Ugandans view Mamdani’s NYC win as a ‘beacon of hope’ amid democratic struggle | Zohran Mamdani

Ugandans reacted with joy and hope to the news that Kampala-born Zohran Mamdani had been elected mayor of New York City, amid a stormy democratic and rights environment in east Africa.

Mamdani, who was born in Uganda 34 years ago to a family of…