Ugandan milk finds market in Algeria
CAPTION: President Museveni flags off Brookside Africa milk products at a function held at State House Entebbe May 28th 2025. (Courtesy photo).
By Stephen Wandera Ouma
ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has flagged off the first consignment of powdered milk to the North African nation of Algeria. At the inaugural shipment ceremony held at State House Entebbe, attended by officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, led by Minister Frank Tumwebaze, and those from Brookside Limited, the President flagged off four containers of powdered milk, equivalent to 500 metric tons.
The consignment is part of the total 2,100 metric tons of high-quality milk powder, worth over $8 million, that is to be sent to Algeria. This export is a result of bilateral negotiations and a Memorandum of Understanding signed during President Museveni’s visit to Algeria in March 2023, which opened markets for coffee, milk, and other products from Uganda.
According to Kennedy Gatheru, the Director of Finance at Brookside Africa Limited, the partnership will open up a large market that the whole country can benefit from. He thanked Museveni for his involvement in securing the Algerian market.“From your personal trade intervention, and with your involvement, we are confident of securing further export opportunities for our range of dairy products,” Gatheru said.
While hosting Ahmed Attaf, Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and a special envoy of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, last year at Nakasero, Museveni commended the growing cooperation between Uganda and Algeria, expressing his gratitude to his Algerian counterpart for the tangible progress made in implementing bilateral agreements.
