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.
Iran vowed on Thursday to defend itself against any foreign threat, after US President Donald Trump said he would “watch it and see” about military action over the crackdown on protesters.
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
Lissu has now spent over 260 days in custody, according to the timeline in court records cited in the proceedings.
Tundu Lissu ni mwanasiasa mkongwe wa upinzani na mmoja wa wakosoaji wakuu wa sera na utendaji wa serikali nchini Tanzania, anakabiliwa na mashtaka ya Uhaini ambayo anadaiwa kuyatenda mnamo mwezi Aprili 2025. Kesi yake imeibua mjadala mpana kuhusu uhuru wa kisiasa, nafasi ya upinzani na mwenendo wa haki katika masuala yanayogusa wanasiasa.
Zaidi ya watu milioni 20 wamejiandikisha kupiga kura katika nchi hiyo ya Afrika Mashariki, huku Museveni mwenye umri wa miaka 81 akitarajiwa kwa kiasi kikubwa kuendelea kutawala kwa muhula mwingine, akisaidiwa na udhibiti wake mkubwa wa vyombo vya dola na usalama baada ya zaidi ya miongo minne madarakani.
At 81 — though some opponents say he is older — Museveni says he is fighting fit and ready for a seventh term if he wins Thursday’s election.
Mobutu era left few visible traces behind: a handful of palaces and monuments to the late dictator lie decrepit, while virtually no infrastructure from his time survives to this day
It said during their detention in Mai Serwa prison, near the capital Asmara, some had been confined to metal containers where temperatures fluctuated between extreme heat and bitter cold.
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