Relationship dossier
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Senegal
Relationship assessment
Development cooperation, including water management and food security, shapes Netherlands–Senegal relations.
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Senegal
+20The Netherlands has supported development cooperation with Senegal in areas including water management and food security, providing a concrete basis for a cooperative relationship.
Senegal toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+15The Senegalese government has participated in bilateral development cooperation with the Netherlands, including work in areas such as water management and food security.
Overall relationship
+20Bilateral development cooperation provides a constructive foundation, particularly in water management and food security. The known relationship is cooperative, although its breadth and durability across specific programmes are not clear.
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
The Netherlands has pursued bilateral development cooperation with Senegal, including work related to water management and food security. Senegalese government participation in these cooperation areas supports a constructive relationship, though the scope and continuity of specific joint programmes are not fully clear.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of bilateral development programmes are unclear.
- Details of Senegalese government participation in specific Netherlands-supported projects are limited.