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Winnie Byanyima, wife of veteran Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, has called for her husband’s immediate release, accusing the Uganda Prison Service of concealing the true state of his health and denying him proper medical care. In a statement on Wednesday, Byanyima said Besigye’s condition is rapidly deteriorating while authorities …

By: AFP Ugandans went to the polls on Thursday under a government-imposed internet shutdown and a heavy police and military presence, as President Yoweri Museveni sought to extend his 40-year rule. The Daily Monitor advised citizens on “election-proofing” their homes, reflecting widespread fears of unrest in a country long accustomed …