After Uganda's post-election crackdown, authorities are targeting the last remaining opposition figures

January, President Yoweri Museveni did not hesitate to have dozens of protesters killed and hundreds of opposition members prosecuted. Among them are Bobi Wine, who is now in hiding, and Kizza Besigye ...
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Uganda election hit by delays after internet blackout

Show more Show less The party of singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine has vowed protests if the vote is rigged Opposition leader Bobi Wine campaigns in a flak jacket to highlight state violence ...
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Uganda goes to the polls amid heavy security and internet blackout

LAGOS, Nigeria — Millions of Ugandans are voting Thursday in a tense presidential election as 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his four-decade grip on power. Museveni, one of ...
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Uganda's withdrawal of biometric voting undermines election legitimacy and poses moderate risk to the government’s stability

President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni ordered the withdrawal of biometric voting as part of Uganda’s presidential election at the start of voting on 15 January, following failures of biometric voter ...
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Have Election Crackdowns Become the Norm? Domestic and Cross-Border Repression in East Africa

Human rights abuses marred the presidential elections in Uganda in January 2026 and the contested polls in Tanzania in October 2025. As neighbouring Kenya enters a pre-electoral phase with ...
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Kizza Besigye - the Firebrand Who Has Shaped Opposition Politics in Uganda

Uganda's Kizza Besigye has been described as possibly the most arrested man in Africa. Besigye was once President Yoweri Museveni's ally, and personal physician. He broke ranks with Museveni in 1999, ...