Relationship dossier
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Relationship assessment
Sierra Leone contributed troops to the African Union mission in Somalia; broader bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Sierra Leone toward Somalia
+15Sierra Leone contributed troops to the African Union Mission in Somalia, providing security support in Somalia.
Somalia toward Sierra Leone
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Sierra Leone contributed troops to the African Union Mission in Somalia, supporting security efforts there. Information about direct Somali government cooperation with Sierra Leone is insufficient to assess the relationship more broadly.
Key developments
Sierra Leone contributed troops to the African Union Mission in Somalia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral government cooperation is unclear.
- The extent of Somali government engagement with Sierra Leone’s AMISOM contribution is unclear.