COUNTRY PROFILE / UGANDA

Continent: Africa

Official name: Republic of Uganda

Nature of regime: Presidential

Head of Federal State: Mr. YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI

Area: 236,860 km²

Currency: Ugandan shilling

Population (2022): 42.5 million inhabitants

Capital: Kampala

Main towns: Jinja, Entebbe, Mbarara, Mbale, Soroti, Masaka, Gulu

Official languages: English, Luganda, Swahili

Agreements and Conventions

Cooperation between the two countries remains very weak. There are no agreements signed between Cote d’Ivoire and Uganda.

However, these two countries maintain close relations at the level of international bodies including the African Union.

A. Main Exports of Cote d’Ivoire to Uganda: essential oils and vegetable extract oils, soap, mechanical and electrical apparatus.

B. Main imports of CI from Uganda : are mainly tobacco.

Sources : DGE-DPPSE

Sources : DGE-DPCEI

• compared to 1.337 billion of CFAF in 2021;

• Over the period 2018-2022, the average value of Ivorian exports is estimated at 2.364 billion of CFAF /year against 2.8 million of CFAF /year for imports; Over the period 2018-2022, the trade balance is in surplus for Cote d’Ivoire.