Uganda election: Facebook and Whatsapp blocked

An observer body said delays in voting were 'inexcusable'
An observer body said delays in voting were 'inexcusable'

Social media has been blocked in Uganda on the day of presidential elections to stop people "telling lies", President Yoweri Museveni has said.

 

Mr Museveni, 71, is seeking to extend his 30-year rule, in a race widely seen as the tightest in the East African state's history.

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