Relationship dossier
Qatar
Senegal
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation tempered by Senegal’s temporary diplomatic distancing during the 2017 Gulf crisis
Qatar toward Senegal
+15Qatar has pursued bilateral cooperation with Senegal through agreements covering areas including investment, air services and labor. The extent of their implementation is unclear.
Senegal toward Qatar
+5Senegal has engaged Qatar through bilateral cooperation agreements, but recalled its ambassador during the 2017 Gulf diplomatic crisis before restoring diplomatic representation later that year.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines practical bilateral cooperation with a temporary diplomatic rupture during the 2017 Gulf crisis. The episode was limited rather than a sustained pattern of confrontation, while the depth and implementation of cooperation remain 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
Qatar and Senegal have pursued practical cooperation through bilateral agreements covering areas such as investment, air services and labor. Senegal briefly recalled its ambassador from Qatar during the 2017 Gulf diplomatic crisis, before restoring diplomatic representation. The relationship therefore includes substantive cooperation as well as a period of diplomatic friction.
Areas of tension
- Senegal’s temporary recall of its ambassador from Qatar during the 2017 Gulf diplomatic crisis.
Key developments
Senegal recalled its ambassador from Qatar amid the Gulf diplomatic crisis, then restored diplomatic representation later that year.
Qatar and Senegal concluded bilateral agreements in areas including investment, air services and labor.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent government cooperation and investment is uncertain.