Uganda: After Mugabe, All Eyes Are On Museveni - How Long Can He Cling to Power?

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On 21 November, Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe resigned as president under intense pressure from the military, his own party, and mass protests. The news was celebrated on the streets of Harare and also by pro-democracy activists across the continent.

But in Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni - who has been in power for almost 30 years - clings on, plotting to change the constitution so that he can stand in the 2021 elections. So how long can he stay in power?

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