Uganda faces political crisis over Museveni succession - ICG

People lying on the ground amid motorcycles after police scattered a protest over the presidential age limit in Kampala, Uganda on October 17, 2017. PHOTO | AFP

Uganda’s political climate, characterised by growing discontent over President Yoweri Museveni’s apparent desire to change the Constitution and remain in power, risks plunging the country into a leadership crisis.

The observation was contained in a 34-page report released on Tuesday by Belgium-based NGO International Crisis Group (ICG), titled “Uganda’s Slow Slide into Crisis.”