Relationship dossier
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Relationship assessment
Rwanda and Saudi Arabia have engaged in security cooperation, with the broader relationship’s scope unclear.
Rwanda toward Saudi Arabia
+15Rwanda joined the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, a concrete instance of cooperation with Saudi Arabia on counterterrorism.
Saudi Arabia toward Rwanda
+15Saudi Arabia established and leads the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, which Rwanda joined, providing a framework for security cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15Security cooperation through the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition is a concrete feature of the relationship. The breadth and durability of cooperation beyond this framework 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
Rwanda and Saudi Arabia have engaged in practical cooperation, including Rwanda’s participation in the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition. The relationship appears cooperative, though its breadth and the scope of other bilateral arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Rwanda joined the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements and development cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-to-government cooperation is uncertain.