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Malawi showers Uganda and will get the price tag

Malawi managed to beat (1-0) Uganda, who were at a qualifying spot, to win, instead of Cranes, the second Group B ticket to Cameroon. It comes a long way from this Malawi team that won its third qualifier for CAN by beating Uganda who still had the advantages of the forecasts, after Burkina Faso, in this group B. The Cranes can…

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.…

opponent Bobi Wine under fire from security forces

In Uganda, presidential candidate Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, had to cancel his campaign yesterday, Tuesday 1 December. His vehicle came under fire from security forces. Two members of his campaign team were also injured. Opponent of President Yoweri Museveni appeals to the Electoral Commission. He…

civil society and the police share the responsibility

Tolls last week in Kampala have increased from 37 to 50, according to police. Conflicts erupted after a new arrest of singer Bobi Wine, which had angered his followers and led to violent clashes with police. Bobi Wine has since regained his freedom, but more than 800 people are in police custody. 836 arrests in six days, more…

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…