Mr. Wine's party said on X that "an army helicopter" had landed in his compound and "forcibly" taken him away ahead of election results in Uganda, during a nationwide internet blackout.
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Sky News Africa correspondent Yousra Elbagir is reporting from the streets of Kampala, where tensions are escalating as votes for the presidential election are being counted.
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country for 40 years, had an early lead Friday in a tense presidential election marred by an internet shutdown, voting delays and opposition allegations of ballot stuffing and detentions by ...
Opposition leader Bobi Wine is said to be on track for a landslide defeat - but his supporters allege major voter suppression and Sky News witnesses snatch squads bundling people into armoured trucks.
A hospice in Uganda asked itself: Can we do more than ease the pain of dying? Can we actually prevent deaths from cervical and breast cancer?
Museveni is credited with 76 percent in early results; violence reported with opponent Bobi Wine under house arrest.
Veteran president holding off main challenger Bobi Wine after campaign marred by violence at opposition rallies ...
Vote counting is underway in Uganda's tense presidential election, which took place amid an internet shutdown and voting delays ...
President Museveni has about 76% of the vote with results in from nearly half of all polling stations.
Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study shows ...