The 2026 Ugandan presidential election, held on Thursday (January 15, 2026) amid heightened tensions and an internet blackout, appears poised to extend President Yoweri Museveni's four-decade rule, amid concerns over technical snags causing delays and an internet blackout. SnapshotA widely shared n»»»

The singer-turned-politician is hoping to unseat longtime president, who is seeking a seventh term. Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has been cleared to run in the presidential election scheduled in January, the Electoral Commission has confirmed a week aft»»»

Uganda's Electoral Commission on Tuesday cleared octogenarian President Yoweri Museveni to seek reelection in polls due to be held early next year, which could extend his rule in the East African nation to nearly half a century. A former rebel, Museveni has been credited with stabilising Uganda, pr»»»

KAMPALA - Uganda's Electoral Commission on Tuesday cleared octogenarian President Yoweri Museveni to seek reelection in polls due to be held early next year, which could extend his rule in the East African nation to nearly half a century. A former rebel, Museveni has been credited with stabilising »»»

KAMPALA: Uganda’s authoritarian leader, who has been in power since 1986, was confirmed on Tuesday as a candidate in January’s presidential vote and urged supporters to back his vision for the future. Electoral officials formally declared President Yoweri Museveni a candidate at an event just outsi»»»