It's celebration time in Kampala. The 4th Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC) Annual Art and Culture Festival is in full swing.
-
Copyright © africanews
Cleared / AA agency
By Rédaction Africanews
with AA
Uganda
It's celebration time in Kampala.
The 4th Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC) Annual Art and Culture Festival is in full swing.
The event kicked off in Kampala on Friday, October 7 and will close on Sunday, October 9, with celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the east African nation's independence.
Throughout the 3-day celebration event, processions, traditional dances and other performance arts have animated the streets.
The event organized by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development through its UNCC agency also aims to contribute to the preservation of Uganda's history and tradition as well as stimulate the local economy.
After the main independence celebrations, stage performances will bring an end to the festival.
01:44
Uganda: Sponsor of 2023 anti-homosexuality law eyes new partnerships as aid cuts loom
Go to video
Uganda's president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
02:00
Uganda: Boat ambulance saving islanders
01:36
Activists demand climate action as TotalEnergies annual general meeting kicks off
Go to video
Ugandan MPs pass bill increasing paternity leave days
00:52
Religious figures, climate activists stage Paris protest against Total projects in Africa