Foto: Marlies Pilon
Frustrated Ugandans held massive celebrations Thursday to welcome back the nation’s most prominent opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, casting a shadow over the inauguration ceremony of President Museveni. What started as joyful celebrations turned into chaos when the army and police fired teargas and life bullets to disperse the mostly peaceful crowd.
The Afrika Desk at RNW published my article about the day.
Photo: Marlies Pilon
Photo: Marlies Pilon
Photo: Marlies Pilon
I am Marlies Pilon (28), an independent journalist covering the East-African region from Kampala, Uganda. Welcome to this scrapbook in cyberspace. Learn more about how I try to capture the region's changing dynamics in words, sounds, and (moving-)images.
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