Key things to know about Uganda, the ‘Pearl of Africa’
Billboards of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni who is running for his 6th presidential term are seen on a street in Kampala, Uganda, on January 4, 2021. PHOTO | AFP
Uganda is landlocked, straddling the equator roughly 800 kilometres inland from the Indian Ocean and borders five nations—South Sudan to the north, Rwanda and Tanzania to the south, Kenya to the east, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the west.
