East Africa

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Gay voters in Uganda are anxious after President Yoweri Museveni called homosexuals a “deviation”Read More

[Africa In Fact] While we wait for the official results to be verified and released, the following will provide a summary of events that took place on election day in Uganda.Read More

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Tracing their family members is complicated by camp relocations and lack of access to conflict-hit Tigray region, aid workers sayRead More

[DW] Presidential candidate Bobi Wine has tweeted that he is ‘under siege’ as the military enters his home. This comes hours after Wine disputed partial election results showing President Yoweri Museveni in the lead.Read More

[DW] Bobi Wine, a 38-year-old musician, is the frontrunner seeking to replace long-time leader Yoweri Museveni, who eyes a sixth term. Voters headed to the polls amid an internet blackout.Read More

[Monitor] The embattled Jinja RDC, Mr Eric Sakwa has been dropped by President Museveni in the new reshuffle of Resident District Commissioners and their deputies two days to the general election.Read More

[Monitor] The Democratic Party flag bearer for Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament seat, Mr Abraham Luzzi has declared his support for National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential flag bearer Yoweri Museveni, causing confusion among party members in the district ahead of the Thursday election.Read More

[Monitor] As President Museveni endeavours to mend fences with the fishing communities who claim they were tortured by the army’s Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU),majority have vowed not to vote for National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidates in the Thursday national elections.Read More

[Monitor] Three of Uganda’s major opposition parties met Tuesday morning to express discontent after a tense electoral campaign period marred by civilian deaths, teargas, bullets, abductions and incarcerations of over 200 political actors ahead of crucial January 14 election.Read More

[Monitor] Uganda’s communications regulator on Tuesday ordered internet service providers to shut down social media and messaging applications, just two days before elections.Read More