Museveni cracks down on illegal miners after chasing their votes in January

摘要

Illegal artisanal miners have been present at some ofUganda's mining sites since early 2020 and the start ofthe country's first Covid-19-related lockdown but is onlyin the past few days that President Yoweri Museveni hastaken action to evict them. Until the January electionthat resulted in his re-election, the head of state hadtrodden carefully around the issue, not wanting to looseout on votes from miners and their families.