Kizza Besigye: the firebrand who has shaped opposition politics in Uganda

By Barney Walsh, Senior Lecturer in Security, Leadership and Development Education, King's College London
Dennis Jjuuko, Adjunct professor, UMass Boston

Uganda’s Kizza Besigye has been described as possibly the most arrested man in Africa. Besigye was once President Yoweri Museveni’s ally, and personal physician. He broke ranks with Museveni in 1999, and emerged as the most long-standing political opponent to the ageing president, who has run the country since 1986. For this, Besigye has been jailed, kept under house arrest, renditioned,…

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~	What Kate Nash’s grassroots music protest reveals about touring and streaming

~	How sailing voyages can inspire the next generation of ocean scientists and advocates

~	Self-driving cars are poorly prepared for high-risk road situations – here’s how AI can improve them

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