

By Francis Otucu
The United Nations’ (UN) World Happiness Report 2019 has ranked Rwanda as one of the least happiest countries in the world, ranking in 5th position. Rwanda falls in same category with South Sudan, Central African Republic, Afghanistan, Tanzania, Yemen, Malawi, Syria, Botswana and Haiti in top 10.
On the other hand, the report released yesterday put Uganda at 137 out of 156 happiest countries.
The report released yesterday put Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Canada and New Zealand as top eight happiest countries.
Uganda and Rwanda relations have in the past weeks been deteriorating with Rwanda accusing Uganda of aiding dissidents associated with Rwanda National Congress to destabilize Kigali, a claim Ugandan government has denied.