- Museveni says ocean “belongs” to Uganda
- Analysts warn remarks risk escalating regional disputes
KAMPALA, UGANDA – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has stirred fresh tensions in Eastern Africa after warning of future wars in a bid to secure Uganda’s access to the Indian Ocean.
Museveni, speaking during a campaign radio interview in Mbale City, said it was “madness” for a landlocked nation to be denied access to the sea, insisting Uganda was “entitled” to the ocean on economic and security grounds.
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