Ugandan opposition turns national flag into protest symbol

KAMPALA: Hundreds screamed with excitement as Uganda’s opposition leader passed by a recent rally, with the crowd waving a sea of national flags — a dangerously politicized symbol in the run-up to this week’s election. Analysts say it is almost a foregone conclusion that President Yoweri Museveni, 81, will win a seventh term in Thursday’s vote, given his near-total control over the state apparatus in the east African country.

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