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Uganda's veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye stands in the dock at the Makindye Martial Court in Kampala, on November 20, 2024.[AFP]
Hunger-striking Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in court on Friday looking frail, his supporters said, after one of his lawyers described him as "critically ill".
Besigye, 68, is a leading opponent of the country's President Yoweri Museveni, in power for nearly 40 years, whom he has challenged unsuccessfully in four elections.
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