Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni seeks seventh term after four decades in power
Uganda's President and the leader of ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, Yoweri Museveni, addresses a campaign rally at the Kitebi Primary school, Rubaga division of Kampala, Uganda January 5, 2026, PHOTO/REUTERS
The 81-year-old president and former rebel is seeking a seventh term in office on Thursday after nearly four decades leading the East African nation, the vast majority of whose citizens have never known any other leader.
