Relationship dossier
Norway
Uganda
Relationship assessment
Development cooperation and an investment framework coexist with disagreements over Uganda’s human-rights policies.
Norway toward Uganda
+15Norway has provided development assistance to Uganda. In response to Uganda’s 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act, Norway redirected aid away from government channels, making its assistance more conditional on governance and rights concerns.
Uganda toward Norway
+15Uganda is party to a bilateral investment-protection agreement with Norway, providing a formal framework for investment relations. The extent of Uganda’s other government cooperation with Norway is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15Development assistance and an investment framework support the relationship, while Norway’s response to Uganda’s 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act illustrates a significant policy disagreement. The relationship is mixed rather than characterized by either close alignment or sustained confrontation.
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
Norway has supported development cooperation with Uganda, while concerns over Uganda’s 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act led Norway to redirect aid away from government channels. A bilateral investment-protection agreement also provides a framework for economic ties. These cooperation and policy disagreements point to a mixed relationship.
Areas of tension
- Norwegian concerns over Uganda’s 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act and its effect on aid to the Ugandan government.
Key developments
Norway redirected aid away from Ugandan government channels following Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act.
A bilateral investment-protection agreement established a framework for investment relations between Norway and Uganda.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of Norway’s development cooperation with Uganda are unclear.
- The practical impact of the bilateral investment-protection agreement is unclear.