But in his speech at the closing dinner, Museveni made it clear that Uganda and other African countries owed the West no favors.
"Africa has been hemorrhaging resources," he said. "It is a misnomer that the West is helping Africa. This is not true."
He said Uganda, the world's fourth biggest coffee exporter, receives US$1 per kilogram of coffee. The beans are roasted and ground in London, and sold for US$20, he said.
"For each 1 kilogram of coffee, we are donating US$19," he said. "We have been doing this for a long time. But we are fighting it. We are going to change."
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