Relationship dossier
Italy
Mali
Relationship assessment
Defense cooperation and Italian participation in international missions have shaped Italy–Mali relations.
Italy toward Mali
+20Italy concluded a bilateral defense cooperation agreement with Mali and contributed personnel to international security and training missions operating in Mali, including MINUSMA and the EU training mission.
Mali toward Italy
+15Mali negotiated a bilateral defense cooperation agreement with Italy and cooperated with Italian participation in international security and training missions in the country.
Overall relationship
+20The enduring bilateral relationship has included defense cooperation and Italy's participation in international missions supporting security and training in Mali. These concrete activities indicate a cooperative relationship, while political changes in Mali make the continuity and present scope of that cooperation uncertain.
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
Italy and Mali have cooperated on defense and security, including through a bilateral defense cooperation agreement and Italian participation in international missions in Mali. The relationship has included practical cooperation, though its scope and continuity are difficult to characterize amid political changes in Mali.
Key developments
Italy and Mali concluded a bilateral agreement on defense cooperation.
Italy contributed personnel to MINUSMA, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali.
Italy participated in the European Union Training Mission in Mali.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral defense cooperation are unclear.
- The continuity of cooperation following political changes in Mali is uncertain.