Relationship dossier
Italy
Sudan
Relationship assessment
Italy-Sudan ties include Italian assistance and cooperation on returns, with the broader relationship's scope unclear.
Italy toward Sudan
+15Italy has provided development and humanitarian assistance in Sudan, reflecting practical engagement with Sudanese needs.
Sudan toward Italy
+5Sudanese authorities cooperated with Italy on the return of Sudanese nationals, including a repatriation from Italy in 2016.
Overall relationship
+10The bilateral relationship includes Italian assistance in Sudan and Sudanese cooperation with Italy on returns. These forms of engagement provide a basis for cooperation, but their scale, durability, and wider scope 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 has provided development and humanitarian assistance in Sudan. Sudanese authorities have also cooperated with Italy on the return of Sudanese nationals, including a 2016 repatriation from Italy. These concrete areas of engagement indicate some bilateral cooperation, though its breadth and continuity are unclear.
Key developments
Sudanese authorities cooperated in a repatriation of Sudanese nationals from Italy.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Italian development and humanitarian assistance are unclear.
- The scope and implementation of Sudanese cooperation on returns are unclear.