Security warning over ‘Tomorrowland of Africa’
Three Western nations have urged citizens not to attend this weekend's Nyege Nyege festival in Uganda due to a growing terror threat
News By James Hanley | 10 November 2023
The embassies of three Western countries have warned citizens against attending an African music festival, amid a heightened terror threat. East Africa’s biggest electronic music festival, Nyege Nyege is taking place in the city of Jinja, Uganda, from 9-12 November.
Organised by Talent Africa Group, the event has been dubbed the “Tomorrowland of Africa” and is popular with international visitors who reportedly made up 5,000 of its 12,000 festival-goers last year.
However, the US and Irish embassies in Kampala, along with…
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