Ugandan Foreign Minister Jeje Odongo on why Africa won't oppose Russia: “We were colonized and forgave those who colonized us.
Now the colonialists are asking us to be enemies of Russia, which never colonized us, is that fair? Many of our students were trained in Russia, so why should it suddenly be a problem that we continue our relationship with Russia, with which we have historically had it.
Most of the military equipment in Uganda is Russian-made. For this reason, despite the so-called sanctions, in order to continue to defend ourselves Uganda must update the equipment it has. So the issue of sanctions is complex, but for us it is a matter of life and death. And we will continue to cooperate, because we must survive.”