KAMPALA, 1 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - President Yoweri Museveni's victory in last week's poll means Uganda is likely to continue on the path of political stability and economic growth, but many in the north say the election has sharpened the divide between the war-ravaged region and the rest of the country.

Museveni, a former guerrilla leader who has ruled the country for two decades, won another five-year term in the country's first multiparty presidential and parliamentary elections in 26 years.

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KAMPALA, 28 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye on Tuesday said his party had decided to contest the re-election of President Yoweri Museveni because of "widespread irregularities and falsification of results".

Besigye, the leader of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), said he had assembled a team of lawyers to petition the results in court within the next 10 days.

"The main thrust of the petition

1. The Government of Japan has decided to extend "The Grant Assistance for Underprivileged Farmers (2KR)" amounting 147 million yen (approximately 1,370,000 dollars), through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), for the dissemination of NERICA (New Rice for Africa) and improved rice production systems in the Republic of Uganda. Notes to this effect were exchanged on February 28 (Tue) in Rome between Mr. Yuji Nakamura, Japanese Ambassador to Italy, and Mr. David Harcharik, Deputy Director General of FAO.
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After months of diplomacy and political pressure, the UK Government recently announced that it would no longer provide direct budget support to the Ethiopian Government, over concerns about its commitment to human rights. Since the disputed elections of last May, the Government of Meles Zenawi has been accused of violently suppressing attempts by the opposition to question the election results. A strong statement of condemnation jointly released by EU donors last November did not generate signi?cant responses, and as a consequence a number of donor governments

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Brussels, 27 February 2006 - The European Union is pleased to note that the voting in the presidential and parliamentary elections in Uganda on 23 February 2006 passed generally peacefully and with a significant voter turnout. We welcome the generally good organisation of the polls by the Electoral Commission.

These elections are an important achievement in Uganda's return to multiparty democracy. The European Union congratulates the people of Uganda for demonstrating a clear commitment to democracy.

by Matthew Lee and Vincent Mayanja

KAMPALA, Feb 26, 2006 (AFP) - Uganda's main opposition party pondered options Sunday for contesting results of landmark elections that handed them a resounding loss and extended President Yoweri Museveni's 20-year hold on power.

As Museveni and his wife, newly elected MP Janet, celebrated victories in Uganda's first multi-party polls since 1980, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader Kizza Besigye huddled with aides a day after rejecting the results.

Besigye, who has alleged massive vote

Final results give victory to the incumbent Yoweri Museveni with 59 per cent of the vote, as his closest challenger cries foul.
By Uganda Radio Network staff (AR No.55, 25-Feb-06) - With 98 per cent of poll stations reporting, Yoweri Museveni was declared president of Uganda for the third consecutive time late on the afternoon of February 25, with 59 per cent of the total vote.

The final results were released moments before a 5 pm deadline, and were immediately rejected by Kiiza Besigye, the main challenger.

Besigye said that his party, the Forum