Relationship dossier
Ghana
Niger
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation alongside friction over Niger’s 2023 coup
Ghana toward Niger
+5Ghana has entered bilateral cooperation agreements with Niger. After Niger's 2023 coup, Ghana supported ECOWAS measures calling for a return to constitutional order, creating political friction with Niger's authorities.
Niger toward Ghana
+10Niger has entered bilateral cooperation agreements with Ghana. The scope of Niger's subsequent bilateral engagement with Ghana, including during the dispute over ECOWAS measures after the 2023 coup, is unclear.
Overall relationship
+5The relationship includes government-level cooperation agreements, but their scope and implementation are unclear. Ghana's support for ECOWAS measures after Niger's 2023 coup added a significant political strain, leaving the overall relationship mixed.
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 Niger have pursued bilateral cooperation through government agreements, while Ghana's support for ECOWAS measures after Niger's 2023 coup created a period of political friction. The breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Ghana's support for ECOWAS measures after Niger's 2023 coup and the demand for a return to constitutional order.
Key developments
Ghana and Niger concluded bilateral government cooperation agreements; the scope and implementation are unclear.
Following Niger's 2023 coup, Ghana supported ECOWAS measures seeking a return to constitutional order.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Ghana–Niger bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of Ghana's bilateral engagement with Niger after the 2023 coup is unclear.