Relationship dossier
Germany
Kenya
Relationship assessment
Germany and Kenya cooperate on development, climate and skilled-worker mobility.
Germany toward Kenya
+40Germany provides development cooperation to Kenya and has supported collaboration on climate action, renewable energy and vocational training. Germany also concluded a labor and migration agreement with Kenya in 2024.
Kenya toward Germany
+40Kenya has engaged with Germany through bilateral development and climate cooperation and concluded a labor and migration agreement with the German government in 2024, covering skilled-worker mobility and returns.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship combines longstanding development cooperation with practical collaboration on climate, energy, skills and migration. The 2024 labor and migration agreement adds a formal framework for cooperation, while the relationship does not amount to an unusually close strategic 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
Germany and Kenya maintain a cooperative relationship that includes longstanding development cooperation and collaboration on climate, renewable energy and vocational training. The governments also concluded a labor and migration agreement in 2024, creating a concrete framework for skilled-worker mobility and returns. These initiatives indicate substantial cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of individual programs vary.
Key developments
Germany and Kenya concluded a labor and migration agreement covering skilled-worker mobility and returns.
Germany and Kenya pursued bilateral cooperation on development, climate action, renewable energy and vocational training.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of current development and climate cooperation are unclear.
- The practical effects of the 2024 labor and migration agreement are uncertain.