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Relationship dossier

Uganda United Arab Emirates

Relationship assessment

Cooperation centers on investment, economic ties and Ugandan labor mobility

Uganda toward United Arab Emirates

+25

Uganda has pursued bilateral cooperation with the UAE on investment and labor mobility, including arrangements addressing the recruitment and protection of Ugandan workers in the UAE.

United Arab Emirates toward Uganda

+35

The UAE has pursued economic and investment cooperation with Uganda and entered bilateral arrangements concerning investment and the recruitment and protection of Ugandan workers.

Overall relationship

+30

The relationship is shaped by practical economic cooperation and labor mobility, including bilateral arrangements on investment and worker recruitment and protection. These features support a cooperative overall assessment, though the breadth and implementation of the arrangements are uncertain.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Uganda and the United Arab Emirates maintain a cooperative relationship focused on economic ties, investment and labor mobility. Bilateral arrangements include cooperation on investment and the recruitment and protection of Ugandan workers in the UAE. The scope and implementation of these arrangements are not fully clear.

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