Uganda elections
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...
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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.
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Three dead in clashes after Uganda presidential candidate arrested
Thirty-four people were also injured in the capital Kampala as police used tear gas and "other lethal weapons" against protesters, police spokesman Fred Enanga told AFP.
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Ugandan pop-star MP Bobi Wine arrested during office raid
An opposition MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, Wine has previously been arrested numerous times as he has rattled the ruling party of President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the East African nation since 1986.
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Uganda's ruling party endorses Museveni for sixth-term run
The National Resistance Movement called for Yoweri Museveni to 'continue leading the movement and the state in 2021 and beyond to eliminate bottlenecks to transformation.'
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Ugandan lawmakers appeal law allowing Museveni re-election bid
Parliament, which is controlled by the ruling party, voted overwhelmingly in December to scrap an age limit of 75 for presidential candidates.
