Uganda Election Hit by Delays After Internet Blackout
Some linked the problems to an internet blackout imposed by the government on Tuesday despite repeated promises not to do so.
Category: Politics
Uganda Opposition Says Voting Deliberately Delayed Amid Internet Blackout
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
What next for Tundu Lissu’s treason case?
Lissu has now spent over 260 days in custody, according to the timeline in court records cited in the proceedings.
Ni nini hatma ya kesi ya Lissu?
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.
Kiongozi wa upinzani Uganda Bobi Wine aonya maandamano endapo uchaguzi utahujumiwa
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.
Museveni: Still Seeking Power After 40 Years of Rule
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 Expo Lays Bare DR Congo Dictator’s Troubled Legacy 30 years on
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
UN Urges Release of 10,000 Arbitrarily Detained in Eritrea
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.
Zelensky holds new talks with US envoys on ending Ukraine war
Ukraine hopes to convince the US that a ceasefire must be agreed without prior territorial concessions to Russia, while the country’s European allies stress that any deal must bring a “just peace” and ensure Russia does not resume hostilities in future.
M23 Consolidates Control of DR Congo City, Bodies in Streets
Around 10 bodies were collected from the streets between Wednesday and Thursday, according to local sources and witnesses.
