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Ugandas unique cultural performances and styles took center stage, with participants from various walks of life defiantly attending despite the foreign advisories.

This year’s edition will have a stage strictly dedicated to traditional performances to accommodate the growing number of cultural musicians working with the festival

Despite being an arts festival, most cynics appear to have misunderstood the whole concept and most aspects of what could be Africa’s best underground music festival

The United States government, through its embassy in Uganda, has issued a terror alert in Uganda and cautioned American citizens from attending the Nyege Nyege festival. “The U.S. Embassy is directing its staff not to attend the Nyege Nyege festival in Jinja from November 9–12, 2023. Due to security concerns, we advise U.S. citizens not

Security forces are guarding public functions, president says.

Three Western countries have issued warnings to their citizens not to attend the Nyege Nyege music festival in Uganda, which starts on Thursday and ends on Sunday evening, citing the risk of an attack.

Three Western nations have urged citizens not to attend this weekend's Nyege Nyege festival in Uganda due to a growing terror threat

Nyege Nyege is not that serious people. Mind you my sister, no one is gonna notice any of your fake pradas, in fact, we will not even notice your scents

Nicolai, a Russian National attending the festival says that he was supposed to link up with his American girlfriend but she never turned up

Nyege nyege has also tested the thin wire in Uganda’s competing social constituencies. In Uganda’s commercial scene, it is the second most lucrative social event, just after Martyrs day