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Relationship dossier

Senegal Switzerland

Relationship assessment

Development and migration cooperation underpin Senegal–Switzerland relations

Senegal toward Switzerland

+30

Senegalese authorities have cooperated with Switzerland through bilateral migration arrangements, including work on migration management and returns. The extent of this cooperation is unclear.

Switzerland toward Senegal

+35

The Swiss government has provided development cooperation in Senegal, including programs addressing governance and economic opportunity. Switzerland has also engaged Senegal through bilateral migration cooperation.

Overall relationship

+30

The relationship has a cooperative structure centered on Swiss development assistance in Senegal and bilateral engagement on migration. These sustained areas of cooperation outweigh any specific bilateral friction identified in this assessment; the wider scope of the relationship is less clear.

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

Senegal and Switzerland have a cooperative relationship that includes Swiss development assistance in Senegal and bilateral cooperation on migration. These arrangements support a positive assessment, although the scope of other government-to-government cooperation and its continuity are less clear.

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