Relationship dossier
Angola
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
Angola and Venezuela pursue cooperation across several sectors, including energy, agriculture, education and health.
Angola toward Venezuela
+35The Angolan government has pursued bilateral cooperation with Venezuela, including through agreements covering areas such as energy, agriculture, education and health signed during Nicolás Maduro’s 2023 visit to Angola.
Venezuela toward Angola
+35The Venezuelan government has pursued bilateral cooperation with Angola, including through agreements covering areas such as energy, agriculture, education and health signed during Nicolás Maduro’s 2023 visit to Angola.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship features sustained diplomatic engagement and bilateral cooperation across several policy areas. The 2023 agreements and high-level visit indicate a substantive cooperative framework, although the agreements’ implementation and the breadth of ongoing cooperation 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 Venezuela maintain a cooperative government relationship, including bilateral agreements across areas such as energy, agriculture, education and health. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s 2023 visit to Angola and the signing of cooperation agreements reflect active diplomatic engagement. The scope and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
During Nicolás Maduro’s visit to Angola, the two governments signed cooperation agreements covering multiple sectors, including energy, agriculture, education and health.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing cooperation beyond the areas highlighted in the 2023 agreements is uncertain.