Senegal stunned Morocco in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final as Pape Gueye’s goal gave them a 1-0 extra-time win over the hosts at the end of a match marred by disgraceful scenes following a controversial penalty award.
Wine said Friday that he was under house arrest, and his party later wrote on X that he had been “forcibly taken” by an army helicopter from his compound.
A senior member of the Ugandan opposition told AFP on Friday that security forces stormed his home the previous day as the country held elections, shooting dead 10 members of his campaign team.
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was under house arrest on Friday, a day after elections in which early results showed a commanding lead for President Yoweri Museveni as he seeks to extend his 40-year rule.
Maafisa wa Marekani wanasema hatua hiyo inalenga kufanya upya ukaguzi wa taratibu za kuchuja na kuchunguza waombaji, wakisisitiza kuwa wahamiaji wapya wanapaswa kuwa na uwezo wa kujitegemea kifedha na kutoegemea msaada wa serikali
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.
The State Department says the review is meant to ensure immigrants are financially stable and do not become a burden on taxpayers.
Some linked the problems to an internet blackout imposed by the government on Tuesday despite repeated promises not to do so.
In many areas, voting had yet to start hours after polls were due to open as biometric machines — used to verify voters’ identity — were malfunctioning and ballot boxes were undelivered
Ugandans found polling stations still not open hours after voting was due to start Thursday, as President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet shutdown and a police crackdown on the opposition.
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