Uganda’s most prominent opposition presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, has declared that he is “not free,” raising concerns about his safety and the whereabouts of his close political allies just days after the country’s general elections. Taking to his official X account on Thursday, January 22, 2026, Wine revealed that his…
Cable News Network (CNN) African correspondent Larry Madowo has issued a cautionary warning to the public after digitally altered images linking Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine to an alleged abduction circulated online. In a post on his official X account on Saturday, January 17, 2026, Madowo explained that the images…
Polling stations in multiple parts of Uganda remained closed nearly two hours after voting was scheduled to begin on Thursday, according to AFP journalists and local sources. President Yoweri Museveni, 81, is seeking to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet shutdown and a heavy police presence targeting opposition supporters.…