Uganda holds election day amid internet blackout

By Emmanuel Akinwotu

Published January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM HST

Uganda votes amid an internet blackout and heavy military deployment as President Yoweri Museveni seeks a seventh term, extending his four-decade grip on power

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Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR. He joined NPR in 2022 from The Guardian, where he was West Africa correspondent.

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