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Museveni's ousted former confidant Amama Mbabazi back in the game

Former Ugandan prime ministerAmama Mbabazi and President Yoweri Museveni in 2019. © @KagutaMuseveni/Twitter

The former prime minister is making it loud and clear that he is once again a trusted member of the president's entourage after a difficult period out in the cold. [...]

Published on 05/04/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Jessica Alupo
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Uganda
From Bobi Wine to Alien Skin, Kampala's lively music scene is ever more political

Alien Skin's growing popularity has made him a coveted player on Uganda's political stage, where musicians play a leading role in the battle between the ruling party and the opposition. Bobi Wine, the self-proclaimed ghetto president and the regime's leading opponent, is foremost among them.

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Ugandan politician, singer and actor Bobi Wine, 1 September 2022.

Uganda
Museveni's scandal-hit government faces down parliamentary outcry

A series of government scandals is exasperating Ugandan MPs, who are calling in vain for the resignation of the ministers involved. This is an exceptionally tense time between the executive and legislative branches.

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Uganda
Ugandan opposition struggles to reap benefits from NRM infighting

Uganda's opposition seems unable to exploit divisions within the NRM over the president's son's escapades, and they are struggling to gain media attention as Museveni hogs the international spotlight.

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Uganda
Museveni embarks on multiple missions to tackle inflation

Faced with growing popular discontent, the Ugandan head of state Yoweri Museveni has made a number of declarations in an attempt to calm the social climate. His first target is fuel prices.

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Uganda
Museveni tries to connect with Uganda's youth via Kaguta Foundation

Advised by the children of the Ugandan leader, the Kaguta Foundation is very active in promoting the president's track record and has been focusing on two issues in particular on social media: east African integration and the revival of inter-generational dialogue.

Subscribers only Politics 03.02.2022

A 1980 file photo of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, then the UPM candidate for Mbarara North constituency, posted on Twitter by the Kaguta Foundation.

Uganda
Museveni deploys armada of young legal guns from KAA, K&K and Kashillingi to do battle with Bobi Wine

The legal battle enjoined between Yoweri Museveni and his main political rival Bobi Wine, who is contesting the Ugandan president's re-election, looks like being short-lived. More than anything else, it has allowed a myriad of young lawyers to hog the media spotlight.

Subscribers only Politics 25.02.2021

Uganda
Museveni's ousted vice president battles for ambassador job in Beijing

The vice president Edward Ssekandi is currently the favourite to represent Museveni in Beijing. A Sinophile, he is one of the many big guns of the National Resistance Movement who lost their seats in parliament and are now eyeing a diplomatic career.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 21.01.2021

Ugandan Vice President Edward Ssekandi (right) with Wang Yang, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in 2018.

Uganda
Leonard Mulekwah, the election body chief Museveni can count on

Behind Judge Simon Byabakama, the very embodiment of the Uganda Electoral Commission, it is its secretary Leonard Mulekwah who is laying down the rules for the 14 January presidential poll and Covid-19 campaign restrictions hated by opponents Bobi Wine and Patrick Oboi Amuriat.

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Uganda
Museveni's ousted former confidant Amama Mbabazi back in the game

Uganda
From Bobi Wine to Alien Skin, Kampala's lively music scene is ever more political

Uganda
Museveni's scandal-hit government faces down parliamentary outcry

Uganda
Ugandan opposition struggles to reap benefits from NRM infighting

Uganda
Museveni embarks on multiple missions to tackle inflation

Uganda
Museveni tries to connect with Uganda's youth via Kaguta Foundation

Uganda
Museveni deploys armada of young legal guns from KAA, K&K and Kashillingi to do battle with Bobi Wine

Uganda
Museveni's ousted vice president battles for ambassador job in Beijing

Uganda
Leonard Mulekwah, the election body chief Museveni can count on