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Ugandan president re-elected for 7th time as observers decry intimidation

A police officer unloads ballot boxes in Kampala in front of a campaign poster for President Yoweri Museveni during Uganda's general elections on 15 January 2026. © AFP - LUIS TATO

President Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner of Uganda's election on Saturday, granting Africa's longest-serving leader a seventh term in office. African observers have denounced "reports of intimidation, arrest and abductions" targeting the opposition that they say undermined the polls' credibility.

Museveni won 71.65 percent of votes in Thursday's presidential election, according to official results. His closest challenger, former entertainer Bobi Wine, took 24.72 percent.

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