Sub Saharan Africa

Uganda
Still current at: 25 November 2009 Updated: 29 September 2009

This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary (consular assistance figures). The overall level of the advice has not changed.

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Travel advice for this country

Local laws and customs

Ugandans are by nature outgoing and welcoming people. But their culture is socially conservative and formal, e.g. dress codes for business. Homosexuality is illegal and social tolerance of it is low.

Penalties for drug trafficking are severe. Drug abuse is neither widespread nor accepted.

Do not take photos of military, official or diplomatic sites, including Owen Falls Dam at the source of the Nile near Jinja. If taking photos of people it is best to ask their permission first as some may object.

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