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Charles Onyango-Obbo

Charles Onyango-Obbo

Ugandan author and journalist

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Charles Onyango-Obbo is a Ugandan author and journalist. He was the former editor of The Mail & Guardian Africa and a former managing editor of Daily Monitor, a Ugandan newspaper.

The challenge of Uganda’s ‘forever president’

President Yoweri Museveni is in the running for his ninth term for a record 45 years.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, addressing a campaign rally in Kampala on Jan. 5, 2026.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters.