Soldiers and police are on the streets as Ugandans prepare to vote
The government has cracked down on the opposition for months
Autocratic governments are using coronavirus as a pretext to clamp down on opponents
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[caption id="attachment_78021" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of pop star turned lawmaker
This new history of Uganda is a must-read
[caption id="attachment_76401" align="aligncenter" width="180"] Cambridge University Press[/caption] Every January, I
Kenya’s government just let the opposition candidate swear himself in as a ‘parallel’ president
[caption id="attachment_68702" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of the Kenyan opposition leader
Ugandan lawmakers brawl over bill on presidential age limit. Here’s what citizens think.
A debate over a bill in Uganda’s parliament Tuesday turned
Museveni got more votes than love in Uganda’s election
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In Uganda, many find it difficult to believe that Museveni could ever be defeated in an election
[caption id="attachment_31674" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A fading campaign poster featuring President Yoweri
The rise of morality politics in Africa: Talk is cheap and dangerous, but wins votes
[caption id="attachment_7065" align="aligncenter" width="300"] (Stephen Wandera/AP)[/caption] Melina Platas Izama is a PhD