Yoweri museveni
Holding on to power: Africa's longest-serving leaders
Here are some of Africa's other longest-serving leaders, some of whom change the constitution, crush the opposition and use fear and violence to maintain their...
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine drops challenge to election loss
The 76-year-old former rebel leader won a sixth term in office on January 14 with 58% of the vote. Wine, a 39-year-old singer-turned-lawmaker, came second with 35% and decried the election as a sham.
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Uganda 2021 is akin to apartheid - an exclusive Q&A with Uganda's Bobi Wine
Our full exclusive interview with Uganda presidential candidate Bobi Wine from his home, where he is still under house arrest.
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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 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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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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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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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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Uganda reopens borders after 6-month closure over virus
The East African nation imposed one of the earliest lockdowns and border closures on the continent.
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Uganda's Besigye says he will not run in 2021 against Museveni
Kizza Besigye told supporters he would maintain a presence behind the scenes but was now passing the baton.
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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.
