Relationship dossier
Algeria
Namibia
Relationship assessment
Longstanding political solidarity and formal cooperation, with the scope of practical collaboration uncertain.
Algeria toward Namibia
+35Algeria supported African liberation movements, including SWAPO during Namibia’s independence struggle. In 2016, Algeria hosted Namibian President Hage Geingob and signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Namibia.
Namibia toward Algeria
+35Namibia’s government pursued formal bilateral cooperation with Algeria during President Hage Geingob’s 2016 visit, when the two countries signed agreements covering several sectors. Namibia and Algeria also share a history of political solidarity around African liberation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines historical political solidarity with formal bilateral cooperation, including agreements signed during a 2016 presidential visit. The known conduct points to a cooperative relationship, although the scale and implementation of practical cooperation are uncertain.
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 Namibia have a history of political solidarity rooted in Algeria’s support for African liberation movements, including SWAPO’s struggle for Namibian independence. Their governments have also pursued formal cooperation: during Namibian President Hage Geingob’s 2016 visit to Algeria, the countries signed agreements covering several sectors. The breadth and implementation of this cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
During Namibian President Hage Geingob’s visit to Algeria, the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements covering several sectors.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements signed during the 2016 presidential visit are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing bilateral cooperation beyond high-level political engagement is unclear.