Relationship dossier
Senegal
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
A constructive partnership encompassing development, education and security cooperation
Senegal toward United Kingdom
+25Senegal engages the United Kingdom through bilateral consultations and cooperation in areas including development and security. The scope of specific Senegalese government initiatives toward the UK is not fully clear.
United Kingdom toward Senegal
+35The United Kingdom has provided development assistance to Senegal and pursued bilateral cooperation on security and education, supporting a continuing but not exceptionally close partnership.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is characterized by practical cooperation, particularly through UK development assistance and bilateral engagement on security and education. These links provide a cooperative foundation, although the scale and durability of specific programmes are less clear than in a close strategic alliance.
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 Kingdom maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship, with development, education, security and trade among its areas of engagement. The United Kingdom has supported Senegal through development assistance and security cooperation, while Senegal has engaged with the UK through bilateral and Commonwealth-related channels. The relationship appears constructive, though the scope and continuity of specific government programmes are not fully clear.
Key developments
The United Kingdom established a resident diplomatic presence in Dakar, supporting bilateral engagement.
The United Kingdom provided development assistance to Senegal, including support for education and governance-related programmes.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral development and security programmes are unclear.
- Details of recent Senegalese government initiatives specifically directed toward the United Kingdom are limited.