According to the Ugandan government, the tourism sector accounted for 7.7% of the country's GDP and 6.3% of all formal employment before covid-19. However, with the advent of the pandemic, in 2020, these numbers began to decrease.
To limit the spread of the coronavirus, the United Arab Emirates had announced the entry ban for several countries including Nigeria and South Africa. In turn, Zambia, Uganda and the DRC are struck by this suspension.
In 2019, the President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, expressed his desire to make the space sector a pillar of national development. A first strategic action is announced with this in mind.
