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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held phone calls on Aug. 21 with his counterparts from Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya during which he stressed Egypt's "categorical rejection of unilateral measures" on the eastern Nile Basin and said "water security" was "existential" for Egypt, Addis Standard reported on Aug. 22.

Egypt: Cairo Courts Upstream Nile Basin States With Promise of Development Support  

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Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa and Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye inaugurated the start of works on a new $2.15 billion, 300-kilometer (about 186-mile) Standard Gauge Railway that will connect Tanzania's eastern city of Uvinza to the Burundian town of Musongati, The Chanzo reported on Aug. 17.

Tanzania: Government Kicks Off Construction of $2.15B Standard Gauge Railway to Burundi

Kenyan President William Ruto and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed eight memorandums of understanding and vowed to tackle nontariff barriers hindering regional trade, the Daily Monitor reported on July 30.

Kenya, Uganda: Governments Expand Bilateral Cooperation With Focus on Trade, Transport Infrastructure

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BRICS+ leaders gathered in Brazil for the bloc's 17th summit and issued a joint statement defending multilateralism, calling for U.N. reform and supporting Russia's and Iran's positions in ongoing conflicts, g1 reported on July 6.

BRICS+: Bloc Increasingly Leans Away From West, but Avoids Picking Fights With U.S.

Electoral Commission Chief of Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Tanga Odoi said that President Yoweri Museveni would pick up expression of interest papers to retain his position as chairperson of the NRM Central Executive Committee and to run as the party's presidential candidate in Uganda's January 2026 general election on June 28, Monitor reported June 23.

Uganda: President Museveni to Run For a Seventh Term 

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Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda's army chief and the son of President Yoweri Museveni, threatened to "hunt down" Wazalendo militias, which support the Democratic Republic of the Congo's government, in possible joint Ugandan-Congolese operations unless they surrender, Actualite.cd reported on June 22.

Uganda, Congo: Ugandan Army Chief Threatens To 'Hunt' Congolese Pro-Government Militias

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The U.S. State Department issued a memo giving 36 countries 60 days to meet new department requirements or be added to a travel ban implemented on June 9, The Washington Post reported on June 14.

U.S.: Trump Administration Considers Adding 36 More Countries to Travel Ban

The World Bank announced that it would end a funding freeze for new projects in Uganda that it had instated in response to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in 2023, Reuters reported June 5.

Uganda: World Bank Ends Funding Freeze Over Anti-LGBTQ Bill 

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Shipping containers are offloaded from a vessel at Berbera Port in Somaliland on Aug. 31, 2021.   (ED RAM/AFP via Getty Images)

The UAE is expanding its influence across East Africa through large-scale investments and security partnerships, aiming to consolidate its status as a global trade hub and counter regional competitors, at the risk of entangling regional states in broader geopolitical contests.

The UAE's Long Game in East Africa

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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (right) waves as he arrives in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 9, 2024, for the launch of new peace talks with rebel groups.

Rising political tensions risk collapsing the peace deal that ended the country's last civil war, while escalating clashes in the north risk drawing in involvement from Sudan's warring parties.

South Sudan Hurtles Toward Another Civil War

Members of the M23 rebel group are seen in Bukavu, eastern Congo, after the takeover of the city on Feb. 20, 2025.

Burundi's reported troop withdrawal and Uganda's apparent unwillingness to intervene against the AFC/M23 rebel group will limit the immediate risk of an escalating interstate conflict, but this could change if the rebels start advancing toward central Congo.

Assessing the Risk of an Expanded Conflict in Congo

An M23 fighter stands in the foreground as detained Congolese soldiers are loaded onto trucks on Jan. 30, 2025, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. 

Unless the Congolese government agrees to enter direct talks, Rwanda-backed rebels will likely resume their advance toward the city of Bukavu, whose fall would expose Congo to mounting instability, including nationwide unrest and a potential military coup.

Fighting in Eastern Congo Reaches a Crossroads as Rebels Press Southward

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A motorcyclist looks at his phone in front of a National Electoral Council poster promoting the upcoming presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 23, 2024.

Global Elections

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: An Election in Venezuela, Economic Reforms in the U.K.

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People flee their neighborhoods in Khartoum, Sudan, amid fighting between the army and paramilitary troops on April 19, 2023. 

Government institutions in eastern and western Africa remain relatively strong, but potential succession crises, simmering unrest and weak leaders still pose latent risks.

Assessing the Risk of Future African Coups, Part 2: West and East Africa

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A Ugandan citizen watches a television broadcast of lawmakers holding a session on an anti-LGBTQ bill in the country's parliament on March 21, 2023. 

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The likely adoption of one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws could deprive Uganda of critical Western aid and investment by raising the reputational risks of engaging with the country.

Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ Bill Risks Deterring Foreign Aid and Business

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U.S. and South Korean flags are waved March 10, 2015, in Seoul, South Korea.

The Weekly Rundown: South Korea's President Meets Biden, Lula Pushes Spain on EU Trade

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During the final day of the African tour that also included visits to Cameroon and Benin, French President Emmanuel Macron (left) waves to a crowd through the roof of a car in Bissau with Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. 

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

The French president and Russian foreign minister’s separate trips to Central African countries highlight Paris and Moscow's growing interest in the region, with both leaders pledging increased security and investments.

Making Sense of France and Russia’s High-Level Visits to Africa

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, speaks during the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 5, 2022.

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Congo's ports will grant the East African Community access to the Atlantic Ocean, but the country's overall poor infrastructure and security will limit the volume of trade with other bloc members. 

How Congo's EAC Membership Will Alter Trade in East Africa

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Uganda's recent suspected use of spyware to target U.S. diplomats highlights a recent trend of small and medium states expanding their SIGINT capabilities.

Essential Geopolitics: The SIGINT Threat and International Espionage

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A demonstration against a Polish parliamentary vote seen as impinging on press freedoms Dec. 19, 2021, in Warsaw, Poland. Crackdowns on independent media and civil society groups pose long-term risks by silencing valuable local information sources and harming the business climate.

Political Instability & Social Unrest

U.S.-China Relations

Crackdowns on independent media and civil society groups pose long-term risks by silencing valuable local information sources and harming the business climate.

The Corporate Implications of Cracking Down on Domestic Dissent

Landlocked Uganda is bordered by South Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east, Rwanda and Tanzania to the south, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west. The East African country has been recognized as one of the birthplaces of humanity, and its history stretches long into the past. In fact, its recent political trajectory was profoundly influenced by British exploration and colonization at the end of the 19th century. However, its geography and ethnic makeup have had a much deeper effect than British colonialism. For one, the country contains a significant portion of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake and the world’s largest tropical lake. The lake has provided a transport artery for regional residents for hundreds &mdash; if not thousands &mdash; of years, helping facilitate trade and fasten more shared identities in this region as opposed perhaps to other African regions.    The lake's trade benefits do not make up for the country's lack of easy access to an ocean and the international markets beyond, a situation that increases the costs of imports and exports to provide one of Uganda's chief challenges. In order to help manage this issue, Uganda must maintain positive relations with at least one of its ocean-facing neighbors, Kenya and Tanzania. This helps to explain why the Ugandan government has been a firm believer in regional integration into the East African Community. The fostering of closer ties helps bind the countries closer together in terms of political and economic relations. Relatedly, the shared ties and foreign interest in resources and goods of the region have helped spur infrastructure development in recent years, from which Uganda has benefited.    In addition to external challenges, Uganda must manage its diverse internal ethnographic makeup. The country is home to many ethnic and linguistic groups, providing an additional difficulty in governance. The country’s leaders have not always managed this diversity well, with ethnic clashes and outright cleansing in the past. To overcome these issues, the country has more often than not turned to strongman rule to oversee the political system.

The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in southwestern Uganda, at the borders of Uganda, Congo and Rwanda. 

SITUATION REPORTS

Egypt: Cairo Courts Upstream Nile Basin States With Promise of Development Support

Tanzania: Government Kicks Off Construction of $2.15B Standard Gauge Railway to Burundi

Kenya, Uganda: Governments Expand Bilateral Cooperation With Focus on Trade, Transport Infrastructure

BRICS+: Bloc Increasingly Leans Away From West, but Avoids Picking Fights With U.S.

Uganda: President Museveni to Run For a Seventh Term

Uganda, Congo: Ugandan Army Chief Threatens To 'Hunt' Congolese Pro-Government Militias

U.S.: Trump Administration Considers Adding 36 More Countries to Travel Ban

Uganda: World Bank Ends Funding Freeze Over Anti-LGBTQ Bill

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