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Relationship dossier

Kenya Mozambique

Relationship assessment

Bilateral agreements and disaster relief support underpin practical Kenya–Mozambique cooperation

Kenya toward Mozambique

+30

Kenya signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Mozambique in areas including trade, agriculture, education and security, and provided relief assistance after Cyclone Idai in 2019.

Mozambique toward Kenya

+30

Mozambique signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Kenya covering areas including trade, agriculture, education and security.

Overall relationship

+25

Government agreements across several policy areas provide a basis for bilateral cooperation, and Kenya's relief assistance after Cyclone Idai was a concrete act of support. The relationship appears cooperative, but the known arrangements and actions do not establish a close or deeply integrated 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Kenya and Mozambique have pursued bilateral cooperation through government agreements covering areas such as trade, agriculture, education and security. Kenya also provided relief assistance to Mozambique after Cyclone Idai in 2019. These actions indicate practical cooperation, though the scope and durability of the partnership are difficult to characterize in detail.

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