East Africa: Uganda, Germany Deepen Ties Through Business and Humanitarian Cooperation

2 June 2025
Nile Post (Kampala)
By Catherine Nakato

A delegation from Germany arrived in Uganda this week to strengthen collaboration across development, trade, and humanitarian sectors between the two countries.

Led by Ambassador Danny Ssozi, Deputy Head of the Ugandan Mission in Berlin, the group includes officials from the German Federal Government, the Free State of Saxony, and several non-governmental organisations.

The delegation held meetings with the German Embassy in Kampala and GIZ, the German development agency, to review ongoing projects funded by Germany and explore new areas for cooperation.

According to a statement from the Ugandan Embassy in Berlin, these discussions aimed to enhance the impact of German-supported initiatives in Uganda.

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They also engaged with the Uganda NGO Forum and local organisations to discuss partnerships focused on advocacy and service delivery.

Germany and Uganda already cooperate in education, health, infrastructure, and security. Notably, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) is collaborating with the University of Leipzig on a traditional medicines project.

Set to conclude in June 2025, this initiative has produced a wound spray now awaiting approval from Uganda's National Drug Authority.

To promote business ties, the delegation attended a dinner hosted by the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Uganda, which connected them with Ugandan enterprises including Makerere Innovation and Incubation Centre, Mobile Scan Technologies, Tulima Solar, and the ICT Association of Uganda.

The visitors toured Gogo Electric in Ntinda Industrial Area, a facility jointly owned by German and Ugandan investors that assembles electric motorcycles and lithium batteries.

Gogo Electric also operates 120 battery swap centres across central and eastern Uganda, a model seen by the delegation as a promising example of German investment contributing to sustainable transport solutions.

Additionally, the delegation visited the Jesuis Refugee Services Center in Nsambya, which runs skills development programmes for refugees and host communities. Partnering with a German school, the centre offers training in crafts, IT, catering, tailoring, and urban farming to foster self-reliance among participants.

These engagements highlight the ongoing commitment of Germany and Uganda to deepen bilateral ties and ensure that development and trade benefits reach all parts of society.

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