Relationship dossier
Somalia
South Africa
Relationship assessment
Somalia–South Africa relations include high-level engagement and agreements on cooperation.
Somalia toward South Africa
+15Somalia engaged South Africa at presidential level in 2013, with bilateral agreements addressing cooperation in areas including trade and development.
South Africa toward Somalia
+15South Africa received Somalia's president for bilateral talks in 2013 and entered cooperation agreements with the Somali government, including in areas such as trade and development.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship includes presidential-level engagement and formal cooperation arrangements, giving it a substantive cooperative foundation. The breadth, implementation, and durability of these 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
Somalia and South Africa have pursued bilateral cooperation through high-level engagement and agreements covering areas such as trade and development. The relationship appears cooperative, although the scope and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Somalia's president visited South Africa for bilateral talks, accompanied by cooperation agreements in areas including trade and development.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent government-to-government cooperation is uncertain.