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Relationship dossier

Cape Verde Cuba

Relationship assessment

Cape Verde–Cuba ties include Cuban health and educational cooperation and Cape Verdean support for UN calls to end the US embargo.

Cape Verde toward Cuba

+30

Cape Verde has supported UN resolutions calling for an end to the United States embargo on Cuba, aligning its diplomatic position with Cuba on a longstanding bilateral concern.

Cuba toward Cape Verde

+35

Cuba has provided medical personnel and educational cooperation in Cape Verde, including support through health and training programs.

Overall relationship

+30

The relationship is characterized by practical Cuban cooperation in health and education and Cape Verdean diplomatic support for Cuba on the US embargo issue. These features indicate a cooperative bilateral relationship, although the extent and durability of specific programs are not clear.

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

Cape Verde and Cuba have maintained cooperative ties that include Cuban medical and educational cooperation in Cape Verde. Cape Verde has also supported UN resolutions opposing the United States embargo on Cuba. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scale and continuity of specific bilateral programs are unclear.

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