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World Service,20 Jan 2026,49 mins
Bobi Wine says he will continue to stand up to President Museveni
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Speaking to the BBC from hiding, the Ugandan opposition leader, Bobi Wine said he would continue to stand up to President Museveni despite concerns for his safety following last week's elections. He restated his claims that the Ugandan security forces wanted to seize and harm him. In Syria, there are reports of renewed fighting between government forces and Kurdish fighters in the north east of the country, despite efforts to establish a ceasefire. Both sides blame the other for the release of fifteen hundred Islamic State militants from a prison. With President Trump threatening trade tariffs again, many Americans are worried about the impact they would have on the cost of living. What will the tariffs mean? (Photo: Uganda's opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine (L), and his wife Barbra; Credit: Daniel Irungu/EPA/Shutterstock)
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