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Relationship dossier

Germany Eritrea

Relationship assessment

Limited German-Eritrean development cooperation, including vocational training and renewable-energy projects

Germany toward Eritrea

+15

Germany resumed development engagement with Eritrea in 2018, supporting projects focused on vocational training and renewable energy.

Eritrea toward Germany

+10

The Eritrean government engaged with Germany's renewed development cooperation, including projects focused on vocational training and renewable energy.

Overall relationship

+10

The relationship includes a concrete but limited development-cooperation track, renewed in 2018 after a period without bilateral development cooperation. Its narrow scope and uncertain continuity characterize the broader bilateral relationship.

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 Eritrea have had limited but concrete development cooperation. After a period without bilateral development cooperation, Germany supported projects in Eritrea focused on vocational training and renewable energy, with renewed engagement beginning in 2018. The relationship remains narrow, and its scale and continuity are unclear.

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