A pop star, an ageing autocrat and a crackdown: What to expect from Uganda’s election

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Ugandans will Thursday cast their votes in a crucial presidential rematch between a former pop star and their long-time authoritarian leader, who aims to prolong his nearly 40-year rule. In their previous encounter at the polls in 2021, President Yoweri Museveni, now 81, won by a landslide.