Relationship dossier
Senegal
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Economic cooperation centered on port investment and bilateral agreements
Senegal toward United Arab Emirates
+30Senegal has pursued economic cooperation with the United Arab Emirates through bilateral agreements and by granting DP World, a UAE-based company, a role in Senegalese port operations and development.
United Arab Emirates toward Senegal
+35The United Arab Emirates has supported economic engagement with Senegal through bilateral cooperation agreements and DP World’s operation and investment in Senegalese port infrastructure, including the Ndayane port project.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is characterized by practical economic cooperation, particularly in port infrastructure, alongside bilateral agreements. The known arrangements indicate durable commercial engagement, but the scope of wider government cooperation is 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 the United Arab Emirates have developed practical economic ties, notably through DP World’s port operations and investment in Senegal and bilateral agreements covering economic cooperation and travel. These arrangements indicate substantive cooperation, although the breadth and implementation of government-to-government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
DP World secured an agreement to develop and operate the port of Ndayane in Senegal.
Senegal and the United Arab Emirates concluded bilateral agreements covering economic cooperation and travel arrangements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of direct government cooperation beyond port investment and bilateral agreements is uncertain.