Governance

Politics & Policy

Uganda stagnates in bottom quarter of anti-corruption rankings

Uganda ranks in the bottom quarter of a global barometer of public sector corruption released Tuesday
An anti-corruption billboard in rural Zambia
Politics & Policy

US response to Uganda’s anti-gay law and persistent human rights violations

US government, at the direction of President Biden, published an account of all the actions it has taken in response to the Anti-Homosexuality Act and other human rights concerns
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel hosts an honour guard to welcome Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni to the Pentagon for a meeting 27 September 2013
Politics & Policy

US announces visa restrictions in latest anti-gay law sanctions

US to deny visas to officials responsible for anti-gay law and policies that oppress other vulnerable groups
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivers a speech on US foreign policy at the US Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2021.
Politics & Policy

ULS rule of law report: tame, cowardly

The Uganda Law Society avoids confronting powerful institutions that undermine the rule of law, opting instead for easier targets
OpinionPolitics & Policy

Three years on, the events of November 2020 loom large

Opposition National Unity Platform says some of its supporters are still unaccounted for since November 2020, and continues to face intense scrutiny from security forces
OpinionPolitics & Policy

As Agoa draws to a close in 2025, an expert takes stock of its achievements after 23 years

It seems that the African Growth and Opportunities Act boosted trade between the United States and every other eligible country, except for Uganda
Flags of African countries and the United States flag at the 20th African Growth and Opportunities Act Forum held in Johannesburg, November 2023
Politics & Policy

Museveni strikes defiant tone on AGOA, US advisories

Recent actions by the US to dissuade American companies from investing in the country and to exclude it from a regional trade deal over its anti-gay law are rooted in a lack of respect, according to President Museveni
Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni, gestures, while smiling, and seated, in an October 2023 photo
Politics & Policy

Anti-gay law: Biden administration moves to exclude Uganda from trade pact

President Biden said that despite 'intensive engagement', Uganda had failed to address US concerns about its failure to meet AGOA eligibility criteria
The United States White House in Washington DC
Politics & Policy

Rule of Law: the same old story in Uganda and continuing erosion worldwide

Report highlights the continuing decline in rule of law around the world as governments loosen constraints on their power and weaken fundamental rights – and little change in Uganda
Sculpture of Lady Justice at Dublin Castle
Politics & Policy

US warns companies of risks of doing business in Uganda

Biden administration issues advisory warning of heightened operational risks in Uganda due to 'endemic corruption' and human rights restrictions
The main gate of the Parliament of Uganda in Kampala, Uganda
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