Bobi Wine’s escape from Uganda to the US reveals controlled tensions within both the Museveni regime and opposition.
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Political policing in Uganda’s electoral landscape sustains the struggle for power.
Museveni’s iron grip on the Ugandan military makes it difficult to imagine a peaceful transfer of power.
President Yoweri Museveni’s effort to stop evictions didn’t address underlying problems, but it enhanced his political legitimacy.
State security agents violently quashed protests following the 2020 arrest of musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine.
The plan to replace Museveni with his son has dramatically shifted from rumour to reality in recent months.
For those keen to advance democracy and freedom in Uganda, the starting point is to take in the lessons of history.
Museveni’s attempt to gain support in urban areas in the 2021 elections was not only about repression. But it still failed.
Opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyangulanyi has repeatedly been underestimated by government supporters and critics since he first ran for parliament.
Never has a political contest in Uganda’s history been so furiously played out in the media space as the 2021 national elections.
Uganda must overhaul its national legal framework on the use of force and firearms during law enforcement.
Bobi Wine entered the political arena with a relatively consistent background of politically critical music.
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marist College
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Post Doctorate Researcher under the DANIDA funded project on security, sustainable growth and peace in Uganda., University of Copenhagen
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Professor of Anthropology and International Development, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer of Mass Communications, Uganda Christian University
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Senior Lecturer, Makerere University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Intercultural and International Studies, Universität Bremen
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, North Carolina State University
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Lecturer in Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer of Law, Makerere University
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Associate Professor of Global Political Economy and Development, University of Leeds
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Jimmy Spire Ssentongo is an Associate Dean (Research and Publication), School of Postgraduate Studies and Research at Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda Martyrs University
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Professor in International Development, University of Antwerp