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Uganda’s incumbent president, Yoweri Museveni, has opened a commanding lead as vote counting continues in the country’s general elections. Early results released on Friday by the Uganda Electoral Commission, based on tallies from nearly half of polling stations, showed Museveni securing 76.25 percent of the votes cast. Meanwhile, Museveni’s main challenger, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, …

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Amnesty International has accused Ugandan security forces of torture and arbitrary arrests as the country prepares for elections on January 15. President Yoweri Museveni, 81, is seeking to extend his four-decade rule amid rising claims that opposition voices are being suppressed. The rights group says it has documented incidents of security officers beating protesters and …

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