Uganda
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine speaks from hiding after ‘rigged’ election
One week ago, Uganda’s longtime president, Yoweri Museveni, was declared the winner of a disputed election. The country’s leading opposition figure, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, went into hiding shortly after the vote count was released. Reached at an undisclosed location, Wine told The World’s Marco Werman he believes Museveni’s “landslide” victory was “fabricated” and that his own situation is “risky.”
‘Birds are everywhere!’ Women bird guides in Uganda set a global example
Birdwatching is a rapidly growing and lucrative part of the tourism sector worldwide, but women make up a very small minority of professional guides. Uganda Women Birders, a bird guide club, is revolutionizing the industry by encouraging and supporting women who want to get into the business. Anita Elash reports from the town of Entebbe, Uganda.
