Relationship dossier
Kuwait
Uganda
Relationship assessment
Development financing and labor cooperation link Kuwait and Uganda, alongside concerns over migrant-worker protections.
Kuwait toward Uganda
+25Kuwait has supported development in Uganda through financing from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Kuwait also entered into bilateral labor cooperation with Uganda concerning Ugandan workers in Kuwait.
Uganda toward Kuwait
+20Uganda entered into bilateral labor cooperation with Kuwait, seeking protections for Ugandan workers employed there. The agreement reflects Ugandan government engagement with Kuwait on labor migration.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes Kuwait-backed development financing and bilateral cooperation on labor migration. These provide a basis for practical cooperation, while concerns over the treatment and protection of Ugandan workers in Kuwait complicate the relationship. The extent and durability of these arrangements are not 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
Kuwait has supported development in Uganda through Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development financing. The governments have also cooperated on labor migration, including a bilateral agreement intended to protect Ugandan workers in Kuwait. Labor conditions remain a concern in this relationship, while the scale and implementation of cooperation are not fully clear.
Areas of tension
- Protection and working conditions of Ugandan migrant workers in Kuwait.
Key developments
Kuwait and Uganda concluded a bilateral labor cooperation agreement concerning Ugandan workers in Kuwait.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Kuwait Fund projects in Uganda are unclear.
- Details of the labor agreement's implementation and protections for Ugandan workers in Kuwait are limited.