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Relationship dossier

Saudi Arabia Senegal

Relationship assessment

Saudi development financing and Senegal’s security support underpin a cooperative bilateral relationship.

Saudi Arabia toward Senegal

+25

Saudi Arabia has provided development financing to Senegal through the Saudi Fund for Development, supporting practical bilateral cooperation.

Senegal toward Saudi Arabia

+20

In 2015, Senegal announced a military contribution to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, a concrete expression of support for Saudi Arabia’s regional security policy; the extent of deployment is unclear.

Overall relationship

+25

Development financing and Senegal’s announced security contribution provide concrete foundations for cooperation. The relationship is not characterized here by a comparably prominent bilateral dispute, while the scale and continuity 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Saudi Arabia and Senegal have pursued practical cooperation, including Saudi development financing for Senegal and Senegal’s announced military contribution to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen in 2015. These actions indicate a cooperative relationship, though the scale and implementation of some commitments are unclear.

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