Uganda: NRM-O Retreat At Kyankwanzi Amid America's Renewed Geopolitical Contest for the Moon

Uganda: NRM-O Retreat At Kyankwanzi Amid America's Renewed Geopolitical Contest for the Moon

[Independent (Kampala)] Sometime in 2023, I found myself on a panel at the Kampala Geopolitics Conference, convened by the French Embassy and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung-Uganda in partnership with Makerere University. It was one of those rare invitations I had quietly hoped for, not for the prestige it brings but solely for the opportunity to engage in serious conversation on Africa's geopolitical maneuverings.

NRM-O retreat at Kyankwanzi amid America’s renewed geopolitical contest for the moon

This photo taken on April 6, 2026, shows the Moon (L) and Earth seen from the Orion spacecraft. The crew of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Artemis II mission has just completed a 10-day lunar flight.   From Kyankwanzi to the Moon and beyond: Another case for Regional Integration and Shared Ambition   COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | Sometime in 2023, I found myself on a panel at the Kampala Geopolitics Conference, conven…