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Relationship dossier

Germany Cape Verde

Relationship assessment

Development cooperation is a central feature of Germany–Cape Verde relations.

Germany toward Cape Verde

+35

Germany has provided bilateral development cooperation to Cape Verde, including support in areas such as renewable energy and vocational training.

Cape Verde toward Germany

+25

Cape Verdean authorities have participated in bilateral development cooperation with Germany, including programmes addressing renewable energy and vocational training.

Overall relationship

+30

Bilateral relations are constructive and anchored in sustained development cooperation, including German support for renewable energy and vocational training and Cape Verdean participation in those programmes. The known basis for the relationship is positive, although its wider scope is 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Germany and Cape Verde maintain a cooperative relationship, particularly through German bilateral development cooperation. German assistance has supported areas including renewable energy and vocational training, with Cape Verdean authorities participating in associated cooperation. The relationship is constructive, though its breadth beyond development cooperation is less clear.

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