Relationship dossier
Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Relationship assessment
Security cooperation and regional mediation coexist with maritime and resource-related disputes.
Angola toward Democratic Republic of the Congo
+35Angola intervened militarily in the Congolese conflicts of the 1990s, supporting forces that opposed Mobutu and later backing Laurent-Désiré Kabila's government. More recently, Angola has hosted regional diplomatic efforts addressing conflict in eastern DRC.
Democratic Republic of the Congo toward Angola
+30Congolese authorities have engaged in Angola-led regional diplomacy concerning conflict in eastern DRC. The scope of other direct Congolese government cooperation with Angola is unclear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship combines Angola's past military involvement in Congolese conflicts with later diplomatic engagement and cooperation on regional security. Maritime boundary and resource questions have also complicated ties, leaving the overall relationship cooperative in important areas but not free of friction.
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
Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have a relationship shaped by security cooperation and regional diplomacy, alongside disputes involving their shared maritime area. Angola intervened militarily in the Congolese conflicts of the 1990s, and in recent years has hosted diplomatic efforts concerning conflict in eastern DRC. The scope and implementation of their bilateral economic and security arrangements are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Maritime boundary and resource claims in the shared offshore area.
Key developments
Angola intervened in the Congolese conflicts of the 1990s, first opposing Mobutu's government and later supporting Laurent-Désiré Kabila's government.
Angola hosted regional diplomatic efforts concerning conflict in eastern DRC.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral security and economic arrangements are unclear.
- The status of maritime boundary and resource discussions is uncertain.