Relationship dossier
Brazil
Ethiopia
Relationship assessment
Brazil and Ethiopia have a framework for bilateral technical cooperation, with limited clarity on its implementation.
Brazil toward Ethiopia
+20Brazil signed a bilateral technical cooperation agreement with Ethiopia in 2011, providing a framework for cooperation between the governments.
Ethiopia toward Brazil
+20Ethiopia signed a bilateral technical cooperation agreement with Brazil in 2011, providing a framework for cooperation between the governments.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes a bilateral technical cooperation framework, but its practical scope and continuity are unclear. This supports a modestly cooperative characterization without evidence here of a deeper strategic partnership or major bilateral disputes.
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
Brazil and Ethiopia have pursued bilateral technical cooperation, including through a bilateral technical cooperation agreement signed in 2011. This provides a concrete basis for a cooperative relationship, though the scope and implementation of joint programs are unclear.
Key developments
Brazil and Ethiopia signed a bilateral technical cooperation agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral technical cooperation are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.