Relationship dossier
Niger
Qatar
Relationship assessment
Economic cooperation agreements alongside diplomatic friction during the 2017 Gulf crisis
Niger toward Qatar
+5Niger signed bilateral economic and technical cooperation arrangements with Qatar, including agreements concerning investment and air services. In 2017, Niger recalled its ambassador from Qatar during the Gulf diplomatic crisis.
Qatar toward Niger
+15Qatar entered bilateral economic and technical cooperation arrangements with Niger, including agreements concerning investment and air services. The scale and implementation of this cooperation are unclear.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes formal economic cooperation arrangements, but their practical scope is uncertain. Niger’s 2017 ambassadorial recall during the Gulf crisis was a notable episode of diplomatic friction.
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
Niger and Qatar have pursued formal economic and technical cooperation, including agreements on investment and air services. Niger recalled its ambassador from Qatar during the 2017 Gulf diplomatic crisis, indicating a period of friction. The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Niger’s 2017 recall of its ambassador from Qatar during the Gulf diplomatic crisis.
Key developments
Niger and Qatar concluded bilateral economic and technical cooperation agreements, including arrangements concerning investment and air services.
Niger recalled its ambassador from Qatar during the Gulf diplomatic crisis.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic and technical agreements are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation following the 2017 diplomatic dispute is unclear.