Relationship dossier
Republic of the Congo
Ivory Coast
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation includes agreements signed during the Ivorian president’s 2013 visit to Congo.
Republic of the Congo toward Ivory Coast
+20The Congolese government signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Côte d’Ivoire during Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara’s 2013 visit to Congo.
Ivory Coast toward Republic of the Congo
+20The Ivorian government signed bilateral cooperation agreements with the Republic of the Congo during President Alassane Ouattara’s 2013 visit.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes a concrete bilateral cooperation framework in the form of agreements signed during a presidential visit in 2013. The available detail does not establish how broadly or consistently those arrangements have been implemented.
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 Republic of the Congo and Côte d’Ivoire have pursued bilateral cooperation, including a package of agreements signed during a 2013 visit by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara to Congo. The known cooperation supports a modestly positive assessment, while its breadth and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
During Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara’s visit to the Republic of the Congo, the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the 2013 bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of other sustained government-to-government cooperation are limited.