Relationship dossier
South Korea
Uganda
Relationship assessment
Development cooperation and security engagement underpin South Korea–Uganda relations
South Korea toward Uganda
+35South Korea has provided development assistance to Uganda and pursued bilateral cooperation on development and investment. During President Park Geun-hye’s 2016 visit, South Korea also engaged Uganda on security cooperation.
Uganda toward South Korea
+35Uganda has engaged in bilateral development and security cooperation with South Korea. In 2016, Uganda agreed to end military cooperation with North Korea in line with United Nations sanctions, following discussions during President Park Geun-hye’s visit.
Overall relationship
+30Development assistance and bilateral engagement, including security discussions and Uganda’s 2016 commitment concerning military ties with North Korea, provide a cooperative foundation. The scale and durability of these initiatives are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a close partnership.
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 Korea and Uganda have pursued development and security cooperation. South Korean assistance and bilateral agreements have supported cooperation in areas including development and investment. During South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s 2016 visit to Uganda, the governments discussed security cooperation, and Uganda agreed to end military cooperation with North Korea in line with United Nations sanctions.
Key developments
South Korean President Park Geun-hye visited Uganda; discussions included security cooperation, and Uganda agreed to end military cooperation with North Korea in line with United Nations sanctions.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of South Korean development projects in Uganda are unclear.
- The extent of continuing security cooperation and the implementation of Uganda’s commitment concerning North Korea are unclear.