Tanzania–Uganda relations
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Tanzania–Uganda relations are
History
Tanzania Uganda War
Relations between Tanzania and Uganda had been strained for several years before the war started in 1978. After Idi Amin seized power in a military coup in 1971, the Tanzanian leader Julius Nyerere offered sanctuary to Uganda's ousted president, Milton Obote. After various coup attempts were made on Amin from Tanzania; Uganda declared a state of war against Tanzania, and sent troops to invade and annex part of the Kagera region of Tanzania, which Amin claimed belonged to Uganda. The war ended in April 1979 with Tanzania being victorious. Tanzania had to foot the bill for the war entirely by itself and the war brought further strain to the economy.[1] Uganda completed paying the debt of the war in 2007.[2]
Trade and Economy
Trade between Uganda and Tanzania is very healthy and in 2013 Tanzania exported $62.2 million worth of goods to Uganda, mainly machinery, agriculture products and medicines. The Balance of trade is very even and in 2013 Uganda exported $62.6 million worth of goods to Tanzania, mainly corn and telecommunication equipment.[3]
Tanzania-Uganda pipeline
The Uganda–Tanzania Crude Oil Pipeline (UTCOP) is a proposed pipeline to transport
Diplomatic missions
Tanzania has a High Commission in Kampala and Uganda also has a High Commission in Dar es Salaam.
State Visits
All former
Resident diplomatic missions
- Tanzania has a high commission in Kampala.
- Uganda has a high commission in Dar es Salaam.
References
- ^ Acheson-Brown, Daniel (2001). "The Tanzanian Invasion of Uganda: A Just War?" (PDF). International Third World Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Atuhaire, Alex (11 April 2007). "Country Pays Tanzania Shs120 Billion Amin War Debt". Retrieved 2 April 2016 – via allAfrica.
- ^ "Products that Tanzania imports from Uganda (2013)". The Observatory of Economic Complexity. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
- Reuters.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- Xinhua. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Musisi, Frederic (16 March 2016). "Total readies UShs13 trillion for oil pipeline development". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Uganda: Museveni, Magufuli Pipeline Met 'Clears Vision' for Tanzania". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2016-04-02.