Relationship dossier
South Africa
Uganda
Relationship assessment
South Africa and Uganda maintain cooperative bilateral engagement through a Joint Commission for Cooperation.
South Africa toward Uganda
+20South Africa participates with Uganda in a Joint Commission for Cooperation, providing a framework for bilateral government engagement.
Uganda toward South Africa
+20Uganda participates with South Africa in a Joint Commission for Cooperation, providing a framework for bilateral government engagement.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative institutional framework in the Joint Commission for Cooperation. The scale and practical results of bilateral cooperation are unclear, limiting the basis for a stronger characterization.
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
South Africa and Uganda maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship, including a Joint Commission for Cooperation through which their governments have pursued bilateral engagement. The relationship appears positive, though the scope and implementation of specific cooperation are not clear enough to support a stronger assessment.
Key developments
South Africa and Uganda established a Joint Commission for Cooperation to provide a framework for bilateral engagement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the Joint Commission for Cooperation are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral agreements and government-to-government activity are limited.