Relationship dossier
Mali
Spain
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation through EU training and development efforts, with limited clarity on the breadth of direct bilateral ties.
Mali toward Spain
+15Mali cooperated with the EU Training Mission in Mali, which included Spanish personnel, by hosting the mission and working within its training framework. The extent of additional direct cooperation with Spain is unclear.
Spain toward Mali
+20Spain contributed personnel to the EU Training Mission in Mali and has supported development cooperation in the country. These activities show practical engagement, though the scope of direct bilateral government cooperation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes practical cooperation through the EU Training Mission in Mali and Spanish development engagement. These activities indicate a cooperative but comparatively limited relationship; the breadth and durability of direct bilateral arrangements 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 Spain have had practical cooperation, notably through Spain's participation in the EU Training Mission in Mali and Spanish development cooperation. The relationship is not characterized here by evidence of a broad, intensive bilateral partnership. The extent and continuity of direct cooperation between the two governments remain unclear.
Key developments
Spain contributed personnel to the EU Training Mission in Mali, which provided training to Malian forces.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral agreements and development cooperation is unclear.
- The extent of Mali's direct cooperation with Spanish personnel within EU missions is unclear.