This is a critical moment in Uganda’s politics. The country held a presidential election a week ago, local elections are ongoing, and parties would ordinarily be implementing post-election strategies ...

Mr. Wine’s party said on X that “an army helicopter” had landed in his compound and “forcibly” taken him away ahead of election results in Uganda, during a nationwide internet blackout. By Matthew ...

End harassment, Hold Those Responsible to AccountUgandan authorities have intensified attacks on the country's main opposition party since presidential elections took place on January 15, 2026, Human ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, leader of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, addresses supporters during his ...

Bobi Wine, the main opposition candidate, accused the government of vote rigging and has called for street protests. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Reporting from Kampala, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni of ...

The East African Community (EAC) Election Observation Mission has highlighted internal conflicts and organizational weaknesses within Uganda's political parties, warning that these issues are ...

Uganda order comes amid allegations of repression, detentions Museveni seeks to extend rule, has changed constitution twice UN reports rights violations, Uganda says actions justified KAMPALA, Jan 13 ...

Museveni credited with nearly 74% of vote so far Deadly violence in central Uganda overnight Opposition leader reportedly taken by army KAMPALA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Ugandan opposition leader Bobi ...

The country’s military chief said on Friday that the actions followed the presidential election in which Museveni, 81, who has led the East African nation for nearly four decades, was declared to have ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandans voted in a tense national election on Thursday after an often violent campaign and internet shutdown, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his rule into a fifth ...

Police officers detain a voter on the ground near a polling station in Kampala on January 15, 2026, during Uganda's 2026 general elections. [AFP] Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is under house ...