Relationship dossier
Somalia
Uganda
Relationship assessment
Security cooperation, especially Uganda’s troop contribution to the African Union mission in Somalia, is the relationship’s central feature.
Somalia toward Uganda
+20The Somali government has cooperated with the African Union mission in Somalia, which Uganda’s troops have helped sustain, and has accepted the mission’s security role in support of Somali institutions. The extent of Somalia’s separate bilateral cooperation with Uganda is unclear.
Uganda toward Somalia
+40Uganda has deployed troops to the African Union mission in Somalia, contributing to security operations against al-Shabaab and supporting Somali government institutions and security forces.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is shaped by sustained security cooperation through the African Union mission in Somalia, including Uganda’s troop contribution and Somali government cooperation with the mission. The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond this framework is 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
Overview
Somalia and Uganda have cooperated primarily on security. Uganda has contributed troops to the African Union mission in Somalia, supporting Somali government and security forces against al-Shabaab. Somalia’s consent to and cooperation with the mission provide a concrete basis for the relationship, though the breadth of cooperation beyond security is unclear.
Key developments
Uganda deployed troops to the African Union mission in Somalia, contributing to operations in support of Somali government and security forces.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation outside regional security missions is unclear.
- Details of the Somali government’s direct bilateral security arrangements with Uganda are limited.