Relationship dossier
France
South Africa
Relationship assessment
A bilateral strategic partnership supports cooperation between France and South Africa.
France toward South Africa
+30France participates in the bilateral strategic partnership with South Africa, which provides a framework for cooperation in areas including development, energy and education.
South Africa toward France
+30South Africa participates in the bilateral strategic partnership with France, using it as a framework for government cooperation in areas including development, energy and education.
Overall relationship
+35The strategic partnership provides a durable institutional basis for cooperation, while the available details on its implementation and breadth are limited. The relationship has expanded since the end of apartheid, without evidence here of a particularly intensive or exclusive alignment.
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 South Africa maintain a bilateral strategic partnership that provides a framework for government cooperation, including on development, energy and education. The relationship has broadened since the end of apartheid, though the scope and implementation of individual cooperation initiatives are not clear enough to characterize it as a close partnership.
Key developments
France and South Africa established a bilateral strategic partnership, creating a framework for cooperation across several policy areas.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation initiatives are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation across the partnership's policy areas are limited.