Relationship dossier
Madagascar
Western Sahara
Relationship assessment
Madagascar suspended its recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in 2005
Madagascar toward Western Sahara
-15Madagascar recognized the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in 1976 and suspended recognition in 2005, a shift away from formal diplomatic support.
Western Sahara toward Madagascar
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Madagascar recognized the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in 1976 and suspended recognition in 2005. This change indicates a restrained official relationship, though the scope of subsequent government engagement is unclear. Western Sahara remains a disputed territory, and its governance does not establish a single independent foreign policy for the territory as a whole.
Key developments
Madagascar suspended recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Madagascar recognized the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of Madagascar’s government engagement with Sahrawi authorities after suspending recognition is unclear.
- The relationship between Sahrawi authorities and Madagascar is not sufficiently clear to characterize their government conduct.