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...

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...

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

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

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

Africa Simon Allison & Dhashen Moodley - 12 Dec 2019

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

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

Africa Agency - 24 Jul 2019

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

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

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

Africa Agency - 20 Feb 2019

Museveni, who seized power at the head of a rebel army in 1986, once said leaders who 'overstayed' were the root of Africa's problems

Africa Agency - 15 Jan 2019

A Bill removing the limit was signed into law in December 2017 after a chaotic passage through parliament that saw MPS engaging in fisticuffs

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