We're thrilled to have Bobi Wine, Ugandan politician, opposition leader, activist, and Oscar-nominated actor, at the College in Bruges on Thursday, 4th April. He will deliver a keynote speech, sharing his insights and experiences, and engaging in a Q&A session with the audience.
The event is open and will take place in Room E from 14:00 to 15:30.
College's students, staff and participants of the European Diplomatic Academy can register here.
External participants can register here.
About the speaker:
Bobi Wine is a Ugandan politician, singer, and actor. In 2017, he entered politics and quickly became a critical voice of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni's government. Wine ran for the 2021 presidential elections for the National Unity Platform political party and lost to the current President.
In December 2021, Bobi Wine was placed under house arrest by the Government of Uganda. He continued to protest the arrest and was finally allowed to go abroad after the publication of his documentary exposing the corruption in the 2021 elections.
Bobi Wine also appears in the 2023 documentary about his campaign trial in 2021, Bobi Wine: The People's President, directed by Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp, which was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2024 Academy Awards.