Relationship dossier
Austria
Sudan
Relationship assessment
Limited practical cooperation, including humanitarian assistance and migration-related contacts
Austria toward Sudan
+15Austria has supported humanitarian assistance for Sudan and facilitated contacts with Sudanese officials on identifying Sudanese nationals for return. The scale and continuity of these activities are unclear.
Sudan toward Austria
+10Sudanese officials cooperated with Austrian authorities in identifying Sudanese nationals for return. The scope and continuation of this cooperation are unclear.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes practical cooperation on humanitarian assistance and migration-related matters, but the extent and durability of these ties are unclear. These activities suggest a limited cooperative relationship rather than a broad or close partnership.
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
Austria has supported humanitarian assistance for Sudan and cooperated with Sudanese officials on identifying Sudanese nationals for return. These contacts indicate some practical cooperation, but the breadth and durability of bilateral government engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Sudanese officials visited Austria to help identify Sudanese nationals facing return, as part of cooperation with Austrian authorities.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Austrian government humanitarian assistance specifically directed to Sudan are unclear.
- The scope and subsequent status of cooperation on identifying and returning Sudanese nationals are unclear.