Kampala, Jan 12, 2026 (AFP) - Ugandans to head to polls as Museveni looks likely to extend term

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Ugandans will vote in elections on Thursday which are all but guaranteed to extend the 40-year rule of President Yoweri Museveni, with many nervous about a possible crackdown. Museveni faces singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine, 43 -- real name Robert Kyagulanyi -- who is taking a second run at the presidency after his 2021 campaign ended in bloodshed and disappointment. But the 81-year-old incumbent president, who has held power since 1986, is tak......

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