Death in Dubai: #DubaiPortaPotty - BBC Africa Eye Documentary

When a young Ugandan woman's death from a high-rise in Dubai goes viral, she becomes the face of the disturbing online trend, #DubaiPortaPotty...but nothing is as it seems. #BBCAfricaEye investigates. 🚨 UPDATE 15/09/25: Please note an earlier sound issue on this documentary has now been fixed. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica This BBC Eye investigation reveals that behind the online rumours lies an even darker reality, and hears from Ugandan women who say they were lured to the UAE - often under false promises of work - only to find themselves forced into prostitution, indebted to a man known to some in Dubai as “The Untouchable.” 00:00 A viral online rumour 02:50 Mona Kizz 04:29 "She trusted him because he was from the same tribe" 11:08 'It does scream...dodgy' 14:40 "They make it look like every Ugandan should be in Dubai" 16:40 Kayla Birungi 19:10 Who is Charles Mwesigwa AKA 'Abbey'? 26:06 'He has eyes everywhere in Dubai' 27:40 Walking through Deira as an African girl 29:32 Tracing Mona's last steps in Jumeirah 32:04 Abbey's network: "These girls have no escape route" 36:56 'No-one has ever finished paying Abbey's money' 40:40 The clients who 'do weird stuff' 44:00 Mona's last days: "She thought she was gonna get free" 46:29 'Dubai is mine...there is nowhere you can report me' 49:50 Undercover to access "a market for black girls" 54:15 Where was Monic laid to rest? 54:15 "The Unknown" part of the cemetery 56:44 Abbey continues business in the UK 59:19 The confrontation 1:01:28 A different legacy? 📧 If you have any information to add to this investigation, you can contact runako@bbc.co.uk 🎧 Listen to the new 6-part investigation ‘World of Secrets: Death in Dubai’ here, or wherever you get your BBC podcasts: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvs0 If you feel distressed by the references in this programme, please speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support such as Befrienders Worldwide: www.befrienders.org For UK viewers, details of organisations offering information and support are available at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline You may also be interested in watching these #BBCEye documentaries: https://youtu.be/JHINoFq8GvE https://youtu.be/fJTh4Gdn_B8 https://youtu.be/0vDe6rUFs90 https://youtu.be/PY7uc7O6iKY 🎞️ Check out all Africa Eye investigations here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLajyiGz4JeyO2qgCvioQO-BzP1XCajJqt 📽️ Watch more investigative journalism from our award-winning #BBCEye investigations team at this documentary playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fa8LK1lptsvoA_spfJhzda *** Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/ #BBCEyeDeathinDubai #Documentary #BBCEye #Dubai #InvestigativeJournalism #BBCAfrica #BBCEye