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

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

Published by Sam Flores

Bobi Wine at a press conference, Kampala, Uganda, January 14, 2026. THOMAS MUKOYA / REUTERS In Uganda, the political repression orchestrated by a regime that has been firmly entrenched in power for 40 years did not conclude with the overwhelming and preordained seventh victory of Yoweri Museveni in the January 15 presidential election. Since then, several dozen protesters have been killed, and hundreds more are languishing in prison. The fate of the two main opposition leaders, Robert Kyagulanyi – known as “Bobi Wine” – and Kizza Besigye, illustrates this stifling of democracy and the versatility of the regime’s repressive machinery. Wine has been living in hiding for a month, evading a manhunt led by the security forces at the behest of Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the chief of the General Staff and the presumed successor to his father, the president. Besigye is waiting in his cell for a trial before a specially convened court that offers little hope of fairness. Accused of high treason on charges he denies, Besigye is to be tried by military officers sitting …

Uganda’s young players chase the Quidditch World Cup dream

Uganda’s young players chase the Quidditch World Cup dream

Published by Sam Flores

Harry Potter fans may have dreamed of soaring across a pitch on a broomstick, and while that fantasy remains out of reach, a close alternative is taking shape in Uganda, where a real-life version of Quidditch is being played in a village. Now known as quadball, the sport unites boys and girls around a shared ambition of competing in the Quidditch World Cup, as Clarisse Fortuné reports. Keywords for this article Source link

Uganda’s Museveni Wins Re-Election, Opposition Leader at Large

Uganda’s Museveni Wins Re-Election, Opposition Leader at Large

Published by Sam Flores

KAMPALA, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Veteran President Yoweri Museveni was declared the landslide winner of ‌Uganda’s ​presidential election on Saturday, extending his rule ‌into a fifth decade after a contest marred by violent incidents and allegations of fraud.  The result hands the ​81-year-old Museveni the decisive victory he sought to bolster his political position as speculation mounts about his eventual succession.  Uganda’s electoral commission said at a ceremony in ‍the capital Kampala on Saturday that Museveni had ​received just under 72% of the vote. His main challenger, the pop singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine, was credited with 24%. Wine has alleged mass fraud during ​the election, which was ⁠held under an internet blackout that authorities said was needed to prevent “misinformation”, and called on supporters to protest. Wine’s whereabouts were unknown on Saturday after he said he had escaped a raid by the military on his house. People close to him told Reuters he was at large in Uganda. “Last night was very difficult at our home … The military and the police raided us. They switched …

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

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

Published by Sam Flores

Yoweri Museveni’s main challenger is musician Bobi Wine. Uganda holds elections on Thursday, with President Yoweri Museveni hoping to extend his four decades in power. Supporters of his main opponent, musician Bobi Wine, allege harassment and intimidation. So, what’s at stake for one of the world’s youngest populations? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Robert Kabushenga – host of The Bad Natives podcast Alex Vines – Africa programme director at the European Council on Foreign Relations Joseph Ochieno – commentator on African affairs Published On 13 Jan 202613 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link

Uganda’s Two Tyrants | Helen Epstein

Uganda’s Two Tyrants | Helen Epstein

Published by José Betancourt

In the mid-1990s I worked as a biochemist in Uganda. Nearly all I knew about the country when I got there was that it had once been ruled by Idi Amin, whose forces had killed thousands of people.1 He was notorious for expelling Uganda’s Asian population, welcoming the hijackers of an Air France jet, lecturing Richard Nixon about civil rights, and trying to improve public morals by banning miniskirts and wigs. Amin had been overthrown in 1979, but his regime left behind plenty of artifacts: a spray of bullet holes on a building façade, an enormous crane hanging over a vanity construction project abruptly abandoned when he was ousted, a photograph of the exhumed shards of a friend’s father’s skull. What must it have been like to live under such a regime? And how do societies in general behave under such pressure? Derek Peterson’s A Popular History of Idi Amin’s Uganda explores these questions, much discussed during the cold war and unfortunately still relevant today. Uganda was once part of the British Empire, from which …