US EditionUgandan Opposition MP Abducted and Tortured Ahead of Elections
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Ugandan Opposition MP Abducted and Tortured Ahead of Elections
Barnabas Tinkasiimire, a Ugandan member of parliament critical of President Yoweri Museveni, was abducted over the weekend and apparently tortured before his release, a member of the law society said on Monday. Uganda has seen increased pressure on opposition figures ahead of presidential elections in January. Museveni announced he will seek to extend his nearly 40 years in power.
Museveni to run for 7th term in bid to extend Uganda’s era of one-man rule – The North Africa Post
President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed he will run for a seventh term in Uganda’s 2026 presidential election, potentially extending his rule to over 40 years. The 80-year-old leader made the announcement via social media, stating he had expressed interest in becoming the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s presidential flag-bearer. Museveni, who seized power in 1986 […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, 80 years old and in power for almost four decades, has been nominated as a candidate of his party, the National Resistance Movement, for the presidential election of January 2026. A decision that intervenes in a climate of repression denounced by the opposition and closely followed by the international community. Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda for nearly 40 years, intends to run for a new term at the head…
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