National Resistance Movement

Uganda’s Museveni seeks re-election

President Yoweri Museveni Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, age 80, confirmed his bid for a seventh term in the January 2026 presidential election, potentially extending his hold on power to nearly half a century. Running under the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), Museveni formally expressed interest in serving as the party’s flagbearer via a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Reuters reports that Museveni has ruled […]

30 June, 2025 8

Oshiwambo

Omupresident gwa Uganda Yoweri Musevani otaka kutha ombinga momahogololo ta kongo oshikako oshiti 7th momahogololo geliko kuyele omumvo taguya

Shika oshiikwatelela komunambelewa gopombana mongundu tayi pangele . Onzonkundana yo Africa news oya lopota kutya Museveni okuna tango oku mona epopilo kongundu ye tayi pangele yo National Resistance Movement. Oshilongo otashi ka ninga omahogololo gopashigwana mu January. Omunamimvo 80 okwa kala koshipundi okuza mo 1986. Nokuli ponomola ontine onga omuleli a lela uulethimbo mu Africa,a landula Teodoro Obiang gwa Equatorial Guniea a lela omimvo 46,Paul Biya gwa Cameroon a lela […]

24 June, 2025 4

Africa

Men still dominate Uganda’s party politics – women’s participation is mostly cosmetic

By Hannah Muzee, Kyambogo University Electoral gender quotas in Uganda – first introduced in 1989 – have increased women’s numbers in Uganda’s parliament to 34%. Today there are 189 women out of 557 members of parliament. But women politicians in Uganda continue to be restricted to minority representation. They are constantly battling stereotypes that seek to maintain the status quo of male dominance in political […]

27 May, 2024 24

Africa

Uganda’s battle for the youth vote – how Museveni keeps Bobi Wine’s reach in check

By Rebecca Tapscott, University of York and Anna Macdonald, University of East Anglia Uganda is one of the youngest countries in the world, with an average age of 15.9 years. Young people aged below 30 make up about 77% of the country’s population of 47 million people. Young people have legitimate and wide-ranging grievances, from unemployment to disenfranchisement. Opportunities remain limited, with two-thirds of Ugandans working for themselves or […]

17 January, 2024 14