10 h. ago Uganda’s President secures seventh term as opposition rejects ‘fake results’

The musician-turned-politician best known as Bobi Wine condemned what he described as an unfair electoral process

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28 h. ago Ugandan election descends into violence with opposition leader captured and at least seven 'supporters' killed as President Museveni closes in on landslide victory

The National Union Party said on Friday evening that their leader, Bobi Wine, had been taken by the army from his house and brought to an unknown location.

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28 h. ago Uganda’s opposition leader ‘taken by army’ as Museveni nears re

Bobi Wine flown to unknown location, his party says, hours after security forces allegedly killed 10 of his campaignersThe Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was taken from his house and brought to an unknown location on Friday, his party said as President Yoweri Museveni closed in on a landslide re-election.Wine’s National Unity Platform party said on Friday evening in a post on X that an army helicopter had landed in his compound in the capital, Kampala, and “forcibly taken him away to an unknown destination”. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Bobi Wine ‘forcibly taken’ from home as Uganda’s Museveni nears landslide re

Opposition leader taken by army helicopter to unknown location, his party says, hours after security forces allegedly kill 10 campaign staffThe Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was taken from his house and brought to an unknown location on Friday, his party said as President Yoweri Museveni closed in on a landslide re-election.Wine’s National Unity Platform party said on Friday evening in a post on X that an army helicopter had landed in his compound in the capital, Kampala, and “forcibly taken him away to an unknown destination”. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Ugandan opposition MP says security forces stormed home killing 10 people

Muwanga Kivumbi says campaign staff shot dead after elections expected to extend President Yoweri Museveni’s ruleA senior member of the Ugandan opposition has said security forces stormed his house early on Friday morning and shot dead 10 members of his campaign team after a general election that was expected to result in President Yoweri Museveni extending his nearly four-decade grip on power.Muwanga Kivumbi, of the National Unity Platform (NUP), told Reuters the incident happened at about 3am local time when security forces “broke the front door and began shooting” inside a garage where the people were waiting for the results of the election for his parliamentary seat to be announced. “It was a massacre,” he said. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Early results show Museveni leading Uganda election amid reports of violence

Veteran president holding off main challenger Bobi Wine after campaign marred by violence at opposition ralliesThe veteran Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, held a commanding lead in early presidential election results announced on Friday, as conflicting accounts emerged of violence after the vote.Museveni, who is 81 and has ruled Uganda since seizing power in 1986, is seeking a decisive victory after a campaign marred by violence at opposition rallies. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Early results show Museveni in lead in Uganda election as violence reported

Veteran president holding off main challenger Bobi Wine after campaign marred by violence at opposition ralliesThe veteran Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, held a commanding lead in early presidential election results announced on Friday as conflicting accounts emerged of violence reported after the vote.Museveni, who is 81 and has ruled Uganda since seizing power in 1986, wants a decisive victory following a campaign marred by violence at opposition rallies. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago I can’t wait for ‘absolutely nuts’ Tartan Army to come to Boston – but I hope my country gives Scotland World Cup shock

BOSTON’S top Haitian leader says she “can’t wait” to welcome the Tartan Army to her city. But Ruthzee Louijeune, 39, warned the team from her parents’ home nation may give us a World Cup shock. The Massachusetts capital will host two of our group ties, including the June 13 opener against Haiti. Ruthzee, who was...

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69 h. ago Ugandans to vote in election expected to extend Museveni’s four

Campaign beset by violence with supporters of rival candidate Bobi Wine teargassed and detainedUgandans are preparing to vote in an election that is expected to result in Yoweri Museveni extending his nearly four-decade grip on power in the east African country, after a campaign beset by violence.Security forces have frequently clamped down on supporters of Museveni’s main opponent, Bobi Wine, by teargassing and shooting bullets at events and detaining people. Authorities have also arrested civil society members and suspended rights groups. On Tuesday, they shut down internet access and limited mobile phone services countrywide. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Photos show opposition leader Bobi Wine campaigning ahead of Uganda's presidential election

Uganda's main opposition presidential candidate, a musician-turned-politician known as Bobi Wine, campaigns ahead of next week's election.

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1 week ago Nicolas Maduro captured: New pictures show operation from air strikes to shackles

Incredible new pictures capturing the Maduro capture operation show a chaotic 24 hours - starting from the fury of the US Army's raid and ending with the Venezuelan leader in shackles

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