Relationship dossier
Chad
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Humanitarian cooperation alongside diplomatic strain over the Sudan conflict
Chad toward United Arab Emirates
-10Chad expelled four Emirati diplomats in December 2023 amid allegations of interference related to the Sudan conflict, which the UAE rejected.
United Arab Emirates toward Chad
+15The UAE provided humanitarian assistance in eastern Chad, including a field hospital serving Sudanese refugees.
Overall relationship
+5The relationship combines concrete humanitarian cooperation with a serious diplomatic dispute connected to the Sudan conflict. The scale and durability of broader bilateral cooperation are 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
Chad and the United Arab Emirates have cooperated on humanitarian assistance, including an Emirati field hospital in eastern Chad serving Sudanese refugees. Relations were strained in December 2023 when Chad expelled four Emirati diplomats amid allegations of interference linked to the Sudan conflict, which the UAE rejected. The scope and durability of bilateral cooperation remain unclear.
Areas of tension
- Chad's allegations of Emirati interference linked to the Sudan conflict, rejected by the UAE.
Key developments
Chad expelled four Emirati diplomats amid allegations of interference related to the Sudan conflict.
The UAE provided humanitarian assistance in eastern Chad, including a field hospital serving Sudanese refugees.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and continuity of Emirati humanitarian and development cooperation in Chad are unclear.
- The details and aftermath of the diplomatic dispute over alleged interference are unclear.