Relationship dossier
Djibouti
Uganda
Relationship assessment
Bilateral agreements and regional security engagement underpin a positive relationship.
Djibouti toward Uganda
+20Djibouti signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Uganda during President Yoweri Museveni’s 2017 visit, supporting cooperation across several areas.
Uganda toward Djibouti
+20Uganda signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Djibouti during President Yoweri Museveni’s 2017 visit, supporting cooperation across several areas.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes a concrete package of bilateral agreements signed in 2017 and engagement in regional security frameworks. The agreements indicate cooperation, although their implementation and the breadth of subsequent bilateral initiatives are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Djibouti and Uganda have pursued bilateral cooperation through agreements signed during President Yoweri Museveni’s 2017 visit to Djibouti. The two governments also participate in regional and African Union frameworks, including security efforts in Somalia. The known bilateral initiatives support a positive assessment, though their scope and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
During President Yoweri Museveni’s visit to Djibouti, the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements signed during Museveni’s 2017 visit are unclear.
- Details of subsequent bilateral government cooperation are limited.