Relationship dossier
Botswana
Kenya
Relationship assessment
Constructive bilateral cooperation, with limited detail on the scope and implementation of agreements
Botswana toward Kenya
+20Botswana has pursued bilateral cooperation with Kenya through government-level agreements covering areas including trade, agriculture, education and tourism. The extent to which these arrangements have been implemented is unclear.
Kenya toward Botswana
+20Kenya has pursued bilateral cooperation with Botswana through government-level agreements covering areas including trade, agriculture, education and tourism. The extent to which these arrangements have been implemented is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by constructive bilateral engagement and cooperation agreements in several policy areas. The known initiatives support a positive assessment, but limited detail about their implementation and durability counsels against describing the ties as a 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
Botswana and Kenya have pursued bilateral cooperation through government-level agreements and exchanges, including cooperation in areas such as trade, agriculture, education and tourism. These initiatives indicate constructive relations, although the scope and implementation of bilateral arrangements are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a close partnership.
Key developments
Botswana and Kenya pursued government-level agreements for cooperation in areas including trade, agriculture, education and tourism.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.