Relationship dossier
Nigeria
Sudan
Relationship assessment
Nigeria’s Abuja mediation on Darfur provided a concrete basis for cooperation with Sudan.
Nigeria toward Sudan
+20Nigeria hosted and mediated the Abuja peace process on Darfur, seeking an agreement between Sudan’s government and Darfur rebel groups.
Sudan toward Nigeria
+15Sudan’s government participated in the Abuja peace process hosted by Nigeria and signed the Darfur Peace Agreement with one rebel faction.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes concrete cooperation through Nigeria’s mediation of the Darfur peace process and Sudan’s participation in it. The agreement’s limited acceptance among rebel groups and uncertainty about the breadth of other bilateral cooperation temper the picture.
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
Nigeria and Sudan have cooperated through Nigeria’s role in the Abuja peace process on Darfur. Sudan’s participation in that process provided a concrete channel for engagement, though the agreement was not accepted by all Darfur rebel groups. The scope and durability of broader bilateral cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
The Darfur Peace Agreement was signed in Abuja by Sudan’s government and one rebel faction after Nigeria-hosted negotiations; other rebel groups did not sign.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of broader bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of Sudanese government engagement with Nigeria beyond the Abuja peace process is uncertain.