Türk emphasized the fact that gross human rights violations are still taking place in the country and may even be crimes against humanity that demand accountability through the International Criminal Court and universal jurisdiction.
Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye has praised President Yoweri Museveni’s role in promoting regional peace and stability across the Great Lakes region, while Museveni used his inauguration speech to warn against corruption and call for wealth creation.
Beyond the political symbolism of another presidential swearing-in, Museveni’s “Kisanja No Sleep” message signals a strategic shift toward household-level economic participation, placing wealth creation, productivity, and regional market integration at the center of Uganda’s next development phase.
Uganda also welcomed Algeria’s parliamentary leader Azouz Nasri, representing President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, alongside the first-ever delegation from Turkmenistan to attend a Ugandan presidential inauguration.
Beyond the ceremony, the roadmap to May 12 reflects a broader effort by government to reinforce political continuity, national unity, and public confidence positioning the inauguration not merely as a constitutional event, but as a symbolic reset for Uganda’s next phase of socio-economic transformation.
Thirty-three distinguished Ugandans will be honored with national medals during the 40th anniversary of the National Resistance Movement/Army (NRM/A)...