Ficha de relación
Arabia Saudí
Sudáfrica
Evaluación de la relación
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Economic cooperation alongside friction over South African arms-export restrictions
Arabia Saudí hacia Sudáfrica
+25Saudi Arabia pursued economic cooperation with South Africa, including investment commitments and bilateral agreements associated with President Ramaphosa’s 2018 visit.
Sudáfrica hacia Arabia Saudí
+20South Africa pursued bilateral economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia, while restricting arms exports under rules requiring assurances about end use; concerns about the Yemen conflict contributed to friction over Saudi arms imports.
Relación general
+25The relationship has a practical economic-cooperation foundation, including investment commitments and bilateral agreements, but is not free of disputes. South African restrictions on arms exports to Saudi Arabia, linked to concerns about their use in Yemen, have complicated security ties.
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- −100
- Hostilidad extrema y sostenida
- −50
- Considerablemente adversa
- 0
- Mixta o neutral, respaldada por información
- +50
- Considerablemente cooperativa
- +100
- Asociación excepcionalmente estrecha y sostenida
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Contexto de la relación
Panorama general
Saudi Arabia and South Africa have pursued economic and diplomatic cooperation, including investment and cooperation agreements associated with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2018 visit to Saudi Arabia. Relations have also faced friction over South Africa’s restrictions on arms exports to Saudi Arabia amid concerns about their use in Yemen. The relationship combines practical cooperation with a significant defense-policy disagreement.
Áreas de tensión
- South African restrictions on arms exports to Saudi Arabia, including end-use assurance requirements and concerns related to the Yemen conflict.
Acontecimientos clave
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Saudi Arabia, with investment commitments and bilateral cooperation agreements announced.
South African arms-export controls and end-use requirements created friction over arms imports by Saudi Arabia, amid concerns about the Yemen conflict.
Principales incertidumbres
- The implementation and scale of Saudi investment commitments in South Africa are unclear.
- The current scope of bilateral economic and security cooperation is unclear.