migration

The United States of America has moved to reset relations with Uganda, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking by phone with President Yoweri Museveni about “opportunities to deepen U.S.–Uganda cooperation on migration, reciprocal trade, and commercial ties.”  In a readout attributable to U.S Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott, the U.S  Secretary who spoke to President Museveni yesterday also thanked Uganda for serving as a pillar of regional stability through its peacekeeping roles in East Africa.  The outreach comes as both sides test whether months of friction over rights and aid can give way to a more pragmatic and economics-first…