Relationship dossier
Senegal
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
Bilateral ties include a 2006 cooperation initiative, with the wider relationship difficult to characterize.
Senegal toward Venezuela
+15Senegal’s government engaged in bilateral cooperation with Venezuela during the 2006 visit by President Hugo Chávez, including discussion of cooperation agreements.
Venezuela toward Senegal
+20Venezuela’s government pursued bilateral cooperation with Senegal during President Hugo Chávez’s 2006 visit, including discussion of cooperation agreements.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has included concrete bilateral cooperation, notably the 2006 initiative associated with Chávez’s visit to Senegal. Its overall structure appears cordial, though the scope and durability of that cooperation are 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 Venezuela have engaged in bilateral South-South cooperation, including agreements discussed during Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s 2006 visit to Senegal. The relationship appears cooperative, but its breadth and continuity are difficult to characterize from the known bilateral initiatives.
Key developments
During President Hugo Chávez’s visit to Senegal, the governments discussed bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the cooperation agreements discussed in 2006 are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent Senegalese and Venezuelan government cooperation is uncertain.