Ugandan musician Douglas Mayanja performs at Levels Lounge after Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni reopened the economy which permitted bars and musicians to perform amid the coronavirus disease containment efforts in Kitante suburb of Kampala, Uganda, January 31, 2022.
Nearly two years after the government shut down bars and nightclubs and banned outdoor musical performances and other entertainment activities to combat COVID-19, the country’s nightlife is roaring back. The East African country has one of the world’s youngest populations and Kampala had a reputation regionally – pre-pandemic – for a good night out.
Parts of Uganda’s economy were gradually reopened over the past several months, but Museveni, a teetotaller, had kept bars closed despite pressure from the industry.
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