Relationship dossier
Germany
Sierra Leone
Relationship assessment
Germany and Sierra Leone maintain a cooperative relationship centered on development assistance.
Germany toward Sierra Leone
+10Germany has supported development cooperation with Sierra Leone, including projects in health and economic development.
Sierra Leone toward Germany
+10Sierra Leone’s government has engaged Germany as a partner in bilateral development cooperation, including work on development projects.
Overall relationship
+10Bilateral development cooperation is the clearest feature of the relationship. It provides a basis for sustained practical engagement, but the scale of cooperation and the extent of wider strategic coordination 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
Germany has supported Sierra Leone through bilateral development cooperation, including projects in areas such as health and economic development. Sierra Leone’s government has engaged with Germany as a partner in that cooperation. The relationship is cooperative, though its scope and continuity are less clearly characterized than those of a close strategic partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and current scope of bilateral development programs are unclear.
- Details of Sierra Leonean government participation in specific bilateral projects are limited.