Uganda's Daily Monitor newspaper has reopened after being shut down by the authorities for more than a week.

The privately owned paper was closed after publishing a letter alleging that President Yoweri Museveni was grooming his son to succeed him. The letter, purporting to be from an army general, said those who opposed this risked assassination. A government statement said the newspaper's owners "highly regretted the story". Two radio stations linked to the Daily Monitor, KFM and Dembe Radio, which were closed down are on air again. The Red Pepper newspaper, which was also shut down for reporting the allegations, has been allowed to reopen too. Read more