Uganda

'He doesn’t seem to believe in succession': Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni can't lose

Yoweri Museveni came to power by toppling two presidents, writes Emmanuel Mutaizibwa, so he wasn’t about to give it up in a simple vote

24 January 2021 - 00:00
By Emmanuel Mutaizibwa

It was a battle between the rapper with the trademark red beret and the 76-year-old autocrat who had no intention of going anywhere. In the end the result was never in doubt. The dice was always loaded against change; the incumbent had made sure of that.

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