From: NewsFeed
Uganda’s Museveni wins 7th term, opponent calls results ‘fake’
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, according to official results.
![Supporters of Uganda’s incumbent president and National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni celebrate during a party gathering for the announcement of final results for the 2026 Ugandan presidential election at Lugogo Grounds in Kampala on Jan. 17, 2026. [Luis Tato/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1768680226.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Uganda, Elections & the Internet
Uganda has once again shut down the internet just before the elections.
Published On 14 Jan 2026
From: Inside Story
What’s at stake in Uganda’s presidential election?
Yoweri Museveni’s main challenger is musician Bobi Wine.
Published On 13 Jan 2026
Uganda cuts internet days before presidential election
The blackout comes as President Yoweri Museveni, criticised for cracking down on opponents, vies for his seventh term.
‘Protect the vote’: Bobi Wine, opposition brace for tense Uganda election
Does the main opposition candidate looking to unseat long-serving President Yoweri Museveni have any hope of winning?
‘A nightmare’: Fear grips Indian students in Bangladesh amid unrest
As anti-India sentiments soar in Bangladesh, Indian medical students in the country fear for their safety and degrees.
From: NewsFeed
Displaced citizens without a vote Myanmar’s election
Many of the millions of people displaced by fighting in Myanmar won’t vote in elections held by a military government.
Published On 12 Jan 2026
Benin votes in key parliamentary, local polls a month after thwarted coup
Elections take place weeks after foiled coup attempt that shook the country.
Myanmar’s military holds second phase of elections amid civil war
Polls have opened in 100 townships across the country, with the military claiming 52 percent turnout in the first round.
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A ghost town votes in Myanmar election’s second phase
Hpapun was once a bustling town with its own airport. Now it’s empty and Sunday’s election there is meaningless.
![A house in the emptied out town of Hpapun, Myanmar [Tony Cheng/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_1229-1768051433.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Conservative lawmaker in Honduras injured after being hit with explosive
The incident underscores the tense political environment in Honduras in the wake of its contested presidential election.
