You have probably already watched Queen of Katwe, the Hollywood film starring Lupita Nyong'o, about a 10-year-old Ugandan chess prodigy, Phiona Mutesi.
Her success in local competitions and tournaments opened the door to a bright future and an escape for her family from a life of poverty in the Katwe slum.
...
AllAfrica Subscription Content
You must be an allAfrica.com subscriber for full access to certain content.
You have selected an article from the AllAfrica archive, which requires a subscription. You can subscribe by visiting our subscription page. Or for more information about becoming a subscriber, you can read our subscription and contribution overview.
For information about our premium subscription services:
You can also freely access - without a subscription - hundreds of today's top Africa stories and thousands of recent news articles from our home page »
Already a subscriber? Sign in for full access to article