Foreign relations of Uganda

Uganda has formal diplomatic relations with many countries, some accredited. Since the colonial era and after independence Uganda has grown to be one of the most important African countries. Uganda has diplomatic relations with many countries throughout Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Uganda is a member of the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Nations since 1962.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Uganda maintains diplomatic relations with:

#	Country	Date
1	Somalia	1 April 1960[1]
2	Canada	9 October 1962[2]
3	Germany	9 October 1962[3]
4	India	9 October 1962[4]
5	Israel	9 October 1962[5]
6	United Kingdom	9 October 1962[6]
7	United States	9 October 1962[7]
8	Czech Republic	11 October 1962[8]
9	Russia	13 October 1962[9]
10	Sudan	15 October 1962[10]
11	China	18 October 1962[11]
12	France	29 October 1962[12]
13	Rwanda	18 December 1962[13]
14	Democratic Republic of the Congo	4 March 1963[14]
15	South Korea	26 March 1963[15]
16	Poland	8 April 1963[16]
17	Serbia	31 July 1963[17]
18	Ghana	1 August 1963[18]
19	Nigeria	6 September 1963[19]
20	Switzerland	28 February 1964[20]
21	Chile	10 March 1964[21]
22	Japan	1 April 1964[22]
23	Sweden	9 April 1964[23]
24	Bulgaria	17 May 1964[24]
25	Egypt	27 May 1964[25]
26	Ethiopia	4 June 1964[26]
27	Italy	5 July 1964[27]
28	Norway	21 July 1964[28]
29	Mali	4 November 1964[29]
30	Belgium	1964[30]
31	Republic of the Congo	1964[31]
32	Denmark	26 January 1965[32]
33	Finland	14 June 1965[33]
34	Pakistan	1 August 1965[34]
35	Hungary	13 August 1965[35]
36	Australia	23 August 1965[36]
37	Algeria	1965[37]
38	Morocco	1965[38]
39	Netherlands	1965[39]
40	Austria	26 January 1966[40]
41	Ivory Coast	21 July 1966[41]
42	Guinea	22 July 1966[42]
—	Holy See	1 September 1966[43]
43	Zambia	1966[44]
44	Liberia	5 April 1967[45]
45	Burundi	25 August 1967[46]
46	Lesotho	4 October 1968[47]
47	Tunisia	9 December 1968[48]
48	Romania	27 April 1969[49]
49	Spain	13 September 1969[50]
50	Turkey	18 September 1969[51]
51	Brazil	22 December 1969[52]
52	Senegal	8 April 1970[53][54]
53	Venezuela	27 April 1970[55]
54	Guyana	21 July 1970[56]
55	Greece	12 October 1971[57]
56	Botswana	1971[58]
57	Libya	13 February 1972[59]
58	Saudi Arabia	26 June 1972[60]
59	Jordan	27 June 1972[61]
60	Kuwait	28 June 1972[62]
61	Syria	29 June 1972[63]
62	North Korea	2 August 1972[64]
63	Cameroon	August 1972[65]
64	Sri Lanka	30 November 1972[66]
65	Vietnam	9 February 1973[67]
66	Iraq	25 July 1973[68]
67	Sierra Leone	10 September 1973[69]
68	Yemen	17 December 1973[70]
69	Eswatini	23 January 1974[71]
70	Cuba	9 May 1974[72]
71	Trinidad and Tobago	5 June 1974[73]
72	Argentina	17 June 1974[74]
73	Iran	12 October 1974[75]
74	Niger	8 April 1975[76]
75	Gabon	4 July 1975[77]
76	Mozambique	21 August 1975[78]
77	Qatar	1975[79]
78	Mauritania	3 February 1976[80]
79	Mexico	20 February 1976[81]
80	Burkina Faso	26 May 1976[82]
81	Mauritius	18 June 1976[83]
82	Chad	8 September 1976[84]
83	Gambia	16 November 1976[85]
84	Cyprus	1 February 1977[86]
85	Central African Republic	13 June 1977[87]
86	Djibouti	June 1977[88]
87	Luxembourg	30 September 1977[89][90]
88	Bangladesh	25 November 1977[91]
89	Kenya	8 February 1978[92]
90	Benin	1978[93]
91	Guinea-Bissau	1980[94]
94	Tanzania	15 December 1981[95]
92	Malawi	1981[96]
93	Antigua and Barbuda	2 March 1983[97]
95	Thailand	15 February 1985[98]
—	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	7 July 1986[99]
96	Oman	1987[100]
97	Indonesia	12 January 1989[101]
—	State of Palestine	15 February 1989[102]
98	Bolivia	3 May 1989[103]
99	Colombia	5 May 1989[103]
100	Namibia	1990–1992[104]
101	Portugal	2 December 1991[105]
102	Seychelles	6 April 1992[103]
103	Slovakia	1 January 1993[106]
104	Bahrain	2 October 1993[107]
105	Maldives	30 November 1993[103]
106	Eritrea	28 January 1994[108]
107	South Africa	24 June 1994[103]
108	Ireland	14 July 1994[109]
109	Ukraine	7 September 1994[110]
110	Azerbaijan	19 August 1995[111]
111	Singapore	1 June 1998[112]
112	Belarus	2 October 1998[113]
113	Malaysia	8 December 1998[114]
114	Croatia	10 March 1999[103]
115	Turkmenistan	5 August 1999[103]
116	North Macedonia	26 July 2000[103]
117	Angola	2002[115]
118	Brunei	21 October 2003[103]
119	Philippines	12 December 2003[116]
120	Iceland	22 June 2004[117][118]
121	Malta	21 July 2004[103]
122	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	27 July 2004[103]
123	Zimbabwe	31 July 2004[119]
124	Tajikistan	8 September 2005[120]
125	Slovenia	31 August 2006[103]
126	Estonia	19 September 2006[121]
127	New Zealand	1 November 2006[122]
128	Bahamas	9 August 2007[123]
129	Costa Rica	29 August 2007[124]
130	Dominican Republic	22 October 2007[125]
131	United Arab Emirates	2007[126]
132	Andorra	11 March 2008[103]
133	Kazakhstan	20 June 2008[127]
134	Paraguay	18 June 2010[103]
135	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3 December 2010[103]
136	Georgia	9 December 2010[103]
137	Montenegro	14 July 2011[103]
138	Jamaica	21 September 2011[103]
139	Lithuania	15 March 2012[103]
140	South Sudan	3 September 2012[128]
141	Armenia	28 June 2013[103]
142	Fiji	16 September 2013[103]
143	Latvia	1 October 2013[129]
144	Mongolia	20 November 2013[103]
145	Kyrgyzstan	19 March 2014[103]
146	Nepal	12 June 2017[103]
147	El Salvador	22 September 2017[130]
148	Equatorial Guinea	19 February 2018[131]
149	Comoros	24 October 2018[132]
150	Lebanon	5 March 2019[133]
151	Nicaragua	7 June 2019[103]
152	Togo	5 December 2019[134]
153	Cambodia	23 January 2020[103]
154	Moldova	23 October 2020[103]
155	San Marino	23 October 2020[103]
156	Dominica	4 May 2021[103]
157	Peru	4 June 2021[103]
158	Laos	27 September 2021[103]
159	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1 April 2022[103]
160	Panama	22 September 2023[135]
161	Solomon Islands	27 November 2023[103]
162	Uzbekistan	18 January 2024[136]
163	Tonga	15 April 2024[137]
164	Belize	20 May 2024[103]
165	Timor-Leste	13 August 2024[103]
166	Samoa	7 March 2025[103]
167	Madagascar	Unknown

Bilateral relations

Africa

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Kenya	8 February 1978	See Kenya–Uganda relations Diplomatic relations were established on 8 February 1978[92] From 1961 to 1965 the two states, along with Tanzania, were united in the East African Common Services Organization, a common market with a loose federal structure.[138] Kenya has a high commission in Kampala. Uganda has a high commission in Nairobi.
South Sudan	3 September 2012	See South Sudan–Uganda relations
Tanzania	13 December 1983	See Tanzania–Uganda relations

Americas

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Mexico	20 February 1976	See Mexico–Uganda relations Diplomatic relations were established on 20 February 1976[81] Mexico is accredited to Uganda from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya and maintains an honorary consulate in Kampala.[139] Uganda is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.[140]
United States	9 October 1962	See Uganda–United States relations Diplomatic relations were established on 9 October 1962[7] Uganda has an embassy in Washington, D.C. The United States has an embassy in Kampala.

Asia

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Bangladesh	25 November 1977	see Bangladesh–Uganda relations Diplomatic relations were established on 25 November 1977[91] Bangladesh has an honorary consulate in Kampala.[141]
China	18 October 1962	See China–Uganda relations Diplomatic relations were established on 18 October 1962[11] China has an embassy in Kampala. Uganda has an embassy in Beijing.
India	9 October 1962	See India–Uganda relations Diplomatic relations were established on 9 October 1962 when the Indian Mission in Kampala has been raised to the level of a High Commission[4] India has a High Commission in Kampala.[142] Uganda maintains a High Commission in New Delhi.[143]
Israel	9 October 1962	See Israel–Uganda relations Diplomatic relations were established on 9 October 1962.[5] Uganda severance relations with Israel on 30 March 1972.[144] Diplomatic relations re-established on 29 July 1994.[145] Ugandas relations with Israel remain uneasily strained due to Operation Entebbe, the operation Israel performed to rescue hostages from the 1976 capturing of a French airliner hijacked by the Palestinian Liberation Organization and flown to Entebbe airport.
Malaysia	1995	See Malaysia–Uganda relations Diplomatic relations were established in 1995 when has been accredited High Commissioner-Designate of Uganda to Malaysia (resident in New Delhi) Dr. Oboth Okumu.[146] Malaysia does not yet have a high commission in Kampala,[147] while Uganda has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur and Uganda high commission in Kuala Lumpur were also accredited to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Myanmar.[148][149]
Maldives	30 November 1993	Diplomatic relations were established on 30 November 1993[150] Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
Nepal	12 June 2017	Diplomatic relations were established on 12 June 2017.[151] Both countries are Landlocked developing countries.
South Korea	26 March 1963	Establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Republic of Uganda was on March 26, 1963[15] South Korea has an embassy in Kampala, which was reopened in 2011.[152]
Turkey	18 September 1969	See Turkey–Uganda relations Diplomatic relations were established on 18 September 1969[51] Uganda has an embassy in Ankara.[153] Turkey has an embassy in Kampala.[153] Trade volume between the two countries was US$40 million in 2018.[153]
Vietnam	9 February 1973	Diplomatic relations were established on 9 February 1973.[67] Vietnam is accredited to Uganda, through its embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Vietnam also maintains an honorary consulate in Kampala.[154]

Europe

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Austria	26 January 1966	Since 2012, Austria is represented in Uganda by its embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[155] and an honorary consulate in Kampala.[156] Uganda is represented in Austria by its embassy in Berlin, Germany and in Vienna.[157][158][159]
Cyprus	1 February 1977	Both countries have established diplomatic relations and have signed an Agreement for Cooperation in the Field of Tourism.[160] Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
Denmark	26 January 1965	See Denmark–Uganda relations
Germany	9 October 1962	See Germany–Uganda relations Diplomatic relations were established on 9 October 1962[3] Germany has an embassy in Kampala.[161] Uganda has an embassy in Berlin.[162]
Hungary	13 August 1965	Diplomatic relations were established on 13 August 1965[35] Hungary is represented in Uganda by its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya[163] and an honorary consulate in Kampala.[163] Hungary is realizing the largest foreign development program in its history in Uganda.[164]
Iceland	2000	Diplomatic relations were established in 2000[165] Iceland has an embassy in Uganda.[166] Uganda is represented in Iceland by its embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark.[167]
Netherlands	1965	The Netherlands have an embassy in Kampala.[168] Uganda is represented in The Netherlands by its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.[169]
Poland	8 April 1963	See Poland–Uganda relations
Russia	13 October 1962	See Russia–Uganda relations Diplomatic relations were established on 13 October 1962[9] Russia has an embassy in Kampala. Uganda has an embassy in Moscow.
Ukraine	7 September 1994	Diplomatic relations were established on 7 September 1994[110] Uganda is represented in Ukraine by its embassy in Moscow, Russia.[170] Ukraine is represented in Uganda by its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.[170][171]
United Kingdom	9 October 1962	See Uganda–United Kingdom relations The UK established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 9 October 1962.[6] Uganda maintains a high commission in London. The United Kingdom is accredited to Uganda through its high commission in Kampala.[172] The UK governed Uganda from 1894 to 1962, when Uganda achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the Commonwealth, and the World Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Development Partnership,[173] and an Investment Agreement.[174]

International organisations

Uganda has been a member of the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Nations since independence in 1962.^[175]

See also

• Foreign support of Uganda in the Uganda–Tanzania War
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda)
• List of diplomatic missions in Uganda
• List of diplomatic missions of Uganda