Relationship dossier
Denmark
Uganda
Relationship assessment
Development cooperation alongside friction over Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act
Denmark toward Uganda
+5Denmark has provided development assistance in Uganda. In response to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, Denmark announced a shift away from direct support to Ugandan government institutions toward civil-society support.
Uganda toward Denmark
+15Uganda has participated in bilateral development cooperation with Denmark. The scope and specific forms of Uganda’s government cooperation with Denmark are unclear.
Overall relationship
+10Development assistance provides a basis for bilateral cooperation, while Denmark’s announced shift in aid following Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act reflects a significant policy disagreement. The scale and durability of these arrangements are 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
Denmark and Uganda have maintained development cooperation, including Danish assistance in Uganda. Relations have also faced friction over Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act: Denmark announced a shift away from direct support to Ugandan government institutions toward civil-society support in response. The scope of Uganda’s direct bilateral cooperation with Denmark is less clear.
Areas of tension
- Denmark’s response to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act included shifting support away from direct assistance to Ugandan government institutions.
Key developments
Denmark announced a shift away from direct support to Ugandan government institutions toward civil-society support in response to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of Danish development cooperation with Uganda are unclear.
- Details of Uganda’s government-to-government cooperation with Denmark are limited.