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Relationship dossier

Japan Somalia

Relationship assessment

Japan-Somalia ties feature Japanese assistance and cooperation on Somalia’s recovery and debt relief.

Japan toward Somalia

+40

Japan has provided development and humanitarian assistance to Somalia and co-hosted an international conference on Somalia in Tokyo in 2013. Japan also participated in debt-relief arrangements for Somalia.

Somalia toward Japan

+20

Somalia’s government engaged with Japan on bilateral assistance and debt-relief arrangements, including accepting Japanese support for recovery and development.

Overall relationship

+30

The bilateral relationship has a practical cooperative foundation, particularly through Japanese development and humanitarian assistance, international engagement on Somalia’s recovery, and debt relief. The range and durability of cooperation beyond these areas are less clear.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Japan has supported Somalia through development and humanitarian assistance and co-hosted the 2013 Tokyo International Conference on African Development-related Somalia conference. The countries also cooperated on debt relief. Somalia’s government engaged in bilateral arrangements for Japanese assistance and debt relief. The relationship is characterized by practical cooperation, although its full scope and continuity are unclear.

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