Relationship dossier
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Relationship assessment
Kenya and Zimbabwe have pursued cooperation through bilateral agreements and high-level engagement.
Kenya toward Zimbabwe
+30Kenya engaged Zimbabwe through high-level bilateral talks and signed multiple cooperation agreements during Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 2021 visit to Kenya.
Zimbabwe toward Kenya
+30Zimbabwe engaged Kenya through President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 2021 visit and signed multiple bilateral cooperation agreements with the Kenyan government.
Overall relationship
+30High-level engagement and multiple bilateral agreements provide a cooperative foundation. The scope and practical implementation of these arrangements 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
Overview
Kenya and Zimbabwe have pursued formal bilateral cooperation, including a 2021 presidential visit and the signing of multiple agreements covering areas such as trade and other sectors. These actions support a cooperative assessment, though the scope and implementation of the arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
During President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s visit to Kenya, the governments signed multiple bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements signed in 2021 are unclear.
- Details of ongoing bilateral government cooperation are limited.