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Uganda electoral commission clears Museveni and Bobi Wine to run for president

Uganda’s Electoral Commission has cleared octogenarian President Yoweri Museveni to seek re-election in polls scheduled for early next year, potentially extending his rule in the East African nation to nearly half a century. His rival, Bobi Wine, was also cleared on Wednesday afternoon.

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Ugandan President Museveni, in power since 1986, to seek another term

Yoweri Museveni urges supporters to back his vision for the future as he seeks to run for a record seventh term.

Al Jazeera

Ugandan court denies bail to veteran opposition leader in treason case

A Ugandan judge refused to grant bail to veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who has been in jail for nearly nine months on treason charges.

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‘Controversy is always good fodder’: Uganda’s cartoonists turn their pens on president’s provocative son

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s inflammatory social media posts provide rich pickings for satirists in country where freedom of expression is usually curtailed

The Guardian - UK

Ugandan opposition MP abducted and tortured ahead of elections

Barnabas Tinkasiimire, a Ugandan member of parliament critical of President Yoweri Museveni, was abducted over the weekend and apparently tortured before his release, a member of the law society said on Monday. Uganda has seen increased pressure on opposition figures ahead of presidential elections in January. Museveni announced he will…

Radio France Internationale

Uganda’s President Museveni confirms bid to extend nearly 40-year rule

The 80-year-old leader pledges economic growth from today’s GDP of $66bn to $500bn within the next five years.

Al Jazeera

Ugandan opposition denounces brutal crackdown ahead of 2026 elections

With less than a year until Uganda's presidential election, the political climate is increasingly tense. The main opposition party NUP has condemned the brutal crackdown on activists, saying 2,000 kidnappings have taken place since the last elections in 2021. But the government accuses the opposition of staging the abductions for…

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Uganda’s military chief says holding opposition activist ‘in my basement’

Opposition leader says Eddie Mutwe’s abduction ‘a reminder to the world’ of breakdown in law and order in Uganda.

Al Jazeera

Uganda plans law to bring back military trials for civilians

Uganda’s government says it is planning to reintroduce military trials for civilians through a new law, despite a Supreme Court ruling in January that banned the practice.

Radio France Internationale

Bobi Wine to run for president in Uganda’s 2026 election ‘if I am still alive and not in jail’

Exclusive: Opposition leader says he has ‘no choice’ but to challenge Yoweri Museveni’s regime, despite threats and previous attacks

The Guardian - UK

Streaming: Kneecap and the best hip-hop movies

The Belfast rappers’ riotous semi-biopic adds an Irish-language twist to a sub-genre that ranges from 8 Mile and Straight Outta Compton to Patti Cake$

The Guardian - UK

President Museveni's Son Backs Ugandan Strongman For 7th Term

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's son, who had earlier said he would run in the 2026 presidential election, announced on Saturday he would not stand and would back his father instead.

International Business Times

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine released from hospital

Bobi Wine was taken to hospital on Tuesday after he was hit in the leg with a tear-gas canister.

Al Jazeera

Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine 'Shot In The Leg By Police'

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, a leading critic of authoritarian President Yoweri Museveni, was shot in the leg by police on Tuesday, a statement said.

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Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine shot in the leg after confrontation with police

Uganda's main opposition leader Bobi Wine was shot in the leg and seriously injured by security agents in a northern suburb of the capital Kampala on Tuesday, his party said.

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Ugandan President Warns Against Anti-Corruption Protests

President Museveni warns against anti-corruption protests in Uganda. Youth plan peaceful march despite government opposition.

Radio France Internationale

Uganda police surround opposition leader's party HQ ahead of protests

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday that security forces had besieged his party headquarters, on the eve of an anti-corruption march which has been banned by the authorities.

The Guardian - UK

Streaming: the best films about elections

From The Manchurian Candidate and Primary Colors to Uganda’s Bobi Wine: The People’s President, the high-stakes drama of voting season lends itself to film-making

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Bobi Wine's fight for democracy in Uganda continues on the big screen

Ugandan pop star-turned-opposition leader Bobi Wine is at the heart of a documentary that charts his electoral challenge to long-time ruler Yoweri Museveni. The film was nominated for an Oscar.

The Guardian - UK

Oscar nomination gives Bobi Wine new hope of toppling Uganda’s regime

After years of repression, a film about Bobi Wine’s heroic stand against Yoweri Museveni has given new life to the opposition

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