and send us your story we are trying all with understand this new culture. for you are not a villa turn other guests you want to become a citizen. in for migrants your platform for reliable information. this is state of the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes high drama in uganda and academic imprisoned often saltine the president has been free still and nancy wrote a poem saying uganda would have been better off if its president dies while his mother gave birth to him. and we meet the people leading the movement that's to mandate political freedom in total this as the country prepares for a general election on saturday.

hello i'm kristie want to welcome to news africa it's good to have your company a ugandan academic who was imprisoned after insulting the president has been for 8 a judge in kampala said stella nancy had been wrongfully convicted nancy has gained notoriety for using a strategy called radical rudeness it aims to unsettle powerful people like this man uganda's president you're in was 70 nancy has often criticized the longtime leader one time she described him as a pair of the talks in $28.00 c. and she was arrested and charged with cyber harassment today's verdict was met with chip is dramatic scenes outside the course. even before the judgment was read out stella and nancy had a glint in her eye it was standing room only as uganda's most formidable feminist

enjoyed her 1st day out of prison in more than a year she scribbled notes as the george were his verdict unsure appreciation when he ruled she'd been wrongfully convicted for supporters were more enthusiastic. there was the outside the chance continued and demands for run shortfall and job oh god. oh. why was i in brazil because i rocked up. because i expressed my. interest. and i remember is that why i wasn't the victorious mood soon tuns volatile the crowd confronting the police after they thought she was being rearrested nancy collapsed amid the scrum are supporters carrying her away. as officers sought to

take her back to prison. in a shoot. and a tug of war over a feminist firebrand. only halted by a round of warning shots. but i think that if we don't do it. in the end the authorities won and insisted on taking young sea back to prison to collect our belongings our supporters insisted on joining along for the ride. is going to kampala way before the genius is standing by hi julia so you live in that horse today what was it like. the court was fully part of was coming i think there was a lot of people wanting to be there when this big decision was going to be made but

as soon as the decision was made soon as the judge sits there for years she went out to address the priest and there was a very huge commotion it came from the bar ground that some of. us thought that the police wanted to. take a bark to prison so that she wanted her during this this is what caused the. couple of gunshots they were forcing her into one of the vines. a couple of minutes after existing court and what started as a very calm situation ended up to be a little bit violent yeah we only saw it really coming. this is the 2nd time he has been in prison for writing about the president is this also maybe about a personal vendetta have been carried out by the president. on one side someone might think so. because one might say the prison chairman 7 is a little bit distant from this case but at least notice support does so remote to

the supporters of. the supporters of the queues present during the 70 of years in the courts of law to go against the people of. any special is why when she won the case today it was more like everyone in the opposition has won because they thought this is a victory that they have to share and celebrate to get do you think. because they have won multiple cases and the president should know that you can't use the courts of law to go against his opponents. janice we saw there was tons of support full in the courts but just how much public support desk she has and in society. i should say he has a lot of support especially among educated you've read into. it too it is also important to bear in mind that you're in

a very conservative society and some moralists i read a really slow to embrace his unique way of activists and so on one side she has very many supporters those who believe and can actually interpret what she says but . she sees that not everyone. to go against injustice what she calls in just the she says she has this so she has a big following with to the people who who understand her but the more slowing embracing especially with how strong language. thank you. togo as president fiery looks set to claim a 4th term in office he's family have been in power for more than 5 decades on saturday the country of 8000000 goes to the polls and many are trying to claw back some of their power. charged emotions at this

newspaper's stand in the run up to the elections. the face of president nothing be on the front page is enough to set off this crowd. there's nothing here there's corruption. curates that it doesn't we're not of 3. we want it from 6 in the morning to 10 at night before 2000 so you. all have families we're only children that's not enough that's about 60 dollars each month to go as one of the world's poorest countries half of all told police live on less than $2.00 a day the president promises prosperity for all even though 6 other candidates are running there are hardly any billboards of them due to lack of funds protests are not welcome you are free to walk around here all day as long as you don't plan to download straight that's because the government when you hear that court tells the

right of the. world and their government building the government says it's for security reasons to him it's just an attempt to suppress dissent for because a coup is part of a movement that demands political freedom. and so what. he said lord doesn't serve anything because the people are miserable there will be the togolese won't get a lot since we have an oppressive regime. but a risk people. being confined to a real cheap didn't stop him from being at the forefront of demonstrations calling for a presidential term limits until 28 in 2019 the government was forced to amend the constitution a 2 term limit but the clock was reset for nothing be his previous terms in office don't count. we want to limit his mandate and we want an election with

2 rounds but the limit doesn't apply to him on a. genius because the president is still in office. and southern are predominantly anti missing baby while in the north where the president is from voters largely support him members of this rally say things have been improving. 10 years ago you heard it was like it is today so yes the prisoner is doing something good. is a political scientist he worries about electoral irregularities and that growing frustration among the opposition could turn violent so. be what we don't want to become so desperate they become radical. international opinion must take this into account. just because this generation doesn't act violently doesn't mean they want to next week. for he wants to remain

peaceful and creative he says no one will chase him away if he wears a t. shirt and protests on the side road it's his way of pushing forward in the hope of sparking organized protests that will challenge the status quo. my next guest today is hereby you know he has written up. book title of soul will win it don't move quite see see on all a democracy and the construction in english welcome to the ws africa louis powell has been in the hands of one family in total full 5 decades what do you mean when you say togo a democracy and the construction book's title. where different is that total has been lured from $960.00 tree by a family that is called yes in the name of different you know 1st of all and then less 38 years after he was he saw the date in $25.00 and it was

well been willing during peak in year so nobody's looking for change and change we maybe we understood by the opposition parties. limp you all jump to 5 or so the son of the 1st president of the country when you or them people. a lot a lot is that is hanging on on this particular election it comes off to dramatic reforms to the country's constitution do you think that this he makes in is going to be free and fair we have heard reports about some election observers for example being bad and. the fact is there will be serious problems after the results of the election because many of position parties have not taken pat the elections in which to have the beaches and the national assembly they

haven't taken baths also in having observers during the process and we said that given the snow and the on the wheaties organizing this election so they would say the elections have not been included so they are not for that we can be looking for it but. everything has been done even with you have to book a thing do rules of democratization in within africa and they quickly if you can add add louis in your opinion what needs to be what needs to happen in total fulfilled they have to be real change. is the involvement of the actor was they also know they need the involvement of the media because when you look at how to change happen in sin together for example it was a matter of involvement of the political parties of the cities the safety and also of the media so everyone needs to feel that it is a national fault of the police people who have the will to see and to make

a strong democracy ok that's nearly kill you thank you. and that is a for now from africa you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page its i phone up. stories that people of the world over g.w. on facebook and twitter was up to date and in touch follow us up and. have fun in pyongyang. the capital city of north korea is reinventing itself. but only a few can enjoy the benefits for those the regime alone. kim jong un has introduced an insidious reward system to coerce allegiance to the regime of.

those who don't make it into the fun metropolis are often full and hungry. have fun in pyongyang starts february 28th on w. hello and welcome to us and culture the big culture story today is of course the opening of the belly not the in film festival but this has been overshadowed by this terrible event in the city of how now new frankfurt a suspected far right extremist carried out an attack on to hook up as whether clear and tell from lots of different cultures now this is also being seen as an attack on our culture in germany and there was

a minute's silence before the premiere of the 1st film at the betty nada i've also been various reactions from people in the arts world including here one from the pinnace igor levitt who has be the subject of right wing extremism in the past he expressed a mixture of grief and rage and wrote this moment every single one of my thoughts goes out to the victims of the terrorist attack of how now as well as their relatives i feel the deepest sorrow and speechlessness my rage at the perpetrator and those who paved the way for him in palm and blogs and media will come later just one of many reactions but we do move on now to the film.