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Uganda votes for a new president under internet blackout and police crackdown

Ugandans voted ⁠in a tense national election on Thursday after an often violent campaign and internet shutdown, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his rule into a fifth decade. Museveni ...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Uganda, Elections & the Internet

Uganda has once again shut down the internet just before the elections....

3dAl JazeeraPolitics

Bitchat tops app charts in Uganda as authorities cut internet

Ugandan officials claimed that they could also shut down the internet-free, encrypted messaging app last week, but haven't done so yet....

3dCoinTelegraphTechnology

Uganda election: Museveni takes early lead

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni holds a strong lead in early results, while his challenger Bobi Wine says security forces have effectively confined him to his home....

1dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Uganda: preliminary results begin to emerge

In tonight's edition, in Uganda, the preliminary results of the presidential election are beginning to emerge, indicating that President Museveni holds a substantial lead. Also in South Africa, a majo...

21hFrance 24Politics

Uganda shuts down internet ahead of election

In tonight's edition, a week after Ugandan authorities denied plans to shut down internet access during this week's presidential elections, public online access is blocked for millions of voters. Also...

3dFrance 24Politics

Uganda: Crackdown, internet blackout ahead of vote

Uganda's authorities have shut down rights groups, arrested opponents and their supporters, now they've turned off the internet. After 40 years in office, President Yoweri Museveni has no intention of...

4dDeutsche WellePolitics

Ugandans vote amid internet blackout and police repression

Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday for presidential elections with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his 40 years in power amid repression and internet blackouts....

2dFrance 24Politics

Tense Uganda goes to vote amid internet blackout

Ugandans lined up outside poll stations after a violent campaign saw hundreds of supporters of President Museveni 's opponent arrested....

2dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Uganda braces for tense election as Museveni seeks another win

President Museveni's supporters expect victory for the National Resistance Movement. Meanwhile, a youthful base frustrated by unemployment hopes whoever wins will heed their wishes for a better future...

3dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Uganda shuts down internet as Museveni seeks to extend long rule

Ugandan authorities shut down internet access nationwide on Tuesday, two days ahead of elections in which President Yoweri Museveni has overseen a crackdown on the opposition as he seeks to extend his...

3dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

What’s at stake in Uganda’s presidential election?

Yoweri Museveni's main challenger is musician Bobi Wine....

3dAl JazeeraPolitics

Uganda's election ends with another term for Museveni

Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of the presidential election, extending his rule beyond four decades. Meanwhile, the opposition candidate has reportedly gone into hiding....

5hDeutsche WellePolitics

Uganda: Africa’s longest-serving leader, Yoweri Museveni, seeks to extend 40-year rule

In Uganda, millions prepare to vote in a presidential election steeped in tension and controversy. President Yoweri Museveni, Africa’s longest-serving leader, is seeking a seventh term in office, but ...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Voting begins in Uganda’s presidential election during internet shutdown

Uganda’s presidential election was plagued by widespread delays Thursday in addition to a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic tactic in a country where the presi...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Sadio Mane takes Senegal past Egypt into AFCON final

In tonight's edition, Sadio Mane thrashed home a dramatic ⁠winner to send Senegal into the Africa Cup of Nations final after they edged Egypt 1-0. And the shutdown of the internet in Uganda ahead of t...

2dFrance 24SportsImpact

Report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine

In tonight's edition, a report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine. Also, widespread delays in Uganda's presidential election. And the official draw for the Women’s African ...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Uganda's leader Yoweri Museveni extends his 40-year grip on power after election commission declares him the winner

Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of the presidential election, extending his rule beyond four decades. Meanwhile, the opposition candidate has reportedly gone into hiding....

5hDeutsche WellePolitics

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