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Are child-beggars on Uganda's streets 'sold'?

Are child-beggars on Uganda's streets 'sold'?

More than 100 Ugandan mothers faced a court hearing for sending their children to beg

Focus on Africa · BBC World Service

February 23, 202430m 2s

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Show Notes

More than 100 mothers in Uganda have been given community service for allowing their children to beg on the streets of Kampala. We hear more about why street-begging is a huge issue in the country and how most are from a particular region where they are sold as a commodity.

Senegal’s President Macky Sall says he will stand down on 2 April when his term in office expires, but he has not announced a new date for the presidential election. So what will happen next?

And we hear from a Tanzanian student, who fled Ukraine two years ago when Russia invaded, but now she has returned to complete her medical studies, even though the war rages on.