Relationship dossier
Brazil
Kenya
Relationship assessment
Brazil and Kenya have engaged in bilateral technical cooperation, including in agriculture and health.
Brazil toward Kenya
+20Brazil has pursued technical cooperation with Kenya, including collaboration in areas such as agriculture and health. During President Lula's 2010 visit, Brazil advanced bilateral cooperation arrangements with the Kenyan government.
Kenya toward Brazil
+20Kenya has engaged with Brazil on technical cooperation, including arrangements advanced during President Lula's 2010 visit. Kenyan-Brazilian collaboration has included areas such as agriculture and health.
Overall relationship
+20The enduring relationship includes practical technical cooperation and high-level engagement, including agreements advanced during the 2010 presidential visit. These features indicate a cooperative bilateral structure, while available detail on the reach and continuity of programs is limited.
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
Brazil and Kenya have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including technical cooperation arrangements and collaboration in areas such as agriculture and health. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited Kenya in 2010, when the governments advanced cooperation agreements. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scale and continuity of specific programs are unclear.
Key developments
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva visited Kenya, and the governments advanced bilateral cooperation arrangements.
Brazil and Kenya established a framework for technical cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral technical cooperation projects are unclear.
- The extent of more recent government-to-government cooperation is uncertain.