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Ugandan intelligence on the trail of Bobi Wine's networks

Ugandan opposition leader and singer Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, better known as Bobi Wine, arrives in South Africa on 3 October 2023 to meet Ugandans living there. © Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Following the arrest earlier this month of President Yoweri Museveni's main political rival, Ugandan intelligence is working to identify his alleged associates within the state apparatus. [...]

Published on 25/10/2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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