Relationship dossier
Cape Verde
Nigeria
Relationship assessment
Cape Verde–Nigeria ties include bilateral agreements on official travel and cooperation
Cape Verde toward Nigeria
+15During a 2013 high-level visit to Nigeria, Cape Verde joined agreements including a visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports.
Nigeria toward Cape Verde
+15Nigeria signed bilateral agreements with Cape Verde during a 2013 high-level visit, including a visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes concrete bilateral agreements, notably the 2013 visa exemption for diplomatic and official passport holders. The scope and implementation of this cooperation, and its durability beyond those agreements, 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
Cape Verde and Nigeria have undertaken bilateral cooperation, including agreements signed during a 2013 high-level visit. These included a visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports. The known cooperation is concrete but its broader scope and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Cape Verde and Nigeria signed bilateral agreements during a high-level visit, including a visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral agreements signed in 2013 are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent government cooperation is unclear.