Museveni sworn in for fifth term

Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for his fifth term as Uganda’s president amid arrests of opposition politicians and a social media shutdown. Museveni, 71, was inaugurated in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, in a ceremony attended by African dignitaries including the Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, the president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, and Omar al-Bashir, […]

Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for his fifth term as Uganda’s president amid arrests of opposition politicians and a social media shutdown.
Museveni, 71, was inaugurated in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, in a ceremony attended by African dignitaries including the Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, the president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, and Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan. Tribal dancers entertained the crowd and Ugandan military aircraft, including Russian-made fighter jets, performed an airshow.
Human Rights Watch urged Ugandan authorities to arrest Bashir, saying Museveni will “tarnish his inauguration further by welcoming” the Sudanese leader, who is wanted by the International criminal court over alleged atrocities in Darfur. In a speech after he was sworn in, Museveni defended Bashir’s presence in Uganda, calling the court “a bunch of useless people” that he no longer supports.