Relationship dossier
Equatorial Guinea
Italy
Relationship assessment
Practical bilateral cooperation, including energy ties and agreements associated with a 2014 high-level visit.
Equatorial Guinea toward Italy
+20Equatorial Guinea participated in bilateral agreements with Italy associated with a 2014 high-level visit, reflecting government engagement and cooperation.
Italy toward Equatorial Guinea
+20Italy participated in bilateral agreements with Equatorial Guinea associated with a 2014 high-level visit. Italian commercial involvement in Equatorial Guinea’s energy sector is also a feature of the relationship.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes government-level engagement and practical cooperation, notably around energy and agreements associated with a 2014 high-level visit. The scope and durability of cooperation beyond these areas are less clear.
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
Equatorial Guinea and Italy have pursued bilateral cooperation, including through agreements associated with a 2014 high-level visit and Italian commercial involvement in Equatorial Guinea’s energy sector. These ties indicate practical cooperation, though their breadth and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
A high-level visit was associated with bilateral agreements between Equatorial Guinea and Italy.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of current government-to-government cooperation beyond energy is uncertain.