Hundreds, possibly thousands, of supporters of opposition parties to President General Yoweri Museveni have been abducted, detained and tortured in recent months. Not to mention the shooting of my driver, Yasin Kawuma, by police forces on 13 August 2018 at a political rally. A personal tragedy, but also just another incident in the brutal crackdown under way on supporters of opposition parties in Uganda. An unstable Uganda makes for a dangerous regional climate and as such a threat to an already precarious Great Lakes region. The west should end the duplicity and realise the threat that its inaction poses to its own national interests.

Source: The Guardian May 14, 2021 12:00 UTC