Relationship dossier
Algeria
Ivory Coast
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation alongside differing positions on Western Sahara
Algeria toward Ivory Coast
+25Algeria concluded bilateral cooperation agreements with Côte d’Ivoire during President Alassane Ouattara’s 2016 visit to Algiers. Algeria’s support for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic differs from Côte d’Ivoire’s support for Morocco’s position on Western Sahara.
Ivory Coast toward Algeria
+25Côte d’Ivoire concluded bilateral cooperation agreements with Algeria during President Alassane Ouattara’s 2016 visit to Algiers. Côte d’Ivoire’s support for Morocco’s position on Western Sahara differs from Algeria’s support for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Overall relationship
+20Bilateral agreements provide a basis for cooperation, while the countries’ divergent positions on Western Sahara are a notable political difference. The breadth and durability of practical 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
Algeria and Côte d’Ivoire have pursued formal bilateral cooperation, including agreements concluded during Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara’s 2016 visit to Algiers. Their positions on Western Sahara diverge: Côte d’Ivoire has supported Morocco’s position, while Algeria supports the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Different positions on Western Sahara: Algeria supports the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, while Côte d’Ivoire supports Morocco’s position.
Key developments
During Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara’s visit to Algiers, Algeria and Côte d’Ivoire concluded bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements concluded during the 2016 visit are unclear.
- The extent to which differences over Western Sahara affect bilateral cooperation is unclear.