Inside Uganda’s Multi-billion Coffee Deal with Algeria as Museveni’s Envoy Alintuma Nsambu Pushes for 120,000 Tonnes Export Mark

What the report says

Uganda is intensifying a trade push in Algeria aimed at expanding coffee sales, according to Watchdog Uganda. The report says Ambassador John Chrysostom Alintuma Nsambu, Uganda’s envoy to Algiers and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, used a visit to Blida Port to promote a plan for Algeria to buy 120,000 tonnes of Ugandan coffee a year, double the current 60,000-tonne arrangement.

The article says the existing commercial deal is expected to deliver 60,000 tonnes by December, with the value described as running into tens of millions of dollars. It also notes that Algeria is a major coffee importer, spending an estimated $1.4 billion a year on the product. Nsambu said Uganda’s goal is to persuade Algerian state procurement bodies to raise the quota, while praising bilateral ties and support from Uganda’s Ministry of Finance through its commercial diplomacy program.

Watchdog Uganda also highlighted the broader economic context behind the effort. Uganda is one of Africa’s leading coffee producers, and the report says the country has been seeking more direct foreign-government purchasing arrangements to boost export earnings and support farmers. Officials cited financing costs and shipping challenges as barriers, especially because Uganda is landlocked.

If the larger quota is secured, the report suggests it could give Uganda a more stable export market and deepen trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area. The article also included a breakdown of private exporters and quarterly shipment figures, underscoring the role of commercial partners in meeting any expanded demand.