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KAMPALA, Uganda — The East African Community (EAC) has deployed a 61‑member Election Observation Mission (EOM) to monitor Uganda’s general election scheduled for 15 January…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s 2026 general election was thrown into early turmoil after biometric voter verification machines malfunctioned at multiple polling stations, forcing electoral officials…
RWAKITURA, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the incumbent and presidential flagbearer of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), has cast his ballot at his designated…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, widely known as Bobi Wine, has cast his ballot at his designated polling station in Magere, as…
KIRUHURA, Uganda — Voting in Uganda’s 2026 general election got under way on Thursday 15, January 2025 amid widespread polling delays, a nationwide internet blackout…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s 2026 election day was marked by widespread polling delays, a sweeping internet blackout and rising political tensions, undermining efforts to present…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandans are voting in a deeply polarized presidential election that pits long-time ruler President Yoweri Museveni against charismatic pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — When the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) ordered a nationwide suspension of public internet access at 6pm on January 13, 2026, it marked…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Chairperson of Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC), Justice Simon Byabakama, has dismissed threats aimed at influencing the outcome of the January 15…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has entered a new digital blackout as the government enforces sweeping restrictions on public internet access and mobile services, raising fresh…