EU in Uganda

2026 marks 50 years of EU 🇪🇺 presence & partnership in Uganda – since the EU Delegation opened in Kampala in 1976. Our Ambassador @JanSadek was delighted to reflect on this important milestone in his address to 🇺🇬 media on the significance of the #EUandUganda50 Golden Jubilee.

Last week, @EnabelinUganda signed a €280K grant with @KCCAUG to tackle youth unemployment in Kampala metropolitan. Under #WeWorkUG, funded by the @EUinUG & Belgium, this partnership bridges the skills gap by aligning training with labour market needs. 1,000 youth will gain work-readiness skills, with at least 200 placed in private sector jobs. This will greatly boost government efforts under the leadership of @KagutaMuseveni who embarked on Skilling of the youth free of charge through the presidential industrial Skilling hubs and institutions like @TVETCouncilUg. This is a good move in the right direction. #GoldenPosts #EnablingChange @Educ_SportsUg @StateHouseUg @GCICUganda @UCC_Official

Last week, we signed a €280K grant with @KCCAUG to tackle youth unemployment in Kampala metropolitan. Under #WeWorkUG, funded by the @EUinUG & Belgium, this partnership bridges the skills gap by aligning training with labour market needs. 1,000 youth will gain work-readiness skills, with at least 200 placed in private sector jobs. 🤝 
#TeamEurope #EnablingChange @Educ_SportsUg

Protect your business in Uganda's evolving digital landscape! 🇺🇬💻 The Digital Rights and Security Toolkit is a definitive resource for MSMEs, tech startups, and traditional businesses navigate: 1⃣Data Protection: Understand your obligations under the privacy laws in Uganda. 2⃣Digital Security: Step by step checklists for passwords, (Multi Factor Authentication) MFA, and device safety. 3⃣Surveillance & Scams: Learn to spot the warning signs and protect your communications. 4⃣Business Continuity: Strategies for operating during internet restrictions. To fully leverage the toolkit, begin by completing the Digital Rights Toolkit Assessment. This evaluation offers a structured pathway for businesses to strengthen their own digital security while actively advancing and advocating for the digital rights of their customers. Assessment: tinyurl.com/4xp783mk #BeeraSharp

🌍 Francophonie came alive this weekend at @lfkampala🇫🇷 - a vibrant, multicultural community of students, teachers & families celebrating culture, diversity and quality education in the heart of Kampala, through music, dance, food, fashion & art! #FrenchOpensDoors #Francophonie

The EU is the top trading partner of African countries collectively and by far their largest export market, ahead of China, India & the United States. Ugandan exports to the EU currently stand at 1.4 billion euros, with a trade surplus of around 600 MEUR. consilium.europa.eu/en/infographic…

Read HR/VP Kaja Kallas full remarks here: link.europa.eu/C9q6VB

🇪🇺Amb @JanSadek spoke at the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework Group on how we can best support people forced to flee their homes, highlighting the importance of creating more sustainable ways to help, making processes simpler & working closely🇺🇬to build lasting solutions.

Proud moment for our Youth Bee Green participants! 🐝🌱 After months of training by TUNADO with support from @EUinUG, #globalgateway and @EnabelinUganda, they’ve successfully completed assessments in hive making, beeswax processing & practical beekeeping. @EU_Partnerships

Strengthening resilience in Karamoja continues. Partners under @EUinUG funded #FOSTER project are meeting at @MAAIF_Uganda to guide the next phase of implementation. Focus: 🎯Update on progress 📌Priorities for April–August 2026 🤝Strengthen synergies across Gov't & partners

Happening now: Our Partners of the Advancing Respect for Human Rights by Businesses in Uganda (ARBHR) project are sharing progress and success stories from their various digital rights initiatives, from the various regions they operate in Uganda.🇺🇬 This learning and reflection bootcamp, brings together business owners, civil society organisations and Small & Medium Enterprises(SMEs) to consolidate best practices and strategies for sustaining the Business and Human Rights (BHR) agenda in Uganda. Some of the key highlights so far: 1⃣ We have reached about 17m people. 2⃣Awareness & Engagement Activities(radio talk shows, social media campaigns. 3⃣Capacity Building ,Research & Information Dissemination. 4⃣Digital Fraud awareness initiative. This is part of the greater #BeeraSharp initiative that is empowering communities and businesses to stay informed, vigilant, and resilient in the face of digital risks, while advancing a safer, rights respecting digital ecosystem for all in Uganda. 🇺🇬 #BeeraSharp

Thanks @observerug, for highlighting the Green Diary Project, which will benefit 20,000 farmers across 15 districts in Uganda. The UGX 14.5B project introduces solar-powered milk cooling and use of biogas to ensure that farmers can use bio-celery to effectively grow fodder and absorb it, while also ensuring effective management of dung and farm waste hence boosting productivity and supporting climate-smart agriculture. @Heifer, @DKinUganda, @EUinUG, @MAAIF_Ug @FAOinUganda #WeareaBi #LimaSmart #aBiGrasp

Land is power. And when power is unequal, conflict follows. In Hoima & Kikuube, we conducted a joint visit with @unwomenuganda under the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund #WPHF, where Austria 🇦🇹 proudly supports efforts to advance women’s role in peace & security.

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About pineapple, partnership and many other things…! 🇪🇺🍍🇺🇬 Meet The CEO Jan Sadek youtu.be/UtFutSlmMXw?si… via @YouTube

The 2026 International #ForestDay celebrates the essential roles of forests in driving economic prosperity & supporting millions of jobs worldwide. #TeamEurope 🇪🇺 is walking with Uganda 🇺🇬 on this journey through our #GlobalGateway Forest Partnership. #EUandUganda50 🇪🇺🫶🇺🇬

Racism has no place in our Union or anywhere else. 60 years ago, the international community adopted the first global treaty to eliminate racial discrimination. Since then, this commitment has guided collective action to advance equality, human rights and a rules-based international order. Protecting minorities and combating racism reduces tensions and polarisation, strengthens resilience against conflict, manipulation and disinformation, and reinforces democratic values. This is how we build stability in Europe and beyond. Read the statement by HR/VP @kajakallas on behalf of the EU: link.europa.eu/c93NGx

💧🌍 On this #WorldWaterDay, France, a leading partner in Uganda's water sector, reaffirms commitment to continue investing in 🇺🇬's infrastructures like #Katosi plant to deliver safe drinking water & improve livelihoods for millions. 🇺🇬🤝🇫🇷 🇪🇺 youtube.com/watch?v=e5M6RQ…

The European Union 🇪🇺 Delegation to Uganda 🇺🇬 wishes all Muslims a season filled with peace, gratitude and hope. Wishing everyone a joyful and blessed Eid al-Fitr🌙✨️! #EUandUganda50 🇪🇺🫶🇺🇬

The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Mrs. Janet Museveni, has commended the strong and long-standing partnership between Uganda and the European Union. Link: youtu.be/9GM44Nq4VeA #UBCNews | #UBCUpdates

The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, @JanetMuseveni, has commended the strong and longstanding partnership between Uganda and the European Union, as the two sides prepare to mark 50 years of bilateral cooperation. DETAILS 👇🏽#VisionUpdates newvision.co.ug/category/news/…