DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a52e1d/uganda_defence_and) has announced the addition of the "Uganda Defence and Security Report Q3 2011" report to their offering.
The Uganda Defence and Security Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, defence and security associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Uganda's defence and security industry.
As President Yoweri Museveni's government appeared to have successfully weathered demonstrations through Q211, BMI expects Uganda's defence spending to grow more slowly by 4.9% to US$472mn in 2011. This represents a drop of 3%, though as a proportion of government expenditure defence will rise to 13.4%, and follows a surge of 37.21% to US$450mn in 2010.
In protests reminiscent of widespread anti-government unrest that swept across the Middle East and North Africa in late 2010 and early 2011, thousands of Ugandans emerged in the so-called walk to work' protests in April 2011. Endorsed and sometimes led by opposition leader Kizza Besigye, protestors continued to complain of government corruption, as well as inflation in both fuel and food. Indeed, stability has been shaken in Uganda on the back of inflation, with many in the country priced out of car or bus use, providing one of the strongest public challenges to Museveni's rule since he took power in 1986.
The government condoning of police and military forces' treatment of Besigye threatened to destabilise Ugandan internal security in April and May 2011. Images of the opposition leader being violently arrested during demonstrations, as well as his shooting, spurred protestors and provoked international condemnation. However, the unlikelihood of a proliferation in anti-government unrest is underpinned by Besigye's intermittent presence in the country and his inconsistent leadership at demonstrations. Protests appear to lose momentum as Besigye leaves the country.
Countries Covered:
- TeliaSonera AB
- TeliaSonera Mobile
- Com Hem
- Tele2 AB
- Hi3G Access Sweden
- Telenor Sweden
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