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Eritrea Italy

Relationship assessment

Bilateral engagement includes development cooperation and a 2018 Italian prime ministerial visit

Eritrea toward Italy

+20

The Eritrean government hosted Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in 2018 as the two governments pursued closer cooperation, including on development and infrastructure.

Italy toward Eritrea

+20

The Italian government pursued closer ties with Eritrea during Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s 2018 visit, including bilateral cooperation on development and infrastructure.

Overall relationship

+20

The relationship combines a difficult colonial history with modern diplomatic engagement and efforts to cooperate on development and infrastructure. The 2018 high-level visit provides evidence of renewed engagement, but the scale and durability of practical cooperation are uncertain.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Eritrea and Italy have maintained bilateral engagement, including cooperation on development and infrastructure. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s 2018 visit to Eritrea marked a high-level effort to strengthen ties. The relationship also carries the legacy of Italian colonial rule, while the breadth and continuity of present-day cooperation are less clear.

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