Relationship dossier
Angola
Guinea-Bissau
Relationship assessment
Security cooperation was significant but became politically contentious during Angola’s 2011–2012 military mission.
Angola toward Guinea-Bissau
+15Angola pursued security cooperation with Guinea-Bissau through a military mission launched in 2011, including support for the country’s security institutions. Angola withdrew the mission in 2012 after it became politically contentious.
Guinea-Bissau toward Angola
+10Guinea-Bissau entered into security cooperation with Angola and hosted the Angolan military mission launched in 2011. The mission’s political controversy and withdrawal in 2012 marked a setback in that cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship includes concrete security cooperation, particularly the Angolan military mission launched in 2011, but that initiative ended amid political controversy and withdrawal in 2012. The scope and durability of cooperation beyond that episode 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
Angola and Guinea-Bissau have pursued bilateral security cooperation, notably through an Angolan military mission launched in 2011. The mission became politically contentious and Angola withdrew it in 2012. These developments indicate concrete cooperation alongside a significant episode of tension; the scope of later bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Areas of tension
- Political controversy surrounding the presence and role of Angola’s military mission in Guinea-Bissau, followed by its withdrawal in 2012.
Key developments
Angola launched a military mission in Guinea-Bissau as part of bilateral security cooperation.
Angola withdrew its military mission from Guinea-Bissau amid political tensions.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of bilateral cooperation after the withdrawal of Angola’s military mission is unclear.
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral security arrangements are unclear.