The government promised that the internet would remain accessible on Thursday for the presidential and legislative elections. Uganda had already cut off internet access during the contested and violent 2021 election.

The communications authority says the suspension is aimed at preventing misinformation and violence.

The government promised that the internet would remain accessible on Thursday for the presidential and legislative elections. Uganda had already cut off internet access during the…

The blackout comes as President Yoweri Museveni, criticised for cracking down on opponents, vies for his seventh term.

In Uganda il governo ha bloccato internet per prevenire «la disinformazione, le frodi elettorali e l’incitamento alla violenza» in vista delle elezioni che si terranno giovedì.…

Bobi Wine fordert in Uganda den seit fast 40 Jahren regierenden Präsidenten Museveni heraus. Schon jetzt haben die Behörden offenbar eine landesweite Internetsperre verhängt.

KAMPALA: Ugandans are set to vote Thursday in an election that is likely to extend the rule of the long-term president while raising concerns about transparency, hereditary rule,…

Amnesty International says internet blackout 'especially alarming' as election campaign 'marred by massive repression'.

Communications authorities have blocked Internet service throughout the country ahead of its elections to prevent "weaponization of the Internet."

Tension as 81-year-old Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend four-decade rule in a country where 70% of people are under 35.

Campaign beset by violence with supporters of rival candidate Bobi Wine teargassed and detained

UN Human Rights Office has stressed 'open access to communication & information is key to free & genuine elections'.

KAMPALA, Uganda: Uganda’s presidential election was plagued by widespread delays Thursday in addition to a days-long Internet shutdown that has been criticized as an…