UK and US Government Issue Warning on Security Threat in Uganda

The governments of the United States and Britain through  their High Commission in Uganda have warned of “a growing terror threat in Uganda, including targeting of foreigners”,and warned their citizens against attending large gatherings, including worship activities.

In separate statements, the two nations attributed the move to growing terror threats in Uganda, while urging their nationals to refrain from traveling to the Eastern Uganda-located city lest it's absolutely necessary.

They also cautioned against participation in music and cultural festivals, ahead of the popular Nyege Nyege festival on Thursday.

Britain similarly reminded its citizens to be wary of Uganda's recently passed anti-homosexuality laws should they decide to travel to Uganda.

The UK government has also advised its citizens against visits to the Semuliki National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park, where a British and South African couple and their Ugandan guide were killed by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militant group last month.

Authorities said they had foiled two separate attacks on churches by ADF in September and October.

In June, ADF militants killed 42 people at a school in western Uganda, one of the deadliest ADF attacks in the country.

Uganda has experienced heightened insecurity in recent months.