Physical Address
Market Street , Kamokya KAMPALA
Uganda’s Vice President, H.E. Jessica Alupo, has emerged prominently on the diplomatic stage in New Delhi, where she is leading Uganda’s delegation to the 18th BRICS Summit. Her participation alongside influential leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, underscores Kampala’s growing engagement with the evolving architecture of Global South cooperation.
Alupo’s presence is not merely ceremonial. It reflects Uganda’s broader foreign-policy strategy of diversifying international partnerships, expanding economic diplomacy and positioning the country within emerging networks of South-South cooperation. Uganda’s engagement with BRICS has developed over several years, with Alupo having represented President Yoweri Museveni at the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg.
The significance of this engagement has increased as BRICS broadens its economic and geopolitical footprint. The grouping increasingly positions itself as a platform through which developing countries can pursue stronger representation in global governance, expanded trade and investment, technological cooperation and reforms to international institutions.
China’s President Xi Jinping has called for a “Greater BRICS” approach, emphasising stronger economic cooperation and a larger role for the grouping in global affairs. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has similarly stressed the importance of strengthening the voice and interests of the Global South.
For Uganda, the strategic opportunity lies in converting diplomatic engagement into tangible economic outcomes. These could include expanded markets for agricultural and manufactured exports, infrastructure investment, technology transfer, energy cooperation, industrialisation, skills development and access to emerging financial ecosystems.
Uganda’s engagement with BRICS therefore represents more than participation in a high-level international forum. It signals Kampala’s determination to navigate an increasingly multipolar world through pragmatic partnerships and South-South cooperation.
The ultimate measure of this diplomacy, however, will be results: increased trade, investment, industrial capacity, innovation and employment, while safeguarding Uganda’s national interests and long-term development priorities.
