Relationship dossier
Burundi
South Sudan
Relationship assessment
Bilateral engagement has included cooperation agreements, though their implementation is unclear.
Burundi toward South Sudan
+20Burundi engaged South Sudan through high-level bilateral talks and agreements covering areas including trade and development.
South Sudan toward Burundi
+20South Sudan engaged Burundi through high-level bilateral talks and agreements covering areas including trade and development.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative foundation in bilateral engagement and agreements, but the scale and durability of practical cooperation are uncertain.
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
Burundi and South Sudan have pursued bilateral cooperation through high-level engagement and agreements covering areas such as trade and development. The known cooperation indicates constructive relations, though the scope and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Burundi and South Sudan pursued high-level bilateral engagement and signed cooperation agreements covering areas including trade and development.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of ongoing government-to-government cooperation are limited.