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Opponent Bobi Wine urges Ugandans to get up

Nearly two months after the presidential election, opponent Bobi Wine is asking the people to mobilize to contest the official results of the vote and the victory of outgoing President Yoweri Museveni. After withdrawing its appeal to the Supreme Court, the main opposition candidate now calls on the Ugandans to respond. as…

in Uganda disrupted the election marketing campaign of the pandemic

In Uganda, less than a month before the January 14 presidential election, the Electoral Commission announced this Saturday, December 26, the suspension of political meetings in several districts of the country, including the capital Kampala. A decision justified by the authorities' desire to avoid the spread of Covid-19, while the epidemic is accelerating in the country, which has more than 35,000 cases…

a number of died after a shipwreck at Lake Albert

A pirog turned on Lake Albert on Wednesday as it traveled with its passengers from the DRC to Uganda. Several people died. Several people have died and others are missing after a shipwreck that occurred at Lake Albert on Wednesday. A pirog turned around as he traveled with his passengers from the DRC to Uganda to buy or sell…

opponent Bobi Wine in the campaign again

In Uganda, Bobi Wine, the main challenger to President Yoweri Museveni before the presidential election on January 14, 2021, went on the road on Thursday after another collision with the police this week. On Tuesday, his vehicle came under fire from the police. Since the campaign opened last month, incidents have multiplied.…

NGOs are concerned about the violence in the presidential campaign

In Uganda, opponent Bobi Wine was released on Friday, November 20, after two days in police custody. He was arrested on Wednesday while fighting for the presidential election in January 2021. The announcement of his arrest sparked protests on Wednesday which were violently suppressed by the security forces. According to a recent police report, there are 37 dead and more than 45 seriously injured. Violence is condemned by civil society organizations. The campaign for the presidential election has just begun and several…

opponent Bobi Wine prosecuted but was released on bail

President Yoweri Museveni's main opponent in Uganda's presidential election was accused on November 20 of "acts likely to spread a contagious disease" and "violations of Covid-19 rules". He was then released. Bobi Wine was arrested two days ago for violating sanitation rules during an election rally. Bobi Wine is accused of violating Covid-19 measures to bring together more than 200 people at one of his November 18 rallies; his lawyers accuse the regime of using anti-Covid-19 measures to prevent it from campaigning.…