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Relationship dossier

Cameroon Russia

Relationship assessment

Cameroon and Russia maintain diplomatic engagement and defense cooperation.

Cameroon toward Russia

+35

Cameroon has maintained military cooperation with Russia and abstained on key United Nations General Assembly votes condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Russia toward Cameroon

+40

Russia has pursued military and military-technical cooperation with Cameroon, including through a bilateral military cooperation agreement, and has engaged Cameroon through high-level diplomacy.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship combines sustained defense cooperation with diplomatic engagement. Cameroon’s abstentions on votes condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine indicate some alignment with Moscow’s position, but the available picture does not establish a broader or exceptionally close partnership.

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

Cameroon and Russia maintain government cooperation, notably through military and military-technical ties and high-level diplomatic engagement. Cameroon abstained on key United Nations General Assembly votes condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while Russia has pursued defense cooperation and diplomatic engagement with Cameroon. The relationship is cooperative, though its scope and implementation are not fully clear.

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