Relationship dossier
North Korea
Uganda
Relationship assessment
A history of North Korean military assistance to Uganda was followed by Uganda's stated end to military cooperation.
North Korea toward Uganda
+20North Korea provided military training and assistance to Ugandan forces, forming a concrete strand of bilateral cooperation.
Uganda toward North Korea
+5Uganda maintained military cooperation with North Korea before stating that it had ended such cooperation in connection with implementing UN sanctions.
Overall relationship
+10The bilateral relationship included practical military and security cooperation, but Uganda's later stated termination of military cooperation substantially curtailed that strand. The extent of any continuing government engagement 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
North Korea and Uganda developed military and security cooperation, including North Korean training and assistance to Ugandan forces. Uganda later stated that it had ended military cooperation with North Korea in connection with implementing UN sanctions. The relationship therefore combines a history of practical cooperation with a significant curtailment of ties.
Areas of tension
- Uganda's implementation of UN sanctions included ending military cooperation with North Korea.
Key developments
Uganda stated that it had ended military cooperation with North Korea in connection with implementing UN sanctions.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and duration of North Korean military training and assistance in Uganda are unclear.
- The extent to which Uganda ended other forms of government cooperation with North Korea is unclear.