Relationship dossier
Lebanon
South Africa
Relationship assessment
Limited bilateral cooperation, with alignment on ceasefire and legal action concerning Israel
Lebanon toward South Africa
+20Lebanon expressed support for South Africa’s legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice, indicating concrete diplomatic backing on a major international issue.
South Africa toward Lebanon
+20South Africa called for a ceasefire during conflict involving Lebanon, taking a diplomatic position directly relevant to Lebanon’s security.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes concrete diplomatic alignment on major regional issues, including South Africa’s calls for a ceasefire involving Lebanon and Lebanon’s support for South Africa’s legal action against Israel. The known cooperation is meaningful but does not establish a broad or deeply institutionalized 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
Overview
Lebanon and South Africa have maintained diplomatic engagement, with shared positions on major regional issues providing some basis for cooperation. South Africa has called for a ceasefire during conflict involving Lebanon, while Lebanon has expressed support for South Africa’s legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Information about the breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation is limited.
Key developments
South Africa called for a ceasefire during conflict involving Lebanon.
Lebanon expressed support for South Africa’s legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of ongoing government cooperation beyond shared positions on regional issues are limited.