Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won his seventh term with 71.65% of the votes. His challenger, Bobi Wine, received 24.72% and rejected the results, calling for peaceful protests.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term in office Saturday after an election marred by violence and an Internet shutdown, with African observers...

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Uganda’s presidential election was plagued by widespread delays Thursday in addition to a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic tactic in a country where the president has held office since 1986.

Uganda's president is cruising to victory with most of the votes counted as his main rival Bobi Wine decries "fake results".

Vote counting is underway in Uganda's tense presidential election, which took place amid an internet shutdown and voting delays.

Technical failures at polling places have caused disruptions, and the opposition has warned of government vote rigging amid an internet blackout.