Relationship dossier
Italy
Uganda
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship centered on development assistance and debt-conversion arrangements
Italy toward Uganda
+35The Italian government has supported development cooperation in Uganda, including bilateral assistance and debt-conversion arrangements that direct resources toward development programs.
Uganda toward Italy
+20The Ugandan government has participated in implementing Italian-supported development programs and debt-conversion arrangements, providing a concrete basis for bilateral cooperation.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative development focus, including Italian assistance and debt-conversion arrangements involving Ugandan implementation. The scale, continuity, and breadth of direct bilateral cooperation are less clear.
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
Italy has supported development cooperation in Uganda, including through bilateral assistance and debt-conversion arrangements. Uganda has participated in implementing Italian-supported development programs. These provide concrete grounds for a cooperative assessment, although the breadth and recent continuity of direct government-to-government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Italy and Uganda entered into a debt-conversion arrangement directing resources toward development purposes in Uganda.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral development and debt-conversion arrangements are unclear.
- Details of recent direct government cooperation between Italy and Uganda are limited.