Relationship dossier
Cuba
Zimbabwe
Relationship assessment
Cuba–Zimbabwe ties feature political solidarity and cooperation in health and education.
Cuba toward Zimbabwe
+35Cuba has provided practical health cooperation to Zimbabwe, including Cuban medical personnel serving in the country, and has pursued bilateral cooperation in health and education.
Zimbabwe toward Cuba
+35Zimbabwe has maintained political solidarity with Cuba and engaged in bilateral cooperation, including health and education initiatives.
Overall relationship
+35The enduring relationship is characterized by political solidarity and practical cooperation, especially in health and education. These ties provide a cooperative basis, while the limited detail on the breadth and continuity of programs makes the overall relationship difficult to characterize as a deeper 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
Cuba and Zimbabwe have maintained a friendly relationship marked by political solidarity and practical cooperation, particularly in health and education. Cuban medical personnel have served in Zimbabwe, and the governments have pursued bilateral cooperation in these fields. The relationship appears cooperative, although its scope and the continuity of particular programs are unclear.
Key developments
Cuban medical personnel served in Zimbabwe as part of health cooperation between the two governments.
The governments pursued bilateral cooperation in health and education.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and continuity of Cuban medical cooperation in Zimbabwe are unclear.
- Details of other active bilateral programs and their implementation are limited.