Relationship dossier
Morocco
Somalia
Relationship assessment
Limited but positive cooperation, including humanitarian assistance and diplomatic alignment
Morocco toward Somalia
+20Morocco provided humanitarian assistance to Somalia during the 2011 famine, a concrete instance of government-to-government support.
Somalia toward Morocco
+20Somalia has supported Morocco’s territorial-integrity position, including in the context of Morocco’s return to the African Union.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by instances of humanitarian support and diplomatic alignment rather than a known extensive bilateral partnership. These cooperative elements point to a positive relationship, while the scale and durability of engagement remain 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
Morocco and Somalia have had some practical cooperation and diplomatic alignment, including Moroccan humanitarian assistance to Somalia during the 2011 famine and Somali support for Morocco’s territorial-integrity position. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scale and continuity of bilateral engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Morocco provided humanitarian assistance to Somalia during the famine.
Somalia supported Morocco’s return to the African Union.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Moroccan assistance and other bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- The details and consistency of Somalia’s support for Morocco’s territorial-integrity position are unclear.