Uganda’s Nyege Nyege festival ‘safest yet staged’
The electronic music event attracted 20,000 music fans - including 4,000 from abroad - amid an "unprecedented security operation"
News By James Hanley | 14 November 2023
Uganda’s Nyege Nyege festival has provided a $10 million boost to the country’s economy despite international visitors being warned to stay away due to a heightened terror threat.
The US, UK and Irish embassies all urged citizens to avoid the electronic music festival, which was held in Jinja from 9-12 November. But promoter Talent Africa reports the event still attracted more than 20,000 festival-goers – including 4,000 foreign attendees – making it East Africa’s “largest tourism experience”.
Dubbed the “Tomorrowland of Africa”…
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