Uganda: Internet restored after Museveni′s electoral victory | Africa | DW
Uganda: Internet restored after Museveni's electoral victory Social media platforms in Uganda played a crucial role in the mobilization of opposition leader Bobi Wine's followers. Shutting down the internet on the eve of polls added to doubts about how fair the elections were. Ugandans were forced to live with an internet shutdown for several days Bobi Wine's opposition party National Unity Platform (NUP) has announced that it will contest the official results of January 14 elections, which it dismissed as "fraudulent." It has also called for the release of Wine, a singer-turned-lawmaker,...