Relationship dossier
Egypt
Mali
Relationship assessment
Egypt and Mali have pursued practical cooperation alongside Egypt’s peacekeeping contribution in Mali.
Egypt toward Mali
+20Egypt has supported Mali through training and educational cooperation and has contributed personnel to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. Egyptian-Malian agreements have also covered areas including health and agriculture.
Mali toward Egypt
+15Mali has participated in bilateral agreements with Egypt covering areas including health and agriculture, providing a basis for practical cooperation. The extent of Mali’s implementation and other direct cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative foundation in bilateral agreements and practical exchanges, complemented by Egypt’s participation in peacekeeping in Mali. The scale and durability of these activities are not clear enough to characterize the relationship 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
Egypt and Mali have maintained practical cooperation, including Egyptian support for Mali through training and education and bilateral agreements covering areas such as health and agriculture. Egypt has also contributed personnel to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
Key developments
Egypt and Mali concluded bilateral agreements covering areas including health and agriculture.
Egypt contributed personnel to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of recent direct military, economic, and development cooperation is uncertain.