Latest articles on Bobi Wine

Museveni isn’t worried about winning the election, but about what comes next

Africa Eric Mwine-Mugaju - 4 Oct 2020

Uganda’s president is likely to win the next election. But Bobi Wine’s constituency poses the most serious threat yet to his continued rule

Is Bobi Wine more than a one-hit wonder?

Africa Su Muhereza & Eshban Kwesiga - 18 Aug 2020

COMMENT: For all Bobi Wine’s evident popularity, it remains to be seen if he can build a political machine capable of posing a serious threat to Uganda’s president

Why Uganda needs a Stella Nyanzi in Parliament

Africa Eric Mwine-Mugaju - 14 Jul 2020

Many Ugandans find Stella Nyanzi’s mode of protest, including vulgar insults and stripping to make a point, unsettling. But her challenge to the country’s patriarchy could bring much-needed reform

Bobi Wine presents his presidential credentials

Africa Simon Allison - 9 Jul 2020

The Ugandan opposition leader believes he is best-placed to lead an opposition coalition

Soundtrack to a pandemic: Africa’s best coronavirus songs

Article Kwanele Sosibo & Simon Allison - 2 Apr 2020

Drawing on lessons from Ebola, African artists are using music to convey public health messaging. And they are doing it in style

I only have eyes for Bobi Wine

Africa Sam Broadway - 13 Jan 2020

Ever since Bobi Wine, Uganda’s biggest pop star, won his seat in parliament in a contested 2017 race, western journalists have...

What comes after nationalism in Africa? A luta continua

Article Sean Jacobs - 13 Jan 2020

There are a number of cases in the past decade where Africans have managed to push the conversation beyond liberal reforms...

A playlist for pan-African integration

Africa Babatunde Fagbayibo - 10 Jan 2020

‘Music is the weapon of the future,’ said Fela Kuti. If so, Africa’s leaders need to arm themselves —and these are the songs they should start with

Uganda police arrest pop-star MP Bobi Wine, teargas supporters

Africa Agency - 6 Jan 2020

Having already been detained a number of times, the singer who looks set to challenge President Museveni in the 2021 elections has been arrested

The best of the M&G’s Africa coverage in 2019

Africa Mg Reporter - 18 Dec 2019

This is a selection of the best stories published in the newspaper’s Africa section this year, in no particular order

Bobi Wine, live in concert

Africa Simon Allison & Dhashen Moodley - 12 Dec 2019

This is the show that the Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, does not want you to see

How Uganda is using old and new laws to block activists on social media

Article Ronald Kakungulu Mayambala - 10 Sep 2019

There is a strong framework of international laws and conventions that defend free speech, but Uganda continues to limit freedom of expression

Uganda’s popstar MP Bobi Wine to contest 2021 presidential vote

Africa Agency - 24 Jul 2019

Wine, 36, entered Parliament in 2017, and has emerged as a leading critic of President Museveni

Uganda: One year of social media tax

Africa Simone Schlindwein & Deutsche Welle 1 - 22 Jul 2019

The introduction of a social media tax a year ago in Uganda caused an outcry from government critics and rights groups

Ugandan police detain Bobi Wine: sources

Africa Agency - 22 Apr 2019

Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was scheduled to perform Monday but the much-anticipated show was cancelled by police

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