Relationship dossier
Italy
Niger
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation in security, development and migration, with uncertainty over its continuity after Niger’s 2023 coup.
Italy toward Niger
+35Italy has provided security cooperation through a bilateral military mission that trains Nigerien forces, alongside engagement on development and migration. The mission’s activities and continuity after Niger’s 2023 coup are uncertain.
Niger toward Italy
+30Niger accepted Italy’s bilateral military mission and participated in security cooperation with Italy. The scope and continuity of that cooperation following the 2023 coup are uncertain.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has included practical security cooperation through Italy’s mission in Niger, as well as Italian engagement on development and migration. These arrangements indicate a cooperative bilateral structure, though their scope and continuity after Niger’s 2023 coup are 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
Italy and Niger have pursued practical cooperation, particularly through Italy’s bilateral military mission, which has trained Nigerien forces, and Italian engagement on development and migration. Niger’s acceptance of the mission and continued bilateral engagement provide concrete evidence of cooperation. The scope and continuity of security cooperation after Niger’s 2023 coup remain uncertain.
Key developments
Italy and Niger established a bilateral military cooperation framework under which Italy deployed a mission to train Nigerien forces.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Italy–Niger security cooperation after the 2023 coup are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of bilateral development and migration programs are uncertain.