Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. During the 1990s the government has promulgated non-party presidential and legislative elections.
Coffee is the major export crop and accounts for the bulk of export revenues.
The policy changes are especially aimed at dampening inflation and boosting production and export earnings. Ongoing Ugandan involvement in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, growing corruption within the government, and slippage in the government's determination to press reforms raise doubts about the continuation of strong growth.