Regional Politics

The on-going crisis in Kenya has backed Museveni into a corner of sorts. Uganda's economy and welfare are tied to Kenya's stability. As such, fuel shortages in Uganda have been disrupting business and causing the kinds of rumblings that are always dangerous to ignore. Museveni might have wanted to stay out of the Kenyan mess, but it was necessary for his government to open up a dialogue with Nairobi to work out a way that will ensure the flow of fuel into Uganda.

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have not always treated each other with a great deal of respect. But now that oil has been discovered in Lake Albert, that has only made things more complicated.
[image source: Heritage Oil, 2007]

Uganda and Congo: the background