World Bank discussions on financing Ugandan projects

The country, which reviews World Bank missions on a regular basis, has long fallen short on sustainable development goals, prompting the lender to stretch no further when it enacted what the global north has classed a harsh anti-gay law. The international lender is now infrequently being contacted by Kampala to reconsider its decision to halt financing new projects. The World Bank considers the Uganda government’s disregard for human rights and freedoms to be the segregation and marginalisation of minorities. Uganda is now pushing for agreements that have been made, before agreeing to move forward until a consensus is reached with the World Bank. In May, the lender communicated its decision to hold back on new funding to Uganda on account of enactment of an anti-gay law. State actors expressed their dismay at the bank’s decision to break its own agreements not to base its decisions on political grounds of its member countries. Is Uganda over reliant on World bank loans ?