Africa: All of Africa Today - April 9, 2026

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is set to be sworn in for his seventh term on May 12, 2026, after winning the presidential elections on January 15 with 71.65% of the votes. A French court has postponed its ruling on genocide allegations against Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of Rwanda's former president, with a decision expected on May 6. Martin Hackett has been appointed as The Gambia's first special prosecutor to address crimes committed during Yahya Jammeh's rule.