Uganda Background

The document outlines Uganda's transition to multiparty democracy and its current governance structure. It details the country's natural resource wealth, specifically the discovery of oil reserves on Lake Albert and the planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), while noting environmental opposition from the European Union Parliament. The text also traces Uganda's economic planning from early independence through to Vision 2040 and the current Third National Development Plan (NDPIII), which focuses on resource-led industrialisation to achieve upper-middle-income status by 2040.

• Uganda is developing oil reserves discovered in 2006 on Lake Albert through a US$10-billion agreement involving TotalEnergies and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, which includes the construction of the 1,400 km East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) to Tanzania's Tanga port. However, the European Union Parliament requested that TotalEnergies stop activities in 2022 due to environmental concerns.
• Vision 2040 aims to transform Uganda from a peasant to a modern and prosperous country, targeting upper-middle-income status by 2040 with a GDP per capita of US$9,500. This vision is currently being implemented via the Third National Development Plan (NDPIII) for 2020/21–2024/25, which emphasizes resource-led industrialisation in agriculture, tourism, and minerals.
• Despite economic growth—including a doubling of GDP between 2010/11 and 2018/19—Uganda faces significant structural challenges: 68.9% of households remain in a subsistence economy, 78% of the population is youth, and the country struggles with high electricity costs and corruption. Additionally, the invasion of Ukraine has increased food and fertiliser costs, leading to a projected real GDP growth of 4.4%.

APA

Jobarteh, M. (2026). Uganda Background. Institute for Security Studies. https://futures.issafrica.org/geographic/guide.pdf?geography=UG&topic=01-background

Chicago

Jobarteh, Mustapha. Uganda Background. Institute for Security Studies, 2026. https://futures.issafrica.org/geographic/guide.pdf?geography=UG&topic=01-background.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{jobarteh2026uganda, author = {Jobarteh, Mustapha}, title = {{Uganda Background}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://futures.issafrica.org/geographic/guide.pdf?geography=UG&topic=01-background}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }