Wole Soyinka: 'One casualty of the Capitol riot will be Uganda's election'

One of Africa's most prominent literary figures says the election will be crucial for the continent

Global outrage at the storming of the US Capitol risks diverting attention from repression by Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni, the Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka has said on the eve of Uganda's election.

Soyinka, a Nobel laureate and one of Africa's most prominent literary figures, described Thursday's election as crucial for the African continent", and called for the 76-year-old Museveni and other older African leaders to step aside for a younger generation.