Ugandan opposition party says it will challenge election result; two dead in protests
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party said on Sunday that it was preparing to challenge President Yoweri Museveni’s election win and condemned what it...
Uganda’s Museveni wins sixth term, rival alleges fraud
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has scored a decisive election victory to win a sixth term, the country’s election commission said on Saturday, but his...
ISS: Uganda’s social media battleground is not just an African trend
Elections are a reminder that free speech must be weighed up against information warfare when considering restrictions.
In the earlier days of Ugandan Yoweri Museveni’s...
Uganda’s Museveni takes early election lead as rival alleges fraud
Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni took an early lead in Uganda’s presidential election according to preliminary results on Friday, though his main rival said there...
Ugandans choose between long-time leader and popstar politician
Ugandans wearing face masks to brave the pandemic voted on Thursday as police and soldiers patrolled the streets of the capital during a presidential...
Ugandans lose voice, digital rights in pre-poll blackout
Uganda’s ban on social media days before presidential elections shows a rattled president flexing power over the Internet at the expense of free speech...
US cancels its observation of Uganda’s presidential election
The United States has cancelled its observation of Uganda’s presidential election because most of its accreditation requests were denied and said Thursday’s vote would...
Uganda orders all social media to be blocked – letter
Uganda ordered internet service providers to block all social media platforms and messaging apps on Tuesday until further notice, a letter from the country’s...
ISS: CAR elections expose the depth of the country’s crisis
Is more robust engagement needed to neutralise armed groups unwilling to give peace a chance?
On 27 December 2020, citizens of the Central African Republic...
Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine says soldiers raided his home
Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine said soldiers raided his home on Tuesday and arrested his guards, two days before an election pitting the...
Armscor in-house expertise can generate revenue
Sweating Armscor assets, mainly property, was at one stage trumpeted as the way to eventually ensuring financial independence for the State-owned defence and security...
