Latest articles on Bobi Wine

Uganda: ‘I have never seen this much tear-gas in an election’

Africa Andrew Arinaitwe - 22 Jan 2021

Counting was slow across Uganda as a result of the internet shutdown, which affected some of the biometric machines used to validate voter registrations.

Museveni declared winner of disputed Uganda election

Africa Al Jazeera - 16 Jan 2021

Security personnel out in force as longtime president wins sixth term and main challenger Bobi Wine alleges rigging.

Populism faces test in Uganda and Kenya

Africa Eric Ndubi - 14 Jan 2021

Bobi Wine and William Ruto set out to upend the political status quo in their respective countries

Ugandans vote in charged election under internet blackout

Africa Nick Perry & Grace Matsiko - 14 Jan 2021

The internet went down on the eve of the vote, with some parts of the country reporting complete disruptions or significant slowdowns, after one of the most violent campaigns in years

What would a Wine win look like?

Africa Andrew Arinaitwe - 13 Jan 2021

Ugandans’ choice at the polls was more about stemming a sixth term for the Museveni regime than about actual policy

Uganda comms regulator orders social media shutdown ahead of vote

Africa Agence France Presse - 12 Jan 2021

The vote will come after one of the bloodiest campaigns in years, as veteran leader Yoweri Museveni seeks a sixth term against popstar-turned-MP Bobi Wine

Facebook shuts down Ugandan accounts ahead of general elections

Africa Al Jazeera - 12 Jan 2021

Tech giant accuses some officials of a coordinated attack targeting public debate ahead of Thursday’s election

How Covid-19 is reshaping African governance

Africa Gregory Kearns & Mvemba Phezo Dizolele - 9 Jan 2021

The acute nature of the pandemic has galvanised civil society to demand better accountability

‘It is extreme’: Uganda tightens screws as vote looms

Africa Nick Perry - 6 Jan 2021

Tear gas, midnight arrests, threats and intimidation — the tactics employed every election cycle in Uganda are familiar to all who dare challenge President Yoweri Museveni's 35-year grip on power

Pandemic of human rights abuses haunts governments in East and Southern Africa

Africa Deprose Muchena - 14 Dec 2020

In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions

Uganda’s professional elites need to take a stand

Africa Eric Mwine-Mugaju - 11 Dec 2020

COMMENT: The protests against the Ugandan president’s 35-year rule are being led by the youth. But they cannot do it alone

On the campaign trail with Bobi Wine

Africa Liam Taylor - 7 Dec 2020

Dodging tear gas and bullets with Uganda’s opposition leader

‘Don’t vote, overthrow the dictators’

Africa Simon Allison - 21 Nov 2020

Tanzania’s opposition leader, who is again in exile, says ‘instead of telling people to vote, we should be telling them to prepare for popular revolt

Maintaining Museveni’s securitised state

Africa Su Muhereza & Eshban Kwesiga - 11 Nov 2020

As Ugandans prepare to go to the polls in January 2021, the involvement of security forces in the electoral process is a given and political reform seems a long way off

Museveni isn’t worried about winning the election, but about what comes next

Africa Eric Mwine-Mugaju - 4 Oct 2020

Uganda’s president is likely to win the next election. But Bobi Wine’s constituency poses the most serious threat yet to his continued rule

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Latest articles on Bobi Wine

Uganda: ‘I have never seen this much tear-gas in an election’

Museveni declared winner of disputed Uganda election

Populism faces test in Uganda and Kenya

Ugandans vote in charged election under internet blackout

What would a Wine win look like?

Uganda comms regulator orders social media shutdown ahead of vote

Facebook shuts down Ugandan accounts ahead of general elections

How Covid-19 is reshaping African governance

‘It is extreme’: Uganda tightens screws as vote looms

Pandemic of human rights abuses haunts governments in East and Southern Africa

Uganda’s professional elites need to take a stand

On the campaign trail with Bobi Wine

‘Don’t vote, overthrow the dictators’

Maintaining Museveni’s securitised state

Museveni isn’t worried about winning the election, but about what comes next

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