Relationship dossier
France
Namibia
Relationship assessment
Bilateral engagement includes French-Namibian discussions on climate and energy cooperation.
France toward Namibia
+20During President Emmanuel Macron’s 2023 visit to Namibia, the French government held high-level discussions with Namibia on cooperation including climate and energy.
Namibia toward France
+15The Namibian government hosted President Macron in 2023 and engaged in bilateral discussions with France on cooperation including climate and energy.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes high-level bilateral engagement and discussions of practical cooperation on climate and energy. The scale and durability of resulting initiatives 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
France and Namibia have engaged in bilateral cooperation, including high-level discussions during French President Emmanuel Macron’s 2023 visit to Namibia. Those discussions included cooperation on areas such as climate and energy. The scope and implementation of resulting initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
President Emmanuel Macron visited Namibia and held bilateral discussions that included climate and energy cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of France-Namibia cooperation on climate and energy are unclear.
- Details of ongoing Namibian government cooperation with France are limited.