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Relationship dossier

Angola Nigeria

Relationship assessment

Angola and Nigeria maintain formal bilateral cooperation, with the scope of practical collaboration unclear.

Angola toward Nigeria

+20

Angola participated in bilateral agreements with Nigeria during President João Lourenço’s 2019 visit, including arrangements for bilateral consultations and diplomatic-passport visa exemption.

Nigeria toward Angola

+20

Nigeria participated in bilateral agreements with Angola during President João Lourenço’s 2019 visit, including arrangements for bilateral consultations and diplomatic-passport visa exemption.

Overall relationship

+20

Formal consultation arrangements and reciprocal agreements provide a basis for cooperation between Angola and Nigeria. The scope and implementation of these arrangements, and the breadth of sustained collaboration, remain 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Angola and Nigeria have pursued formal bilateral consultation and cooperation, including agreements associated with Angolan President João Lourenço’s 2019 visit to Nigeria. The relationship shows concrete but limited government-level cooperation; the scope and implementation of the agreements are unclear.

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