The 24th annual Festival of Jazz in Saint Louis, northern Senegal, due from 11-16 May has been cancelled, according to a statement on its official Facebook page.
The festival is a popular event in the northern seaside town, attracting foreign tourists as well as Senegalese music lovers.
Last week, the US embassy issued a fresh warning to its citizens in Senegal, saying that it had “learned of reports that unspecified locations in Senegal, including those associated with Westerners, may be the target of an attack by extremists".
It said it had also learned "of a recent attack being planned by terrorist groups against unspecified targets in Senegal”.
Senegal has so far avoided a major attack by Islamist militants, despite attacks on several other Francophone countries in West Africa.
BBC Africa
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