Ugandan President Museveni wins re-election in vote his rival says was rigged

Uganda's longtime leader Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected for a sixth term amid allegations of fraud and lack of transparency around the vote count.
Electoral commission officials start to count ballot papers for the presidential election, | AFP
Museveni in early lead as Uganda awaits final election results
Polls opened and ended Thursday, paving way for a rather delayed vote counting exercise in Uganda’s hotly contested election as the country climaxes a deadly election that has so far claimed over 50 people in poll-related violence.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Museveni: If I lose fairly I will go
President Museveni Wednesday said he would "accept the results" if he lost the January 14, 2021 election.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. PHOTO | AFP
Museveni: Why government shut down social media in Uganda
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday evening confirmed the shutdown of social media channels in the country ahead of Thursday’s General Election.