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Uganda goes to the polls amid heavy security and internet blackout

An armed Ugandan riot policeman patrols past campaign posters for longtime President Yoweri Museveni.

Ugandans are voting in a tense presidential election as 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his four-decade rule amid an internet shutdown and heavy military deployment.

(Image credit: Ben Curtis)

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