0 A nationwide internet blackout ahead of elections in Uganda has been partially lifted. Social media platforms are still blocked, and can only be accessed using virtual private networks, which bypass the restrictions. Now that President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner, it remains unclear how long the ban will continue. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from the capital, Kampala. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UgandaElection #bringbackourinternet #UgVotes2021
0 Uganda’s opposition party, National Unity Platform (NUP) party, said it will challenge the presidential election results in court. President Yoweri Museveni won a sixth term in office last week. His main opponent, pop-star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, has dismissed the outcome as fraudulent. Al Jazeera’s Priyanka Gupta reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #UgandaElection #BobiWine #Museveni
0 Voting has started in Uganda in fraught presidential and parliamentary elections with an internet blackout in place. Longtime President Yoweri Museveni is competing against opposition front-runner Bobi Wine, a pop star-turned-opposition leader. Security forces have killed more than 50 people in opposition rallies. Two-thirds of the country’s registered voters are under the age of 30 and many feel disconnected from politics. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Kampala, Uganda. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Uganda #UgandaDecides2021 #UgandaDecides
