Uganda partially restores internet after ageing president wins seventh term

Motorcycle taxis ride towards a campaign billboard of Uganda's President and the leader of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, Yoweri Museveni, following the general elections in Kampala, Uganda January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

KAMPALA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Ugandan authorities partially restored internet ‌services late on Saturday after 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term to extend his rule into a fifth ‌decade with a landslide victory rejected by the opposition.

Usersreported being able to reconnect to the internet around 11 p.m. local ‌time (2000 GMT) on Saturday and some internet service providers sent out a message to customers saying the regulator had ordered them to restore services excluding social media.