Relationship dossier
Mali
Saudi Arabia
Relationship assessment
Development financing and security cooperation provide a basis for Mali–Saudi Arabia ties
Mali toward Saudi Arabia
+30Mali joined the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, aligning with a Saudi-sponsored security initiative.
Saudi Arabia toward Mali
+30Saudi Arabia has provided development financing for projects in Mali, including through the Saudi Fund for Development.
Overall relationship
+30The bilateral relationship includes development financing from Saudi Arabia and Mali's participation in a Saudi-led security initiative. These strands indicate practical cooperation, although their scale and durability are uncertain.
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 Saudi Arabia have cooperated through Saudi development financing for projects in Mali and Mali's participation in the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition. These are concrete areas of cooperation, though the scope and continuity of bilateral activity are unclear.
Key developments
Mali joined the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition.
Saudi Arabia provided development financing for projects in Mali through the Saudi Fund for Development.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of Saudi-funded development projects in Mali are unclear.
- The extent of Mali's practical contribution to the Saudi-led coalition is unclear.