HIGHLIGHTS ON UGANDA JOINING NAM AND POLITICAL ALIGNMENT OF MEMBER COUNTRIES

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. It was founded in 1950 to advance interests of developing countries in the context of Cold War confrontation. The initiative was formed by two countries Yugoslavia and India in 1950. A historian with Kyambogo university Professor Robert Odhiambo highlights Uganda joining  the movement and how it has benefited in shaping its democracy.