Bobi Wine’s Lunch with the FT
Bobi Wine is the latest world figure featured in the Financial Times’ “Lunch with the FT” series. Over a shared meal and a stroll through Kamwokya, FT Africa editor David …
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Bobi Wine Responds to M7: “Is this democracy?”
Kyadondo East MP Bobi Wine responded on Monday to a widely criticised Sunday speech in which Yoweri Museveni chided Ugandan opposition members by comparing them to those responsible for devastating …
Kampala Censors 13 Media Outlets
The Observer reports that the Ugandan Communications Commission has taken the draconian step of demanding the suspension of staff from media houses for their airing of protests following the arrest …
Amnesty: Bobi Wine Arrest “Shameless”
Amnesty International has released a statement of condemnation calling for the immediate release of Bobi Wine from prison. Seif Magango, Amnesty’s Deputy Director for East Africa, the Horn and the …
DW: Bobi Wine Arrest Reveals a Weak Museveni
Deutsche Welle reports on Bobi Wine’s arrest and detention in Luzira prison, and what Museveni’s escalating persecution of the young parliamentarian could mean: Bobi Wine’s growing popularity at home and …
Bobi Wine Arrest Sparks Global Condemnation
Kyadondo East MP Bobi Wine has been arrested in Kampala’s Kaleerwe neighborhood just two days after being released from house arrest. Facing charges over his role in convoking demonstrations against …
In the Face of It All, People Power Continues to Grow
Writing in Quartz Africa, South African journalist Lynsey Chutel looks at Bobi Wine’s recent arrest and what it means that even the full power of the state cannot quash the …
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