a political rally in the run-up to the January 14 election, in which he is seen as the main challenger to President Yoweri Museveni.
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Death toll from Uganda clashes rises to 28: police
Twenty-eight people died in violent clashes between Ugandan security forces and supporters of detained opposition leader Bobi Wine this week, police said Friday, updating an earlier toll.
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16 killed as riots rock Uganda over politician's arrest
Ugandan security forces fired teargas and rubber bullets at angry protesters who set fires, barricaded roads and looted stores in the capital Kampala, as calls mounted for calm ahead of the 14 January elections.
