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Did Uganda’s internet shutdowns during elections backfire?

By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies      27th January 2026 The state cited the need to prevent disinformation – but the ban may have increased citizens’ mistrust instead. As Uganda emerges from an internet... 

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Uganda partially restores internet after ageing president wins seventh term

By: Reuters     19th January 2026 Ugandan authorities partially restored internet services late on Saturday after 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term to extend... 

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

Uganda shuts down internet ahead of election, orders rights groups to halt work

By: Reuters     14th January 2026 Ugandan authorities cut internet access and limited mobile services across the country on Tuesday, two days before an election in which President... 

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Pop-star-turned-politician Bobi Wine urges Uganda aid freeze ahead of vote

By: Bloomberg     8th January 2026 Uganda’s main opposition leader called for a freeze on foreign funding for President Yoweri Museveni’s administration, saying international support... 

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