List of Uganda articles
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GettyImages-460842674 The President of Uganda Kept Calling Israel ‘Palestine’ During Netanyahu’s Visit
Benjamin Netanyahu visited Uganda to try to mend ties with the east African nation, 40 years after the Entebbe raid. But Uganda’s longtime leader threw a verbal wrench in the works.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Election Monitors Are Failing
Uganda’s recent election showed, once again, that international election observers aren't calling it like they see it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Queen of Uganda’s Museveni Dynasty
The longtime Ugandan leader just won re-election. But his wife may have been the vote’s biggest winner.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Time I Decided to Vote
Here's why it meant so much for one writer in Kampala to vote in Uganda's seriously flawed election.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Candidate Arrest, Social Media Blackout, and Clashes Mar Election Day in Uganda
Longtime President Yoweri Museveni is widely expected to win re-election, through means fair or foul.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is the U.S. Military Propping Up Uganda’s ‘Elected’ Autocrat?
Ugandan forces have used U.S. aid to fight terrorists. Will they also use it to crush opponents of the president?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Real Debate Before Uganda’s Fake Election
Longtime President Yoweri Museveni made history by facing his challengers in a televised showdown. That doesn’t mean this week’s elections aren’t already rigged in his favor.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Man Who Overstayed
Uganda’s long-time president is certain to win the upcoming election — again. So why is everyone campaigning so hard?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Uganda Discovered the Zika Virus. And the Solution for It.
The African country has shown that not all crisis management is made the same.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Making a Murderer in Uganda
Kidnapped by rebels when he was 9, Dominic Ongwen grew up to command fighters who slaughtered, raped, and pillaged. Is he guilty of heinous crimes — or was he a hostage the whole time?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Battle for Uganda’s ‘Museveni Babies’
An entire generation of Ugandans has grown up under one president. Now they’re the principle battleground in an election that could end the aging strongman’s rule.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Africa’s Softer, Gentler Coups d’Etat
Across the continent, military takeovers are out and nasty legal maneuvering is in.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ugandan Men Can No Longer Get Their Livestock Back After a Divorce
Uganda's top court outlaws refunds for the so-called "bride price."
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