Yoweri Museveni

Politics & Policy

Museveni’s new foreign funding law deepens fears over shrinking political space

New foreign funding law has drawn criticism from opposition figures, rights groups, and development partners
Medium shot of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signing an official act into law at State House.
OpinionPolitics & Policy

Escape to America cannot solve Bobi Wine’s dilemma

Bobi Wine's flight to the US highlights the core tension facing Uganda's opposition: street legitimacy versus international advocacy
Bobi Wine, standing in a car, surrounded by hundreds of supporters in Lira town, 7 September 2023, while on a countrywide tour.
Politics & Policy

Land conflicts: do populist state measures actually fix problems?

Do populist state measures – especially when launched by a politically powerful leader – deliver improvements for the stated beneficiaries?
Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni, gestures, while smiling, and seated, in an October 2023 photo
Politics & Policy

Cecilia Atim Ogwal: a fearless politician who spoke her mind and challenged convention

Cecilia Ogwal was a trailblazer, known for her strength and charisma as an opposition leader, and a staunch defender of multipartyism, democracy, and human rights
The late Cecilia Atim Ogwal speaking at an FDC event in Wakiso, November 2023. One of Uganda’s longest-serving female legislators, she passed away on 18 January 2024 at the age of 77. Ms Ogwal was a trailblazer, known for her strength, charisma, and leadership in the opposition. She was a staunch defender of multipartyism, democracy, and human rights. Known for her toughness, she fearlessly stood up to male leaders in the ruling party and her own party, earning her the nickname 'iron lady' in Uganda.
Politics & Policy

Bobi Wine’s 2021 bid highlights youth vote challenge—and Museveni’s mastery

Despite widespread “youth wave” optimism, the NRM employed diverse, embedded strategies and tactics to obstruct Bobi Wine’s efforts to build a national youth constituency
Bobi Wine, standing in a car, surrounded by hundreds of supporters in Lira town, 7 September 2023, while on a countrywide tour.
OpinionPolitics & Policy

For Museveni, memory of his past holds the key to youthful support

President Museveni's claim to power rests in large part on history – the hold with which the country’s dark past grips it citizens
Uganda's President Museveni atop a military pickup, inspecting an honour guard, four top security officers standing behind him
OpinionPolitics & Policy

After Mugabe, all eyes are on Museveni: how long can he cling to power?

In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni – who has been in power for almost 30 years – clings on, is plotting to change the constitution so that he can stand in the 2021 elections. How long can he stay in power?