Relationship dossier
Senegal
South Africa
Relationship assessment
Senegal and South Africa maintain a cooperative relationship supported by bilateral agreements and a joint cooperation commission.
Senegal toward South Africa
+35Senegal has engaged South Africa through bilateral agreements and a joint cooperation commission intended to advance cooperation in areas including trade and investment.
South Africa toward Senegal
+35South Africa has engaged Senegal through bilateral agreements and a joint cooperation commission intended to advance cooperation in areas including trade and investment.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is characterized by bilateral mechanisms and cooperation agreements, with no specific major bilateral confrontation identified in this assessment. The known cooperative framework supports a positive but measured characterization; the scale and continuity of practical 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
Senegal and South Africa have pursued bilateral cooperation through a joint cooperation commission and agreements spanning areas such as trade, investment and other areas of public policy. The relationship reflects active diplomatic engagement, although its breadth and implementation are not sufficiently clear to support a stronger assessment.
Key developments
Senegal and South Africa established a bilateral joint cooperation commission to structure cooperation between their governments.
The two governments concluded bilateral agreements covering areas including trade and investment.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent cooperation between the two governments are limited.