Ugandan Olympic marathon runner dies from burns following alleged attack

Uganda detains 20 militia 'collaborators' after student massacre • FRANCE 24 English

In tonight's edition: Twenty people are arrested in Uganda - suspected of collaborating with the notorious milita group blamed for last weeks tragic and deadly school attack. A phone application is saving lives in Gabon - linking potential blood donors to those who need an urgent transfusion. As Senegalese Muslims prepare for the religious feast of Tabaski, sheep farmers who provide the traditional sacrifice are set to lose out.as fearful customers stay away from celebrations 

Uganda's enduring lockdown pits health against livelihoods | COVID-19 Special

 

The pandemic is resurging in 12 of Africa’s 54 countries, the World Health Organization reported last week, saying the current wave is “picking up speed, spreading faster, hitting harder.”

The incredible story of Bobi Wine | DW Documentary

 

He’s one of Uganda’s most popular musicians and an elected member of parliament: Bobi Wine. Now he has his sights on the country’s top job. His real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, his mission - to fight for democracy and justice, inspiring hope among many.

Exclusive interview: Bobi Wine: Defiant after 'torture'

Ugandan popstar-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi discusses his detention and alleged torture

Barely a year after his entry into politics, Robert Kyagulanyi - a pop star-turned-politician who also goes by the stage name Bobi Wine - is being hailed as the new face of Uganda's opposition.

Kyagulanyi has built a large youth following through his criticism of Uganda's long-time leader President Yoweri Museveni - who has been in power for 32 years - both in parliament and through his music.

The 36-year-old's message of freedom and inclusivity, encourages young people to "stand up" and take over the East African country from what he calls the government's failed leadership.

Want To Be In The Movie Business? Please See Isaac Nabwana In Kampala

People dream of being involved in the movie business. Some even make their own low budget films and then there's Isaac Nabwana an Ugandan filmmaker whose films, as he put have no budget.  That hasn't stopped him from making films or attacking people from outside Uganda to track him down and become involved in the process.  You may end up being eaten by cannibals in one of his films but no one kind denai that you've been on the big screen.  

Isaac Nabwana, a self-taught film-maker, has killed off more than 20 white actors at his makeshift studio in Wakaliga in Kampala over the past six months. Western fans of the director’s Tarantino-style productions have come seeking a slice of the action – and ended up taking part.

“All of them die,” Mr Nabwana says. “It’s Wakaliga versus the rest of the world.”

Tucked away in a courtyard at the end of a dirt track, “Wakaliwood” is tricky to find. The entrance to the tiny studio is behind a clothes line, and the helicopter, a feature of so many Ramon Production films, lies idle under a tarpaulin.

It is here that Mr Nabwana, 43, has assembled a motley collection of actors, craftsmen and technicians to make films for anywhere between $2 and $200 a production. “I don’t even call it low-budget,” he laughs. “We have no budget.”