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Politics● Elevated51m ago · Nov 11, 2026, 6:59 PM

Uganda ruling party rejects plan for son to succeed president

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

The leadership of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's party has rejected his plan to designate his son, known for boasting of kidnapping and torturing rivals, as his successor, five party sources told AFP on Wednesday. The post Uganda ruling party rejects plan for son to succeed president appeared first on Vanguard News.

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