Kenyan-Portuguese relations

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The Kenyan-Portuguese relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between Kenya ( port. : Quenia ) and Portugal . The countries have had direct diplomatic relations since 1977.

Relationships are good, even if they are comparatively weak. Historically, the Portuguese presence is to be mentioned after the arrival of the Portuguese seafarers in the 16th century, who set up bases here on their sea ​​route to India .

In 2014, 782 citizens were registered in the Portuguese consulates in Kenya. In 2015, 64 Kenyan citizens were registered in Portugal, most of them in the Lisbon district (32) and the Bragança district (11).

history

Portugal's Fort Jesus in Mombasa, Portuguese map from 1635
In Fort Jesus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011

Today's Kenya was part of Swahili society when the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama reached Mombasa on April 7, 1498 . Against the opposition of the local Arab traders, he sailed on to Malindi , where he experienced less resistance and more support and eventually reached India.

From the end of the 16th century, the Portuguese established trading bases on the coast of what is now Kenya, in particular their fortress Fort Jesus in Mombasa, built in 1593, should be mentioned. Mombasa remained a base of the Portuguese India trade until 1698 the Omanis under the Yaruba dynasty conquered this part of East Africa.

During the 19th century, Kenya became a British colony, while Portuguese East Africa (modern-day Mozambique ) remained the only Portuguese possession on the east coast of the African continent.

Kenya gained independence from Great Britain in 1963. However, friendly relations with Portugal did not develop until after the end of the colonial Estado Novo regime through the left-wing Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974. The new Portuguese government then ended the Portuguese colonial wars, released its previous colonies into independence in 1975 and realigned its international relations .

On January 10, 1977, Kenya and Portugal established direct diplomatic relations. As the first representative of Portugal in the newly opened Portuguese embassy in Nairobi , Afonso de Castro Pereira e Vasconcelos was accredited on September 23, 1982 .

In 2011, UNESCO added Fort Jesus to its World Heritage List .

In the wake of austerity measures after the euro crisis , Portugal closed its embassy in Kenya again in 2012, since then the Portuguese ambassador in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa has been responsible for Kenya.

diplomacy

Portugal has not had its own embassy in Kenya since 2012 , the country has since been part of the administrative district of the Portuguese embassy in Ethiopia .

There are two Portuguese honorary consulates in Mombasa and Nairobi .

Kenya also does not have its own embassy in Portugal; its representation in Paris is responsible for Portugal. There are also no Kenyan consulates in Portugal.

Agricultural project in Eldoret : Fruit and vegetables are the main export products from Kenya to Portugal

economy

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP does not have a branch in Kenya; the AICEP office in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is responsible .

In 2016, Portugal exported goods worth 20.898 million euros to Kenya ( 2015 : 10.891 million; 2014 : 9.845 million; 2013 : 8.647 million; 2012 : 7.932 million), of which 54.6% were machines and equipment, 11.7% vehicles and vehicle parts, 10.3% textiles, 7.0% paper and cellulose and 4.0% fuels.

In the same period, Kenya delivered goods worth 5.641 million euros to Portugal ( 2015 : 4.962 million; 2014 : 4.486 million; 2013 : 4.367 million; 2012 : 3.717 million), of which 52.6% was food, 39, 9% agricultural products, 3.7% textiles and 0.6% chemical-pharmaceutical products.

In 2016, Kenya ranked 79th as a buyer and 110th as a supplier for Portuguese foreign trade, and in 2015, Portugal ranked 57th both as a buyer and as a supplier in Kenyan foreign trade.

Sports

athletics

Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata on his way to winning the 2013 Lisbon Marathon

The internationally successful runners from Kenya were also often victorious at events in Portugal.

For example, Kenyan athletes often won the annual Lisbon Marathon . In 2016, for example, the winner for both women and men came from Kenya. Kenyans also hold the course records, according to Samuel Ndungu Wanjiku for the men, who only needed 2:08:21 here in 2014. For women, the 2016 winner, Sarah Chepchirchir , holds the course record with 2:24:13.

Runners from Kenya have also won the Porto Marathon several times, most recently in 2016 by Loice Chebet Kiptoo .

Soccer

In the Portuguese national sport of football, the Kenyan national football team and the Portuguese selection have not yet played against each other (as of May 2017). The Portuguese women's national team and the Kenyan women's national team have not met either.

rugby

The Kenyan National Rugby Union Team and the Portuguese National Rugby Union Team first met on May 30, 2015. In the test match at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi, the hosts beat the Portuguese at 41:15.

They have also played against each other in 7-a-side rugby , for example in the World Rugby Sevens Series when Kenya won 29:14 on May 13, 2016.

Web links

Commons : Kenyan-Portuguese Relations  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Overview of diplomatic relations with Kenya at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ Website on Portuguese-Kenyan migration at the Portuguese Scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on June 10, 2017
  3. ↑ Official Portuguese aliens statistics by district , Portuguese Aliens and Borders Authority SEF, accessed on June 10, 2017
  4. ↑ List of Portuguese missions abroad (under Quénia ), website of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on June 10, 2017
  5. ↑ a b c Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and Kenya ( Quénia ) , Excel file retrieval from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on June 10, 2017
  6. ^ Wall of Fame winners list on the Maratona do Porto website , accessed on June 17, 2017
  7. ↑ Kenya vs Portugal (rugby): Match info , article from May 30, 2015 in the sports news portal TSM Plug , accessed on June 17, 2017
  8. ↑ Recording Kenya v Portugal , video recording on YouTube , accessed on June 17, 2017
  9. ↑ Entry on the Kenya-Portugal encounter at the World Rugby Sevens Series on May 13, 2016 , match report on www.sports.opera.com, accessed on June 17, 2017