Relationship dossier
Seychelles
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Positive ties shaped by UAE development assistance and bilateral cooperation agreements
Seychelles toward United Arab Emirates
+20Seychelles has entered bilateral agreements with the UAE, including arrangements concerning taxation and investment, providing a concrete framework for government cooperation. The extent of Seychelles' other direct policy initiatives toward the UAE is unclear.
United Arab Emirates toward Seychelles
+40The UAE has provided development assistance to Seychelles, including support for health infrastructure, and supplied COVID-19 vaccines. These actions represent concrete government support beyond formal diplomatic relations.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative structure, reflected in bilateral agreements and UAE development assistance to Seychelles. Health-related support is a notable feature. The scale and durability of these arrangements, and the breadth of cooperation beyond them, 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
Seychelles–UAE relations include development assistance and cooperation through bilateral agreements. The UAE has supported projects in Seychelles, including health infrastructure, and provided COVID-19 vaccine assistance. Seychelles and the UAE have also established agreements on areas such as taxation and investment. These concrete forms of cooperation support a positive assessment, although the breadth and implementation of bilateral arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
The UAE supported the development of health infrastructure in Seychelles, including the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital.
The UAE provided COVID-19 vaccine assistance to Seychelles.
Seychelles and the UAE concluded bilateral agreements concerning taxation and investment.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing development and investment cooperation is uncertain.