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| Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni sworn in for fifth term | Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni sworn in for fifth term |
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| Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for his fifth term as Uganda’s president amid arrests of opposition politicians and a social media shutdown. | Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for his fifth term as Uganda’s president amid arrests of opposition politicians and a social media shutdown. |
| Museveni, 71, was inaugurated in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, in a ceremony attended by African dignitaries including the Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, the president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, and Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan. Tribal dancers entertained the crowd and Ugandan military aircraft, including Russian-made fighter jets, performed an airshow. | |
| Human Rights Watch urged Ugandan authorities to arrest Bashir, saying Museveni will “tarnish his inauguration further by welcoming” the Sudanese leader, who is wanted by the International criminal court over alleged atrocities in Darfur. | Human Rights Watch urged Ugandan authorities to arrest Bashir, saying Museveni will “tarnish his inauguration further by welcoming” the Sudanese leader, who is wanted by the International criminal court over alleged atrocities in Darfur. |
| In a speech after he was sworn in, Museveni defended Bashir’s presence in Uganda, calling the court “a bunch of useless people” that he no longer supports. | In a speech after he was sworn in, Museveni defended Bashir’s presence in Uganda, calling the court “a bunch of useless people” that he no longer supports. |
| Ahead of the inauguration, security forces detained some opposition figures and the government blocked social media sites including Facebook and Twitter, a move that was criticised by human rights activists. | Ahead of the inauguration, security forces detained some opposition figures and the government blocked social media sites including Facebook and Twitter, a move that was criticised by human rights activists. |
| Livingstone Sewanyana of the Kampala-based Foundation for Human Rights Initiative said: “We should advocate for reforms as a way of ushering in further improvements in our democratic pathway.” | Livingstone Sewanyana of the Kampala-based Foundation for Human Rights Initiative said: “We should advocate for reforms as a way of ushering in further improvements in our democratic pathway.” |
| Museveni, who took office in 1986, is one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders. By the time his new term ends in 2021, he will have been in power for 35 years. Museveni has not said when he will retire and some critics say he wants to rule for life. | Museveni, who took office in 1986, is one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders. By the time his new term ends in 2021, he will have been in power for 35 years. Museveni has not said when he will retire and some critics say he wants to rule for life. |
| The opposition leader Kizza Besigye rejected Museveni’s victory in the election in February, calling the vote fraudulent and demanding an international audit. Uganda’s highest court has since ruled in Museveni’s favour. Besigye was arrested as he addressed a crowd of his supporters on Wednesday and is being detained at an unknown location. | The opposition leader Kizza Besigye rejected Museveni’s victory in the election in February, calling the vote fraudulent and demanding an international audit. Uganda’s highest court has since ruled in Museveni’s favour. Besigye was arrested as he addressed a crowd of his supporters on Wednesday and is being detained at an unknown location. |
| Museveni, a US ally on regional security, came to power at the end of a guerrilla war promising to re-establish democracy in Uganda. In one of his early speeches as president, he said Africa’s problem was “leaders who want to overstay in power”. | Museveni, a US ally on regional security, came to power at the end of a guerrilla war promising to re-establish democracy in Uganda. In one of his early speeches as president, he said Africa’s problem was “leaders who want to overstay in power”. |