Vol 50 No 8 |
- UGANDA
- ANALYSIS
With his eyes on another five-year presidential term in
2011, President Yoweri Museveni has shaken up his cabinet, touted
Uganda's future as an oil exporter and pressed for a military
resolution to the conflict with the LRA. The only thing that could
stop him from extending his 23 years of rule is infighting between
the factions of the ruling National Resistance Movement. Museveni's
long-term allies benefit from his grip on power, but a new generation
in the ruling party wants changes to policies and leadership.
President Yoweri Museveni has two main power centres. Firstly, the National Resistance Movement which still enjoys popular support across Uganda, especially in the vote-rich rural areas. The NRM...