Relationship dossier
France
Uganda
Relationship assessment
Development cooperation alongside political friction over Uganda’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act
France toward Uganda
+20France supports development projects in Uganda through the French Development Agency. France also criticized Uganda’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act, creating political friction.
Uganda toward France
+15Uganda has engaged in development cooperation involving the French Development Agency and projects in Uganda. The scope of direct Ugandan government cooperation with France beyond this engagement is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship combines French-backed development activity in Uganda with political disagreement over Uganda’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act. These features point to practical cooperation without evidence of a close strategic partnership.
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
France and Uganda have a cooperative development relationship, including French Development Agency (AFD) support for projects in Uganda. Their political relationship has also faced friction over Uganda’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act, which France criticized. The known cooperation is meaningful but does not indicate a close strategic partnership.
Areas of tension
- France’s criticism of Uganda’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act.
Key developments
France criticized Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act.
The French Development Agency supported development projects in Uganda.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of French development cooperation in Uganda are unclear.
- The extent of direct Ugandan government cooperation with France beyond development projects is unclear.