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Relationship dossier

Belgium Benin

Relationship assessment

Belgium and Benin have a bilateral development-cooperation partnership.

Belgium toward Benin

+25

Belgium has provided development cooperation to Benin through bilateral programmes, including work implemented by Enabel.

Benin toward Belgium

+20

Benin has participated in bilateral development cooperation with Belgium, including programmes supported by the Belgian government; details of specific Beninese government commitments are limited.

Overall relationship

+25

The relationship has a concrete cooperative foundation in bilateral development assistance and programme implementation. The scale, continuity, and range of cooperation are unclear, so the partnership is best characterized as moderate rather than especially close.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Belgium and Benin maintain a development-cooperation relationship, including Belgian government support delivered through bilateral programmes and Enabel. This provides a concrete basis for cooperation, though the scope and continuity of specific programmes are not clear enough to support a stronger assessment.

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