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I only have eyes for Bobi Wine
Ever since Bobi Wine, Uganda’s biggest pop star, won his seat in parliament in a contested 2017 race, western journalists have...
Zimbabwe’s opposition copies the Kenyan playbook
Raila Odinga told Nelson Chamisa: 'Declare victory early, and keep declaring' — and Chamisa listened
After Mugabe: Do I dare to hope, as a Ugandan?
For many Ugandans, Mugabe’s fall has been welcomed with excitement in hopes that Yoweri Museveni’s firm 31-year-grip on power will finally be toppled.
Zuma hails Uganda for ‘peaceful’ poll amid US backlash
Ugandans ‘deserved better’, says the US as African observer missions and presidents praise the election that saw Yoweri Museveni reinstalled.
Uganda opposition leader held after election loss
Kizza Besigye has been detained for the fourth time in just over a week – a period in which he also lost to Yoweri Museveni in the national election.
Uganda’s Besigye released on bail
Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been released on bail, after being arrested at a gathering in Kampala following the death of a policeman.
Ugandan police crack down on new Besigye gathering
Ugandan police have dispersed thousands of supporters of opposition leader Kizza Besigye who gathered to hear his calls for cost-of-living protests.
Uganda’s Besigye vows to press on with protests
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye says that cost-of-living protests must go on, despite a lull in recent weeks while he was out of the country.
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