Relationship dossier
Guinea-Bissau
Russia
Relationship assessment
Historic ties and recent high-level engagement, with military cooperation among the areas of bilateral contact
Guinea-Bissau toward Russia
+25Guinea-Bissau’s president held high-level talks in Moscow in 2024, continuing government engagement with Russia. The two governments have also pursued military and technical cooperation, although its current scope is unclear.
Russia toward Guinea-Bissau
+30The Soviet Union supported Guinea-Bissau’s independence movement, and Russia has continued government engagement with the country. Russia and Guinea-Bissau have pursued military and technical cooperation, though details of current implementation are unclear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship combines a historic connection rooted in Soviet support for Guinea-Bissau’s independence movement with recent diplomatic engagement and military and technical cooperation. The available picture supports a cooperative relationship, but its current breadth and implementation 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
Overview
Guinea-Bissau and Russia have maintained bilateral engagement, including historic Soviet support for Guinea-Bissau’s independence movement and recent high-level talks. Their relationship has included military and technical cooperation, though the scope and implementation of current cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Guinea-Bissau’s president held high-level talks with Russian officials in Moscow.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of current military and technical cooperation are unclear.
- Details of current economic and development cooperation are limited.