Relationship dossier
Angola
Ghana
Relationship assessment
Angola and Ghana have formal cooperation arrangements, though the extent of sustained bilateral activity is unclear.
Angola toward Ghana
+20Angola concluded bilateral cooperation arrangements with Ghana during Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo’s 2018 visit, including provisions for bilateral consultations and visa exemptions for diplomatic and service passport holders.
Ghana toward Angola
+20Ghana pursued bilateral cooperation with Angola during President Nana Akufo-Addo’s 2018 visit, including arrangements for bilateral consultations and visa exemptions for diplomatic and service passport holders.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes formal cooperation arrangements on consultations and diplomatic or service-passport travel. These provide a basis for bilateral engagement, but the known agreements alone do not establish the breadth or durability of cooperation across other policy areas.
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 Ghana have pursued formal bilateral cooperation, including agreements associated with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo’s 2018 visit to Angola. These included arrangements for bilateral consultations and visa exemptions for diplomatic and service passport holders. The known cooperation is concrete but its scope and implementation are not sufficiently clear to characterize the relationship as a close partnership.
Key developments
During Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo’s visit to Angola, the governments concluded bilateral cooperation arrangements, including provisions concerning consultations and visa exemptions for diplomatic and service passport holders.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of sustained cooperation beyond the agreements associated with the 2018 visit is uncertain.