Relationship dossier
Rwanda
Somalia
Relationship assessment
Rwanda and Somalia have formalized cooperation through agreements covering defense and security.
Rwanda toward Somalia
+25Rwanda signed bilateral agreements with Somalia during the Somali president’s 2023 visit to Rwanda, including agreements covering defense and security.
Somalia toward Rwanda
+25Somalia’s president visited Rwanda in 2023, and the Somali government signed bilateral agreements with Rwanda, including agreements covering defense and security.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes concrete bilateral engagement through agreements covering defense and security, but the extent and durability of cooperation beyond those arrangements 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
Rwanda and Somalia have pursued bilateral cooperation, including a 2023 visit by Somalia’s president to Rwanda during which the governments signed agreements covering areas including defense and security. The agreements indicate concrete engagement, although their implementation and the breadth of sustained cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Somalia’s president visited Rwanda, and the governments signed bilateral agreements covering areas including defense and security.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the 2023 bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of continuing defense and security cooperation are limited.