Relationship dossier
Angola
Ivory Coast
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation alongside a political strain over Côte d’Ivoire’s 2010–11 crisis
Angola toward Ivory Coast
+5Angola signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Côte d’Ivoire during Alassane Ouattara’s visit to Angola. During the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis, Angola supported Laurent Gbagbo, creating a significant political strain in its relationship with Côte d’Ivoire.
Ivory Coast toward Angola
+15Côte d’Ivoire pursued bilateral cooperation with Angola through agreements signed during Alassane Ouattara’s visit. The scope and implementation of this cooperation are unclear.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship combines bilateral agreements and official engagement with a notable political strain during Côte d’Ivoire’s 2010–11 crisis, when Angola supported Laurent Gbagbo. The agreements indicate cooperation, but their scope and implementation 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 Côte d’Ivoire have pursued bilateral cooperation, including agreements signed during Alassane Ouattara’s visit to Angola. Relations also had a political strain during Côte d’Ivoire’s 2010–11 crisis, when Angola supported Laurent Gbagbo. The extent and implementation of subsequent cooperation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Angola’s support for Laurent Gbagbo during Côte d’Ivoire’s 2010–11 political crisis.
Key developments
Alassane Ouattara visited Angola, where the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements.
During Côte d’Ivoire’s political crisis, Angola supported Laurent Gbagbo.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The lasting effect of Angola’s support for Laurent Gbagbo on government relations is uncertain.