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Uganda
Museveni sets sights on Bobi Wine's strongholds

Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, on 16 January 2022. © Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters

Ahead of elections in 2026, the Ugandan president is making strategic moves in Buganda kingdom, where he is distancing himself from his old allies as he finds new ones. [...]

Published on 01/09/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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