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Yoweri Museveni triumphed in Uganda’s presidential elections on Thursday, prompting a range of reactions from the international community. Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, won 60.8 percent of the vote, ahead of main rival Kizza Besigye on 35.4 percent in a highly contentious election. The day was marred by a social media blackout and seven-hour delays in ballots ...

Kampala – Partial results in Uganda’s election on Friday gave president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni a solid lead, as police arrested his main challenger for the third time this week. As voting concluded on Friday, provisional results gave the 71-year-old leader 63% of the vote with nearly half of polling centres counted. Check also: Ugandan government shuts down social media ahead ...