Relationship dossier
Equatorial Guinea
Zimbabwe
Relationship assessment
Cooperation includes Zimbabwe’s handling of a coup plot targeting Equatorial Guinea and bilateral agreements signed in 2015.
Equatorial Guinea toward Zimbabwe
+20During President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s 2015 visit to Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Zimbabwe. The scope and implementation of those agreements are unclear.
Zimbabwe toward Equatorial Guinea
+20Zimbabwe arrested mercenaries in 2004 whose planned coup targeted Equatorial Guinea and later extradited Simon Mann to Equatorial Guinea.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has included concrete cooperation, notably Zimbabwe’s handling of the 2004 coup-plot case and agreements signed during the Equatorial Guinean president’s 2015 visit. The scale and durability of cooperation beyond these episodes are 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
Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe have pursued some practical cooperation. Zimbabwe arrested mercenaries whose 2004 coup plot targeted Equatorial Guinea and later extradited Simon Mann to Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea’s 2015 presidential visit to Zimbabwe included the signing of bilateral cooperation agreements. These episodes indicate cooperation, though the scope and continuity of broader ties are unclear.
Key developments
Zimbabwe arrested mercenaries linked to a planned coup in Equatorial Guinea and later extradited Simon Mann to Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea’s president visited Zimbabwe, where the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of government cooperation beyond the 2004 coup-plot case and the 2015 agreements are limited.