Relationship dossier
Guinea
Senegal
Relationship assessment
Guinea and Senegal have established practical cooperation through bilateral agreements, alongside a history of political strain.
Guinea toward Senegal
+25Guinea participated in the bilateral joint commission that met in Conakry in 2017 and concluded agreements with Senegal covering security, transport and trade.
Senegal toward Guinea
+25Senegal participated in the bilateral joint commission that met in Conakry in 2017 and concluded agreements with Guinea covering security, transport and trade.
Overall relationship
+20The joint commission and its agreements provide a basis for practical cooperation in several fields. Historical political strain qualifies this cooperative structure, while the extent to which the agreements have been implemented is 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
Guinea and Senegal have pursued practical cooperation through bilateral agreements. At a 2017 meeting of their joint commission in Conakry, the governments concluded agreements covering areas including security, transport and trade. Their relationship has also experienced periods of political strain, but the available basis supports a generally cooperative assessment.
Key developments
A meeting of the Guinea-Senegal joint commission in Conakry resulted in bilateral agreements covering areas including security, transport and trade.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and current status of the agreements concluded by the joint commission are unclear.
- The scope of subsequent bilateral cooperation and security coordination is uncertain.