Relationship dossier
Mali
Rwanda
Relationship assessment
Mali and Rwanda have pursued bilateral cooperation, including agreements on security and development.
Mali toward Rwanda
+25Mali signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Rwanda during President Paul Kagame’s 2023 visit, including agreements covering security and development.
Rwanda toward Mali
+25Rwanda signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Mali during President Paul Kagame’s 2023 visit, including agreements covering security and development.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes concrete bilateral agreements on security and development, providing a basis for practical cooperation. The breadth, durability, and implementation of this cooperation are 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
Mali and Rwanda have pursued practical cooperation, notably through bilateral agreements signed during Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s 2023 visit to Mali. The agreements covered areas including security and development. The scope of implementation and the breadth of cooperation beyond these initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
During President Paul Kagame’s visit to Mali, the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements covering areas including security and development.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of sustained government cooperation beyond the 2023 agreements are limited.