Relationship dossier
Belgium
Burundi
Relationship assessment
Belgian development cooperation has been tempered by a sharp policy response to Burundi’s 2015 political crisis.
Belgium toward Burundi
+5Belgium provided development cooperation to Burundi. In response to the 2015 political crisis, the Belgian government suspended direct cooperation and supported EU measures against Burundi.
Burundi toward Belgium
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Belgium has maintained development cooperation with Burundi, but its response to Burundi’s 2015 political crisis included suspending direct cooperation and supporting EU measures. Information about Burundi’s concrete government conduct toward Belgium is insufficient to assess that aspect of the relationship.
Areas of tension
- Belgian and EU responses to Burundi’s 2015 political crisis and related restrictions on cooperation.
Key developments
Belgium suspended direct cooperation with Burundi in response to the political crisis.
Belgium supported EU measures against Burundi following the political crisis.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Belgian development cooperation after the 2015 crisis are unclear.
- Details of Burundi’s government actions toward Belgium are limited.