Tag: #AfricanPolitics
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MUSEVENI’S IRON GRIP: 40 YEARS IN, STILL CHASING TERM #7
Ever heard a leader slam power-hungry dictators, then pull a 180 and rule for four decades? That’s Yoweri Museveni in a nutshell—back in 1986, he rode into Uganda’s presidency promising fresh change after toppling tyrants like Idi Amin and Obote. Fast-forward to today, and the 81-year-old is eyeing a seventh term in Thursday’s vote, with…
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TOUADÉRA SECURES THIRD TERM IN CAR WITH 76% MAJORITY AMID OPPOSITION BOYCOTT
BANGUI – Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra won re-election decisively, grabbing 76.15% of the vote in the Dec. 28 presidential poll, provisional results from the electoral commission showed Monday night. Top election official Mathias Morouba announced the tally: Ex-PM Anicet-Georges Dologuele took 14.66%, Henri-Marie Dondra 3.19%, with 52.42% turnout. The 68-year-old leader, in power…
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UGANDA SLAMS BAN ON LIVE RIOT BROADCASTS AS MUSEVENI ELECTION LOOMS
Tensions boiling pre-vote? Uganda just muzzled live TV/streams of riots, illegal marches, and violence Ministry of Info & Tech says it stops panic and escalation. No inciting, hateful content either. Kicks in days before Jan 15 polls, where 40-year ruler Yoweri Museveni eyes extension against pop-star Bobi Wine (43). Hundreds of opposition nabbed already; Amnesty…
