Relationship dossier
South Sudan
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
UK assistance and peace-process diplomacy shape a constructive but limited bilateral relationship.
South Sudan toward United Kingdom
+15South Sudanese authorities have engaged with the United Kingdom in diplomatic efforts concerning the country’s peace process, including through the international mediation framework involving the UK.
United Kingdom toward South Sudan
+30The UK has provided development and humanitarian assistance to South Sudan and has engaged diplomatically in efforts to support the country’s peace process.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is shaped by the UK’s role as an aid provider and diplomatic participant in South Sudan’s peace process, alongside South Sudanese authorities’ engagement with those efforts. These features support a constructive relationship, although direct bilateral arrangements and the breadth of government-to-government 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
The relationship combines UK development and humanitarian assistance with diplomatic engagement in South Sudan’s peace process. South Sudanese authorities have engaged with the United Kingdom as part of the international diplomatic efforts surrounding the peace process. The relationship is constructive, though the scope of direct bilateral cooperation is not well defined.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and terms of direct UK assistance to South Sudanese government institutions are unclear.
- The extent of South Sudanese government cooperation with the United Kingdom outside the peace process is unclear.