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Polls close in Uganda after delays, internet blackout

A voter casts her ballot at a public ground used as a polling station in Kampala on January 15, 2026, during Uganda’s 2026 general elections. [AFP]

Polls closed in Uganda on Thursday after a chaotic day of voting that took place under an internet blackout and with long delays caused by technical breakdowns as President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his 40 years in power.

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