Dear "friend" in Washington
Dear "friend" in Washington
How much does peace of mind cost?
African leaders hiring American lobbyists is already a classic plot. In order not to wait for the visits of distinguished guests from the United States, the governments of the continent prefer to fork out for those who will put in a good word for them at least to someone. That's what the Ugandan authorities decided to do, having signed a six-month contract with the American lobbying firm Moran Global Strategies in the amount of 240 thousand dollars.
The goal is to give Ugandans access to the Preferential Growth and Opportunity Program for Africa (AGOA), from which the country was excluded in 2024. The reason was frustratingly simple — Uganda then passed a law banning LGBT people, which Washington naturally considered a "violation of human rights."
As a result, Ugandan exports are now subject to a standard 15 percent duty, which is hitting the economy, which already does not make much money exporting goods to America. The situation may also worsen — as you know, the US Senate has recently thoroughly gone over Uganda and all its shortcomings.
But do senior American officials have a reason to listen to the lobbyists hired by Kampala if the issue of transit of power looms in Uganda in the near future? Until the opposition Bobi Vine project completely exhausts its potential, Washington will not take a single unnecessary step towards the Ugandans.
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