Relationship dossier
Benin
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Benin and the UAE have pursued bilateral cooperation, including agreements and development-finance support.
Benin toward United Arab Emirates
+20During President Patrice Talon's 2017 visit to the UAE, Benin pursued bilateral agreements aimed at expanding cooperation, including in economic areas.
United Arab Emirates toward Benin
+25The UAE has provided development finance for projects in Benin and pursued bilateral cooperation through agreements associated with President Talon's 2017 visit.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes practical economic cooperation and UAE development-finance support to Benin. These are substantive ties, but their breadth and durability are not sufficiently clear to indicate a close, sustained 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
Benin and the United Arab Emirates have pursued practical cooperation, including agreements associated with Beninese President Patrice Talon's 2017 visit to the UAE. UAE development finance has also supported projects in Benin. These initiatives indicate constructive ties, though the scope and continuity of cooperation are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a close partnership.
Key developments
President Patrice Talon visited the UAE and the two governments pursued agreements to expand bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of UAE development-finance support to Benin are uncertain.