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Uganda investigating novelist's torture allegations

Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, best known for The Greedy Barbarian, won a prestigious prize last year.

Uganda’s Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi has told the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ the government is investigating allegations that novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was tortured while he spent a month in custody. Parliament in Libya has unanimously approved a new interim prime minister in a move that threatens to spark a new power struggle in the country as there already is someone else who holds that position. Plus we hear about a documentary exploring the Ghanaian city of Bukom renowned for having produced the most world boxing champions from Africa.

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