
Ugandan musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine stopped from leaving the country
He faces treason charges but had hoped to get treatment abroad for alleged torture wounds
The Ugandan musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine -- who's facing treason charges -- has been stopped from leaving the country and taken away from Entebbe Airport in a police ambulance. Plus Prime Minister Theresa May concludes her Africa trip with assurances of continued access to the UK market by African companies after Britain leaves the European Union. And Nigeria's defence minister talks about Boko Haram attacks in the northeast and separate inter communal mass killings in central and northwestern parts of the country.
(Image: Robert Kyagulani, commonly known as Bobi Wine waves to his supporters moments after being sworn in as a Ugandan Member of Parliament on July 11, 2017. Credit: ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)
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