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Museveni: Uganda's ex-revolutionary entering 5th decade in power
Yoweri Museveni has been president longer than most Ugandans have been alive, and shows no sign of giving up his place among the world's longest-serving leaders.
By AFP
2026-01-17 17:16:45
By Gerard Nyele
2026-01-17 17:11:00
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, 81, won a seventh term in office on Saturday with 71.65 percent of the vote, the country's Electoral Commission said.
By AFP
2026-01-17 16:25:03
Bobi Wine resurfaces hours after his alleged abduction by military, says wife and family under house arrest; condemns killings of at least 10 demonstrators.
By Ronald Kipruto
2026-01-17 15:05:22
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said that he had escaped a police raid on his home and was in hiding as the country braced for the results of a fraught election.
By AFP
2026-01-17 14:32:35
The election fever in the region has also hit some of the member states in Somalia with Puntland and Jubaland particularly unhappy with developments in Mogadishu.
By David Okwembah
2026-01-17 14:01:43
Gunmen killed seven people in a township outside the South African city of Cape Town early on Saturday in an incident believed to be extortion-related, police said.
By AFP
2026-01-17 11:52:46
"We have not necessarily denied people accessing (Wine), but we cannot tolerate instances where people use his residence to gather and... incite violence," police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke said.
By AFP
2026-01-17 11:00:56
Heavy rains have drenched northeastern South Africa since late last year, claiming at least 30 lives, and the region is on maximum alert for more rain in the coming days.
By AFP
2026-01-17 10:29:23
Uganda army denies abducting opposition candidate Bobi Wine from his home last night as incumbent President Yoweri Museveni takes early lead in the polls.
By AFP
2026-01-17 10:17:49
The Trump administration has been critical of South Africa over its diplomatic ties with Iran, citing them as an example of South Africa taking 'an anti-American stance' in its foreign policy.
By AP News
2026-01-17 08:11:29
The death toll across South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe is an accumulation after weeks of heavy rains.
By AP News
2026-01-17 08:05:45
Figures by Electoral Commission showed Museveni had secured about 76 per cent of the vote amid vote rigging claims.
By Ndung’u Gachane And Lewis Nyaundi
2026-01-17 07:00:00
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