Relationship dossier
Central African Republic
Uganda
Relationship assessment
Security cooperation against the Lord’s Resistance Army has been a notable feature of ties.
Central African Republic toward Uganda
+20The Central African Republic cooperated with Uganda’s efforts to pursue the Lord’s Resistance Army on Central African territory, including by permitting Ugandan forces to operate there.
Uganda toward Central African Republic
+20Uganda deployed forces in the Central African Republic to pursue the Lord’s Resistance Army, cooperating with the Central African government on a shared security concern.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has included practical cooperation against the LRA, particularly through Uganda’s military operations on Central African territory. This security dimension supports a positive overall assessment, while the extent of broader, sustained bilateral cooperation is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Relations have included security cooperation against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which operated in the Central African Republic. Uganda deployed forces there to pursue the LRA, with cooperation from the Central African Republic’s government. This provides a concrete basis for a positive assessment, though the scope of wider bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Ugandan forces operated in the Central African Republic to pursue the Lord’s Resistance Army, with cooperation from the Central African government.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and form of Central African government coordination with Ugandan forces are unclear.
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond security matters is unclear.