Relationship dossier
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
Relationship assessment
Cooperation has centered on Congolese mediation and regional efforts to resolve conflict in the Central African Republic.
Central African Republic toward Republic of the Congo
+15Central African Republic authorities engaged in the regional peace process mediated by Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, cooperating with the Republic of the Congo on efforts to address the CAR crisis.
Republic of the Congo toward Central African Republic
+25The Republic of the Congo, through President Denis Sassou Nguesso, undertook an African Union-mandated mediation role in the Central African Republic crisis and supported regional efforts to advance a peace process.
Overall relationship
+20A significant feature of the relationship has been the Republic of the Congo's mediation role in the Central African Republic crisis and CAR authorities' engagement in the regional peace process. This represents concrete cooperation, although its concentration in conflict mediation and uncertainty about wider bilateral arrangements limit the basis for describing the relationship as a broad 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
Overview
The Central African Republic and the Republic of the Congo have cooperated through regional efforts to address conflict in the Central African Republic. Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso served as an African Union-appointed mediator in the CAR crisis, and CAR authorities engaged in the resulting regional peace process. These actions indicate meaningful but primarily conflict-focused cooperation; the breadth of other bilateral government cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso served as an African Union-appointed mediator in the Central African Republic crisis.
Central African Republic authorities engaged in the regional peace process mediated by Sassou Nguesso.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral agreements and cooperation beyond the CAR peace process is unclear.
- The extent and continuity of direct government-to-government cooperation are unclear.