Uganda goes to the polls amid heavy security and internet blackout

Ugandans are voting in a tense presidential election as 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his four-decade rule amid an internet shutdown and heavy military deployment.

  News   Jan 15, 2026   0   14  Add to Reading List
Uganda goes to the polls amid heavy security and internet blackout
An armed Ugandan riot policeman patrols past campaign posters for longtime President Yoweri Museveni.

Ugandans are voting in a tense presidential election as 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his four-decade rule amid an internet shutdown and heavy military deployment.

(Image credit: Ben Curtis)

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