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Exiled writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija sues Uganda

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In tonight's edition: We speak to award-winning exiled Ugandan writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. The author has filed a case against Uganda at the East African Court of Justice. He says he was tortured over tweets in which he called the president's son obese and a curmudgeon. But first: nationals from Tunisia and Ghana who have fled Ukraine have finally made it home, with others set to follow. Tens of thousands of Africans have been stranded in war-torn Ukraine since Russia's invasion last week.

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