Somalia Sovereignty Watch tracks foreign agreements involving Somalia — including defense pacts, port deals, oil licenses, fishing rights, and infrastructure projects.
Our goal is simple: Somalis deserve to know what is being agreed to in their name.
We don't oppose foreign partnerships. We believe transparency strengthens them. Without public knowledge of agreements, there can be no public accountability.
Somalia lacks institutional memory. Deals are signed, then forgotten. Officials change, promises vanish. Foreign powers negotiate in the shadows.
We're building a permanent, public record.
55
Documented Agreements
29%
Have NO Transparency
20+
Foreign Partners
6%
High Transparency
Most comprehensive public database of Somalia's foreign agreements anywhere.
Live, searchable public record of 55 foreign agreements involving Somalia.
Click any row to see full details, sources, and analysis. Use filters to search by country, sector, or transparency score.
Every claim is sourced. Everything is verifiable. Updated regularly as new deals are signed.
If it involves Somali territory, resources, or sovereignty — it's in our scope.
We use only verifiable, public sources. We do not speculate.
We document facts and identify gaps in disclosure.
Many foreign agreements involving Somalia lack publicly announced signing dates. This opacity is itself a transparency indicator.
Our approach: When only the year is known, we use January 1st as a placeholder in date fields to enable chronological sorting. The "Known Terms" field clarifies actual date precision for each agreement.
Why this matters: Transparent agreements announce exact signing dates publicly. The fact that many Somalia deals lack even this basic information demonstrates the systematic transparency failure we're documenting. Date availability itself is a transparency metric.
Each agreement is scored based on public disclosure, parliamentary oversight, and legal clarity.
| Score | Criteria |
|---|---|
| High | Full agreement text public, parliamentary debate, terms disclosed, revenue sharing explained, exact signing date publicized |
| Medium | Framework published, key terms known, some debate, but specific clauses not disclosed |
| Low | Only press release available, basic outline known, specifics missing, little scrutiny |
| None | Agreement exists but no text available, terms completely undisclosed, no public debate, often even signing date unknown |
Only 3 agreements out of 55 meet high transparency standards. Nearly half have low or no transparency. That's the governance gap we're documenting.
Know of a deal we missed? Have documents or information to share?
We welcome submissions from journalists, researchers, government officials, and citizens.
Twitter/X: @SovWatchSo
Email: sovwatch@gmail.com
All submissions are reviewed and verified before being added to the database. We protect source confidentiality when requested.
Found an error? Have additional information?
We update within 48 hours and note all corrections publicly. Transparency goes both ways.