Uganda elections Internet blackout: “Why did the government feel the need to switch everything off?”

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    The decision to block social media and messaging apps raises serious doubts over #Uganda elections, RFI Afrique’s Christina Okello tells The World This Week.

    She and Aysegul Sert highlight the generation gap between opposition leader #BobiWine and incumbent #YoweriMuseveni, in power since 1986.

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