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Museveni gets tough on illegal miners after chasing their votes

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. © @KagutaMuseveni/Twitter

While he may have accepted their vote during the January election in which he won another term, President Yoweri Museveni is now taking tough action to achieve another goal: increase state revenue. [...]

Published on 29/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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