In brief
President Yoweri Museveni has been pronounced the winner of the recent Ugandan elections, securing a majority that will extend his rule for another five years. His main opponent, Bobi Wine, contests the legitimacy of the results, highlighting violence and internet blackout as significant concerns. Museveni’s rule has been marked by a mix of electoral victories and accusations of oppression and electoral fraud.
President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday's election and is set to extend his 40 years in power by another five years.
He got a huge majority, according to the election commission, ahead of his closest challenger Bobi Wine, who has condemned the 'fake results'.
Wine has called on Ugandans to hold non-violent protests.
Museveni, 81, first came to power as a rebel leader in 1986 but since then has won seven elections.
The election has been marred by violence and Wine, a 43-year-old former pop star, says that at least 21 people have been killed.
The authorities have so far confirmed seven deaths.
Access to the internet has been cut in the country since Tuesday, making it hard to verify information.
The authorities say the blackout was necessary to prevent misinformation, fraud and the incitement of violence - a move condemned by the UN human rights office as 'deeply worrying'.
Wine has demanded that the internet be restored.
