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Relationship dossier

Kenya United Arab Emirates

Relationship assessment

Kenya and the UAE have established a framework to deepen trade and economic cooperation.

Kenya toward United Arab Emirates

+30

Kenya concluded a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the United Arab Emirates, creating a framework for expanded trade and economic cooperation.

United Arab Emirates toward Kenya

+30

The United Arab Emirates concluded a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Kenya, providing for expanded trade and economic cooperation.

Overall relationship

+30

The bilateral relationship has a concrete economic foundation in the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which sets a framework for closer trade ties. The scale of implementation and cooperation outside the economic sphere remain 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Kenya and the United Arab Emirates have pursued stronger economic ties, notably through a bilateral Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. The agreement provides a concrete framework for expanding trade and economic cooperation, although the extent of its implementation and the breadth of other government-to-government cooperation are unclear.

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