Relationship dossier
Mali
Portugal
Relationship assessment
Portugal has contributed to EU security engagement in Mali; direct bilateral cooperation is less clear.
Mali toward Portugal
Not assessedPortugal toward Mali
+10Portugal has contributed to the EU Training Mission in Mali, supporting EU security engagement there. The extent of separate bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Overall 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
Portugal has contributed to European Union security engagement in Mali through the EU Training Mission in Mali. Information about direct Malian government cooperation with Portugal, and the breadth of bilateral relations beyond this multilateral context, is limited.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral agreements and cooperation is unclear.
- The extent and timing of Portugal’s contribution to EU security activities in Mali are unclear.