Relationship dossier
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Relationship assessment
Cocoa-sector coordination and peaceful resolution of a maritime boundary dispute underpin generally cooperative ties.
Ghana toward Ivory Coast
+35Ghana cooperated with Côte d’Ivoire on cocoa-sector policy through a joint initiative to coordinate measures, including cocoa pricing. Ghana also participated in international proceedings to resolve the maritime boundary dispute and accepted the resulting delimitation.
Ivory Coast toward Ghana
+35Côte d’Ivoire cooperated with Ghana on cocoa-sector policy through a joint initiative to coordinate measures, including cocoa pricing. It brought the maritime boundary dispute to international adjudication, and accepted the resulting delimitation.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship combines practical cooperation on cocoa policy with a significant maritime boundary dispute resolved through international adjudication and acceptance of the delimitation. These features support a generally cooperative bilateral structure, although the scope and consistency of cooperation beyond these areas 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
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have cooperated on cocoa policy, including through a joint initiative to coordinate cocoa-sector measures. They also brought a maritime boundary dispute to international adjudication and accepted the resulting delimitation, providing a notable example of peaceful dispute management. These arrangements support a generally cooperative relationship, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are not fully clear.
Areas of tension
- The countries disputed the location of their maritime boundary; the dispute was resolved through international adjudication.
Key developments
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire established a joint cocoa-sector initiative to coordinate policy and address challenges facing cocoa producers.
The countries' maritime boundary dispute was resolved by an international tribunal, and both accepted the delimitation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond cocoa policy and maritime boundary management are unclear.
- The extent of continuing coordination on cocoa pricing and related measures is uncertain.