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Uganda names January 14 for Presidential vote

Ugandan musician turned politician, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, and Uganda's four-time Presidential candidate Kizza Besigye attend a joint news conference over the government handling of the coronavirus disease in October 2020. [Reuters]

Presidential elections in Uganda, which will notably pitch incumbent Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, against popular youth singer Bobi Wine, will be held on January 14, according to an official announcement Wednesday.

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