Uganda voted today- After four decades in power, Museveni faces challenge from ‘ghetto president’ Bobi Wine

Uganda was on edge as polls opened on Thursday, with President Yoweri Museveni expected to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet shutdown and a police crackdown on the opposition. The local Daily Monitor newspaper ran a full-page spread on how to “election-proof your home”, advising citizens to reinforce doors and windows and designate a…

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Protests in Iran reach the 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown on demonstrators

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protests sweeping across Iran reached the two-week mark Saturday, with the country’s government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations…

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