Gained independence from the UK in 1962. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni since 1986. IDD is available to and from principal towns in Uganda. Outgoing international calls must go through the operator. Service for local calls is unreliable.
Coverage extends to all major towns.
Cybercaf s exist in Kampala. Airmail to Europe can take from three days to several weeks. The English-language papers are Financial Times, The Monitor, The People, East African, New Vision and Confidential . From time to time these change.