Relationship dossier
Algeria
Egypt
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation alongside differing approaches to regional conflicts
Algeria toward Egypt
+25Algeria has engaged Egypt through high-level visits and bilateral agreements, including initiatives associated with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s 2022 visit to Cairo. The two governments have also pursued closer partnership through bilateral mechanisms.
Egypt toward Algeria
+25Egypt has engaged Algeria through high-level visits and bilateral agreements, including initiatives associated with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s 2022 visit to Cairo. The two governments have also pursued closer partnership through bilateral mechanisms.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship features recurring high-level engagement and agreements aimed at strengthening economic and diplomatic cooperation. This is tempered by differences over regional policy, particularly approaches to Libya, so the partnership is meaningful but not uniformly aligned.
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
Algeria and Egypt have pursued concrete diplomatic and economic cooperation, including high-level visits, bilateral agreements, and a 2022 declaration to strengthen their partnership. They have also consulted on regional issues, while differing approaches to the Libyan conflict have limited alignment. The relationship is cooperative, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Different approaches to the Libyan conflict and the role of military actors
Key developments
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune visited Cairo, where the governments pursued bilateral agreements and closer partnership.
Algeria hosted the Arab League summit, creating an occasion for coordination with Egypt on Arab issues.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements signed during high-level visits are unclear.
- The extent of continuing coordination on regional security issues is uncertain.