Relationship dossier
Belgium
Niger
Relationship assessment
Belgium and Niger have cooperated through bilateral development programmes.
Belgium toward Niger
+20Belgium has provided bilateral development cooperation to Niger through government programmes implemented with Nigerien authorities.
Niger toward Belgium
+15Nigerien authorities have participated in bilateral development-cooperation programmes with Belgium, providing a concrete channel for government engagement.
Overall relationship
+20Bilateral development programmes have provided a practical basis for cooperation between the two governments. The scale and continuity of this engagement, particularly after Niger’s 2023 coup, remain unclear.
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
Belgium and Niger have had a bilateral development-cooperation relationship, including Belgian government programmes implemented with Nigerien authorities. This provides evidence of practical cooperation, though the scope and continuity of the programmes and the state of bilateral engagement following Niger’s 2023 coup are unclear.
Key developments
Belgium and Niger conducted bilateral development cooperation through government programmes.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Belgian bilateral development programmes in Niger are unclear.
- The extent of bilateral cooperation after Niger’s 2023 coup is unclear.