Relationship dossier
Cape Verde
Rwanda
Relationship assessment
Cape Verde and Rwanda have pursued limited practical cooperation, including a visa-exemption arrangement for diplomatic and service passport holders.
Cape Verde toward Rwanda
+15Cape Verde participated in a reciprocal visa-exemption arrangement with Rwanda for holders of diplomatic and service passports, providing a concrete basis for bilateral cooperation.
Rwanda toward Cape Verde
+15Rwanda participated in a reciprocal visa-exemption arrangement with Cape Verde for holders of diplomatic and service passports, providing a concrete basis for bilateral cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a practical reciprocal visa arrangement and high-level engagement, but the known cooperation is limited in scope. The extent of broader bilateral collaboration is 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 Rwanda have engaged in bilateral cooperation, including a reciprocal visa-exemption arrangement for holders of diplomatic and service passports. The arrangement and high-level engagement indicate practical, though limited in scope, cooperation. The breadth and implementation of other bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Cape Verde and Rwanda concluded a reciprocal visa-exemption arrangement for holders of diplomatic and service passports.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the visa-exemption arrangement are unclear.
- Details of other bilateral cooperation between the governments are limited.