Festival-goers attend the second day of Nyege Nyege festival, the annual four-day international music festival, at the Itanda Falls in Uganda, on September 16, 2022. PHOTO | BADRU KATUMBA | AFP
As thousands of revellers grooved to the sounds of Uganda's sold-out Nyege Nyege music festival on the banks of the Nile, relieved organisers said an attempted "immorality" ban had only served to boost sales.
A public outcry forced Ugandan authorities to reverse the ban -- imposed over claims that the four-day extravaganza promoted sex, homosexuality and drug use -- but not before news of the prohibition made international headlines.
