Relationship dossier
The Gambia
Italy
Relationship assessment
Focused cooperation on migration management and development support
The Gambia toward Italy
+15The Gambian government has cooperated with Italy on migration management, including arrangements concerning the return of Gambian nationals from Italy.
Italy toward The Gambia
+20The Italian government has supported development and vocational initiatives in The Gambia and cooperated with the Gambian government on migration management.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes practical cooperation on migration and Italian development support in The Gambia. These areas provide a basis for bilateral engagement, though the known cooperation appears focused rather than broad-ranging.
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
The Gambia and Italy have cooperated on migration management, including arrangements concerning the return of Gambian nationals from Italy. Italy has also supported development and vocational initiatives in The Gambia. These areas indicate practical but relatively focused bilateral cooperation; the scope and continuity of the initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
The Gambian and Italian governments cooperated on migration management, including arrangements concerning returns of Gambian nationals from Italy.
Italy supported development and vocational initiatives in The Gambia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral migration and readmission arrangements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Italian development and vocational support in The Gambia are uncertain.