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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has taken the oath to officially begin a sixth term in office.
A local newspaper has been sharing updates:
THE MOMENT: "I Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Museveni swear in the Mighty Name of God..."#MonitorUpdates #M7SwearsIn2021 pic.twitter.com/qjn74MUMWO
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) May 12, 2021
He won re-election in a disputed poll in January.
Security had been increased in the capital, Kampala, ahead of his inauguration. Several East African heads of states and from elsewhere in the continent attended the ceremony - including from Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi, South Sudan and Somalia.
On Monday, the police said more than 40 people had been arrested for planning to disrupt the ceremony.
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