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Long-time Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner of the country’s disputed presidential election Saturday, but the main opposition party rejected the results as fraudulent and called for an independent audit of the count.
Feb. 20, 2016
In Uganda, Change for the Better, or Rule by the Gun?
March 12, 2000
Uganda’s constitutional court has upheld an anti-gay law that in some cases allows the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality.’
April 3, 2024
Ugandan gay rights activists asked the international community to mount more pressure on the government of Uganda to repeal an anti-gay law.
April 4, 2024
His closest challenger disputes the results, but foreign observers say the polling was free and fair.
Feb. 26, 2006
Two decades after the death of leader Idi Amin, some Ugandans want to memorialize him, despite a documented record of human rights abuses.
Nov. 13, 2023
Serious conversations in Africa usually get down to this: Why so much pain here?
June 27, 1995
President Yoweri Museveni has refused to sign into law a controversial new bill against homosexuality that prescribes the death penalty in some cases.
April 20, 2023
Movies
The National Geographic documentary charts Uganda’s unlikely political showdown, between a popular celebrity running for highest office and an authoritarian.
July 28, 2023
The U.N.’s top human rights official is urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to block anti-LGBTQ legislation.
March 22, 2023